18 Nepali Beers You Can Try in Nepal

Brewery: Gorkha Brewery

Variety: Gorkha Premium and Gorkha Strong

Alcohol Content: Gorkha Premium has a 5.0% alcohol content. Gorkha Strong has a 6.0% alcohol content.

First Brewed in: 2006

Brewed with: Gorkha is brewed with the finest hops, barley malt, and pure water.

Taste Profile: Gorkha Premium is a smooth malty beer with low ester notes and high drinkability. Gorkha Strong is a smooth malty beer with medium ester notes. Both are lagers with a medium foam density.

Fun Fact: Gorkha is named after the famous Nepali soldiers who are known for their strength and bravery.

Brewery: Yak Brewing Co.

Variety: Barahsinghe Dark Wheat Craft &Barahsinghe Premium Strong Craft

Alcohol Content: 6.0%

Brewed with: Barahsinghe is brewed with imported Dutch malted barley, natural spring water and imported German hops.

Taste Profile: Barahsinghe is a crisp and balanced beer with a floral aroma and refreshing taste.

Brewery: Himalayan Breweries

Variety: Kathmandu Premium Lager

Alcohol Content: Kathmandu Premium Lager has a 5.5% alcohol content

Brewed with: Kathmandu Premium Lager is brewed with natural spring water from Godavari, Australian and European malts, German and Czech Saaz hops. It’s matured for more than 2 weeks after fermentation.

Taste Profile: It has a mellow and smooth flavor with a clean crisp taste.

Fun Fact: It’s the first Nepali beer to be imported to the UK.

Brewery: Raj Brewery (JGI)

Variety: Namaste Classic Beer

Alcohol Content: Namaste Classic Beer has a 5.5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Namaste is brewed with German Purity Law with only European barley malt, European hops, yeast and pure Himalayan water. There is no adjunct such as rice and sugar added, and no preservatives, enzymes and additives added.

Taste Profile: Namaste has a malty, fruity ester with well-rounded body and bitterness. It has balanced carbonation and is a refreshing beer with good drinkability.

Fun Fact: “Namaste” is the traditional greeting in Nepal. Translated, it means “the light in me salutes the light in you.”

Brewery: Himalayan Breweries

Variety: Commando

Alcohol Content: Commando has a 6.5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: It’s brewed with natural spring water, Indian and Australian malt, German hops, and Danish yeast. It’s matured for at least 10 days after fermentation.

Taste Profile: It has a smoky malty flavor with a smooth taste.

Brewery: Raj Brewery (JGI)

Variety: Mountain Ice Premium Strong Beer

Alcohol Content: Mountain Ice has a 6.5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Mountain Ice is brewed with European barley malt, rice, yeast, European hops and pure Himalayan water. No sugar, preservatives, enzymes and additives are added.

Taste Profile: Mountain Ice is a smooth, malty beer with medium body with balanced bitterness and carbonation. It’s a refreshing beer with good mouth fullness.

Brewery: Sherpa Brewery

Variety: Sherpa Khumbu Kolsch

Alcohol Content: Khumbu Kolsch has a 5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Khumbu Kolsch is brewed with ale yeast.

Taste Profile: It’s a crisp easy to drink beer with hints of German hops in the aroma.

Fun Fact: Sherpa Khumbu Kolsch is Nepal’s first craft beer.

Brewery: Mt. Everest Brewery

Variety: Everest Premium Lager Beer

Alcohol Content: Everest has an alcohol content of 5.0%

First Brewed in: 2003

Taste Profile: Everest has hints of malt in the aroma. The taste is slightly bitter with a light to medium body.

Fun Fact: This beer was released on the 50th anniversary of the first summit of Mount Everest and originally featured an image of Mr. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.

Brewery: CG Brewery

Variety: Mustang Premium Strong Beer

Alcohol Content: Mustang Premium Strong Beer has an alcohol content of 8%.

Brewed with: Mustang is a blend of imported malt, exotic hops, pure water and yeast.

Taste Profile: Mustang has apple undertones, a light body, and a velvety mouth feel.

Fun Fact: Mustang is a region in Nepal where foreigners were not allowed to enter before 1992, and today, they need a special permit. Its isolation makes it one of the best preserved cultural areas in the world.

Brewery: Tiger Breweries (founded in 2014)

Variety: Tensberg Premium and Tensberg Strong

Alcohol Content: Tensberg Premium has a 5.5% alcohol content. Tensberg Strong has a 7.5% alcohol content.

Taste Profile: Tensberg Premium combines a malty aroma with a toasted character and has a bitter/tart taste. Tensberg Strong is a smooth beer with a crisp taste. It’s amber in color and has a fluffy creamy foam.

Fun Fact: Hops are added twice for the tart taste of Tensberg Premium.

Brewery: Yeti Brewery

Variety: Arna Light, Arna Premium, and Arna Strong

Alcohol Content: Arna Light has a 4.6% alcohol content. Arna Premium has a 5.5% alcohol content. Arna Strong has a 6.5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Arna is brewed with malted barley, European hops, and Clean Himalayan Classic

Taste Profile: Arna Light is a low calorie refreshingly crisp beer.

Fun Fact: Arna Light is naturally brewed for 25% longer to remove the extra calories and is said to be the only low calorie & low carb Nepali beer.

Brewery:Sherpa Brewery

Variety: Sherpa Himalayan Red

Alcohol Content: Himalayan red has a 5.0% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Himalayan Red is brewed with 2-row malts, the best hops, and pure Himalayan water.

Taste Profile: Himalayan Red is a full bodied bitter (ESB) with a distinct maltiness and subtle hops.

Brewery: Himalayan Breweries

Variety: Iceberg Extra Strong

Alcohol Content: Iceberg Extra Strong has a 7.0% alcohol content.

First Brewed in: 1982

Brewed with: It’s brewed with Indian and Australian malt, German hops, natural spring water from Kunakhola, and German yeast.

Taste Profile: Iceberg Extra Strong is a strong beer, dark in color, and bitter in taste. It’s matured for 7 days after fermentation.

Fun Fact: It was awarded Gold Medal – the Certifie quela Medaille D’Or by the Institut Inter’l Pour Les Selections de la Qualite in 1987

Brewery: Tiger Breweries (founded in 2014)

Variety: Nepal Tiger

Alcohol Content: Nepal Tiger has 6.5% alcohol content.

Brewed with: Nepal Tiger is brewed with a unique blend of hops and barley.

Taste Profile: Nepal Tiger is a well-balanced, medium bodied smooth beer. It has a bitter taste with apple undertones.

Brewery: Gorkha Brewery

Variety: Khukuri Premium Lager Beer

Alcohol Content: Khukuri has a 4.7% alcohol content.

First Brewed in: 2003

Taste Profile: Khukuri has a medium body and carbonation. It’s slightly sweet and fruity with a light bitterness and a crisp taste.

Fun Fact: A khukuri is a type of machete with a curved blade that is used by the Nepali army. This beer was awarded the Gold Monde Quality Award.

Brewery: Yeti Brewery

Variety: Shikhar Super Strong

Alcohol Content: Shikhar Super Strong has a 7.0% alcohol content.