The brewery operates a football team, which plays in the Eritrean Premier League.

Asmara Brewery Corporation S.C. was originally established during the Italian colonial period, to start with, to produce alcoholic drinks (liquor) on a small scale.

[3]The brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence, and was then inherited by the Government of Eritrea.

The distillery installation has a daily production capability of 24 hectolitres of denatured alcohol exceeding 96o.

[13] The glass factory started its own production in January 1960 with new facilities built in 1959, allowing for production which extends from the 90 gr bottle to the 1000 gr bottle and to a vast range of glasses, which meet demand in all local markets.

[15] It also produces its Asmara beer (lager) and other beverages susch as gin, cognac and Fernet-Branca.

[16] The brewery operates a football team, which plays in the Eritrean Premier League since the 1990s.