Gorkha Brewery

Gorkha Brewery was established in the year 1989 as a joint venture between the Khetan Group and IFU, Dan brew Denmark. The Company was fully managed by Khetan Group until March 2011 after which Carlsberg Group took over majority of the Gorkha Brewery shares. Currently the Company is under Carlsberg Group Management with local affairs management being handled by Khetan group.

We launched the first International Brand of Nepal TUBORG in 1990 followed by CARLSBERG in 1995. TUBORG STRONG was launched in 2002. We extended our portfolio with licensed brewing of renowned brand SAN MIGUEL in 2005. The most loved local premium brand GORKHA was introduced to our consumers in 2007. The Company started the sole national import & distribution of energy drink Red Bull in 2010.

The Company introduced the new innovative look with Pull-Off Cap in Green bottle of TUBORG in 2014. In 2016, Gorkha Brewery expanded in the non-beer category with the launch of Somersby Apple Cider. As per consumer needs, we extended our market presence in the strong beer segment with the launch of Himalayan Dragon in 2017, followed by series of Strong beer portfolios like Gorkha Extra Strong, Himlayan Dragon 5000, Pasa in 2021. Moreover, Gorkha Craft Beer and winter Beer- Firemoon was also launched in 2021.

Currently, Gorkha Brewery is the market leader in the beer Industry and the largest taxpayer amongst the beverage Industry in Nepal. Our brand portfolio ranges from Premium to Strong segment with different SKUs in each segment.