Location | Tigray, Ethiopia | ||||||||||
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Opened | Time of Axumite Kingdom | ||||||||||
Annual production volume | Est. 400,000 hectolitres (340,000 US bbl) | ||||||||||
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Siwa (or Suwa) (Tigrinya: ሰዋ, romanized: säwa), Amharic: ጠላ, is a beer originating from Tigray. Traditionally home-brewed, siwa remains locally popular during social events, after (manual) work, and as an incentive for farmers and labourers. Thousands of traditional beer houses (Enda Siwa) straddle the Tigrayan urban and rural landscapes.