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Shevet introduces West Coast Cruising & Groovy Doovy
Neil Wasserman, CEO of the Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna,holds his new beers at the Tel Aviv Craft Beerfest. The new Brewmaster at the Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna, Wally Colgan, has...
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Peachy Sour from the Shapiro Brewery
Dani Shapiro, Assistant CEO of theShapiro Brewery in Beit Shemesh,holds bottles of the 2023 Strong Sour and the Peachy Sour,at the Tel Aviv Craft Beerfest.The Shapiro Brewery in Beit Shemesh introduced...
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Mangolicious from the Negev Brewery ➯ mango and hot pepper
From the Negev Brewery in the Tefen Industrial Park (sharing facilities with Malka and Herzl) comes Mangolicious, a sweet beer with a hot kick. It's made with mango puree and scorpion pepper extract,...
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Oatmeal IPA from Malka Brewery
The Malka Brewery in the Tefen Industrial Park has introduced a new India Pale Ale called Oatmeal IPA. Why oatmeal? Well, adding oatmeal to a beer's brewing process has traditionally been used to...
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Shanty Bounty ➯ A Coconut Porter from Herzl
Shanty Bounty from Herzl Brewery:A Porter beer with roasted coconut.Shanty Bounty from the Herzl Brewery (in the Tefen Industrial Park) is a Porter-style beer, known for its dark color, roasty taste...
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Kabir Hoppy Lager from Six-Pack Brewing and BeerBazaar
The 2023 version of Kabir commemorates Israel's 75th anniversary of independence:A collaboration between Six-Pack Brewing andBeerBazaar Brewery. This is the third year in a row that Six-Pack Brewing...
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Oak & Ash Experimental Dark & Heavy ➯ No. 1: "Bock Me All Night Long"
"Bock Me All Night Long": A barrel-aged Doppelbock beer from theOak & Ash Brewery in Beit Shemesh.Following their four-beer set of Experimental IPAs, the Oak & Ash Brewery in Beit Shemesh has...
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Schnitt (Israel) and Lervig (Norway) collaborate in brewing How's It Hanging...
Collaboration beers give the two (or more) brewers a reason to celebrate. There's normally a story behind the collab, so a launch party is a good opportunity to get the word out to the pubic – or at...
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HaMishteh from Shikma Brewery: Made with a 3,000-year-old yeast strain
Dr. Ronen Hazan (right), a microbiologist at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, introduces the ancient yeast project to the press. (Photo: Mike Horton)Four years ago I was...
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Alexander Fest Lager ➯ In the true Festbier style
Alexander Fest Lager:Malt aromas and bready, toasty flavors.The new beer from the Alexander Brewery in Emek Hefer is called Fest Lager. It is described as a Festbier, the most-served style at the...
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Oh Saizonna ➯ A dry-hopped Saison from Shevet Brewstillery
Oh Saizonna Dry-Hopped Saison from Shevet Brewstillery: An earthy and flowery Belgian ale.The latest Small Batch beer from the Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna is a dry-hopped Saison-style beer...
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Shapiro introduces its 2023 version of Session IPA
IBAV Tasters Manny and Bat Shevajoin the old blogger for their first taste of Shapiro's Session IPA for 2023.Last week, the Shapiro Brewery in Beit Shemesh launched its 2023 version of Session IPA at...
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Israeli craft brewers embrace packaging: 4-, 5-, 8-, 9-, 12-packs
Craft brewers in Israel are giving more attention to marketing and packaging, I've noticed. It's not uncommon to see Israeli crafts being sold in special die-cut cartons printed in full color.A...
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Belgian Tripel from the Sheeta Brewery
Belgian Tripel Ale from theSheeta Brewery in Arad:Strong, malty, flavorful –and gift wrapped! A new Belgian Tripel beer has been brewed and introduced by the Sheeta Brewery in Arad. Instead of a...
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Malka Brewery opens Israel's first craft beer canning line
Israel's first craft beer in cans:Malka Hoppy Wheat,IPA, Blonde Ale andPale Ale.(Photo montage by Bat Sheva Yanir)You might not have noticed, but beer from the Malka Brewery has been available in cans...
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New Ziland Red ➯ A memorial ale from Chalutz Chadash
New Ziland Red, an English Bitter-style alefrom the Chalutz Chadash ("New Pioneer") Brewery:Malty aroma and flavor with a dry, bitter finish.The Chalutz Chadash ("New Pioneer") Brewery in Beersheva has...
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"Cryo-Blasters"➯ Four experimental beers from Oak & Ash
The four "experimental" Cryo-Blastersfrom the Oak & Ash Brewery:The bottles are only numbered andthe carton describes each beer.The glass mosaic trivet was a gift from IBAV Taster Batya(who also...
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Alexander and Shapiro at Borefts Beer Festival in Holland
The Alexander and the Shapiro Brewerieswere exhibiting side-by-side at the Borefts Craft Beer Festival in Holland.For the first time, Israeli craft beer was represented at the famous Borefts Beer...
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Smoky Ale from the Shikma Brewery
Smoky Ale from the Shikma Brewery:Not overly smoked; dry and refreshing.Shikma, the craft brewery in Ashkelon owned by Israel Beer Breweries Ltd. (one of Israel's two mega-brewers), has released a...
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Schnitt Brewing Co. collaborates with Thornbridge on Mandatory Glory
Mandatory Glory: A collaboration IPL betweenSchnitt Brewing Co. in Israel andThornbridge Brewery in the UK.The Schnitt Brewing Company and Restaurant in Tel Aviv has collaborated with a British...
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Two Festbeers ➯ BeerBazaar Shtutzer and Shevet Oktoberfest
Shtutzer Festbeer from the BeerBazaar Brewery: Sweetish, with malty aromas and flavors.Even though it's November, I'm writing about two new beers which celebrate the Oktoberfest, which is held in...
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2024 Edition of Jack's Winter Ale launched by Shapiro Brewery (plus a bonus...
The 2024 edition of Jack's Winter Ale from theShapiro Brewery in Beit Shemesh:Flavors of roasted malt, whiskey, caramel andlots of oak wood. Every year since 2012, Israeli beer lovers have heralded...
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In search of local craft beers: Florida Keys & Cyprus
The old blogger outside of the Florida Keys Brewing Co. on Islamorada. This past summer saw the old blogger and Trudy flying abroad two times: Once to the U.S.A. to visit brothers in Cleveland and...
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Israeli craft breweries respond with . . . beer
Neil Wasserman (right), CEO of the Shevet Brewstillery, and staff deliver beerto evacuees from northern andsouthern border communiities.It was thrilling to see how the country came together after...
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HaGibor introduces Dark'le Dark Ale & Flora Passion Fruit Wheat
Ofer Bolka, Sales Manager ofHaGibor Brewery, introduces thetwo new beers at the Tel Aviv Craft Beerfest.The HaGibor ("The Hero") Brewery in Carmiel has brought out two new beers – officially launched...
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