About Beers

You order a Primus and get a bottle of 70cl!
You order an Amstel and get two.
Because 30cl is just not enough.

It wasn't until March 2007 that Bralirwa realised that beer also tastes in small quantities. And so they launched Primus ntoya. In a decent restaurant you can ask for one of those small (ntoya) beers. But if you order a Guinness, even in a decent restaurant, they ask you if you want a Coke to go with it. I tried, of course, and, yes, it's a sure way to make a Guinness taste lake a shandy. But I have never seen anybody here mixing an Amstel and a Sprite (or "Cola Citron," as they say).

Bralirwa (Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda) is the only Rwandan brewery and soft drink producer. Originally a Belgian company, it became Rwandan after independence. Beers brewed: Primus ("Gahuza Miryango," family reunion), Mützig ("La Prestigieuse"), Amstel ("C'est L'ambiance totale"), Guinness ("La Puissance"), Heineken ("Perfection is a process"). Shareholders: Heineken (70%) and the Rwandan Government (30%). Rumour has it that Bralirwa is the largest contributor to the national product.