⚠️ Operational Update:
Kweza Craft Brewery has relocated and is getting back to brewing operations!
Note: We do not have a taproom open anymore, but we offer tours/ tastings by appointment only +250 799 302 100
We are actively working toward releasing new beers in June 2026.
We’re hiring.
Kweza Craft Brewery is BACK, and looking for adventurous, skilled brewers to help us grow.
Kweza Craft Brewery — Rwanda's first craft brewery, women-owned, award-winning — has survived a crucible, and is now brewing again from our new facility in Kigali.
We make world-class beer from native ingredients. Our sorghum IPA won Bronze at the African Beer Cup. We're kegging for all the top Kigali hotels and restaurants, and canning for the world.
Full-time position for an experienced, production scale craft beer brewer in Kigali, Rwanda now open. Short-term positions also available — practicums, experienced brewers curious about sorghum and African botanicals.
If you're experienced, adaptable, and want to brew something genuinely different — we want to hear from you!
Our recent story.
Find out more about Kweza’s vision, relocation and rebuild, and what drives us.
Rwanda’s First Craft Brewery.
Women Owned | Women Led |Locally sourced
Biodiversity Beer.
Kweza capitalizes on Rwanda’s incredible biodiversity to design premium brews tthat marry global favorites with traditional ingredients.
Empowered Women.
Kweza empowers women to lead in what was historically a female-led craft throughout Africa.
Sustainable Systems.
Sustainability is at the heart of everything Kweza does. 85% of ingredients are locally sourced, and energy and “waste” are worked into circular systems.
Kweza at a Glance
Idea Creation: 2016 (via international crowdfunding)
Founded: 2020
Licensed Production: 2021
Distribution: National - looking to International Distribution in 2026/27
Leadership: Majority Women-led and women-owned
Recognition: Bronze Award at African Beer Cup for African Speciality Beer
Focus: Women’s empowerment, local sourcing, and sustainable manufacturing
Our Story
Kweza Craft Brewery was first dreamed of in 2016. To create Rwanda’s first craft brewery — one rooted in African brewing traditions, led by women, and built on sustainable local ingredients.
Born through international crowdfunding, and incorporated in 2020, Kweza set out to blend centuries-old knowledge of brewing with sorghum other native ingredients with modern, world-class brewing techniques.
Over the past five years, we became Rwanda’s only independent craft brewery — creating skilled jobs, supporting local farmers, and training women leaders in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
By mid 2025, Kweza was preparing for its next phase of growth and wider distribution when our operations were disrupted by an unlawful seizure and prolonged regulatory delays.
Our mission — to build high-quality, locally rooted, women-led African manufacturing — remains unchanged.
Impact
Skilled employment in brewing and distribution
Partnerships with local farmers
Women and men trained in technical and leadership roles
Sustainable local manufacturing
Community education
Tourism
Consistent month-over-month growth (2021–2025)
National retail and hospitality presence
Canning launch and retail expansion
African Beer Cup award
International research and industry partnerships
Proven Performance
