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HaDubim Imperial Paradox ● Strawberry Fields from BeerBazaar
Two recently released beers are giving us some pleasant flavors: In this case, one with coffee, chocolate and fruits, and the other with strawberries. Unfortunately, they were both brewed in very...
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Tipple Hop kosher-for-Passover beer now brewed and available in Israel
The search for kosher-for-Passover beer in Israel (and throughout the Jewish world) has gone on for several years. This year, the leading candidate is called Tipple Hop, a "Belgian Ginger IPA," brewed...
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How Israeli breweries are coping with the shutdown
Israeli craft breweries are feeling the effects of the national shutdownlike every other business -- but even more so! With restaurants, bars and pubs closed to the public, beer sales are being made...
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Hop Hop + Honey Time from BeerBazaar
Two new beers from the BeerBazaar Brewery in Kiryat Gat helped us greet the spring -- and then promptly sold out. I was informed they should be back in less than a month on store shelves and on the...
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Lodestone debuts with a Tropical IPA and a Peach Blonde
We first met Jason Barnett a-year-and-a-half ago when he was brewing and selling his beers under the Opus label, and giving workshops on home-brewing and beer tastings. [Read about it here.] Since...
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A beer for every season: Eli Ale Winter Forest
Winter ForestOak & Hazelnut Porterfrom Eli Ale.(Photo: Mike Horton)Under the banner of "new brewers and new beers," the Israeli craft scene welcomes Louis (Eli) Jay, 31, formerly from Owings Mills,...
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Shevet's 3rd Small Batch: Double Bock
The third beer from the Shevet Brewstillery (in Pardes Hanna) in its Small Batch series is a Double Bock. Also known by its German appellation doppelbock, this style of beer is a strong lager whose...
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Sun Blaze: the new Super Heroine from Six-Pack Brewery
Sun Blaze: The new beerand Super Heroine from theSix-Pack Brewery.(Photo: Mike Horton)Six-Pack Brewery, makers of the popular Super Hero beers, have introduced their first Super Heroine. Her name is...
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A visit to the Sparrow Brewery
The Sparrow Brewery beer park onMoshav Magshimim:Wonderful beer and hummus every Friday morning.(Photo: Mike Horton)Perhaps the most pleasant side effect of the Israeli craft beer efflorescence is the...
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Good Stuff Brewing debuts with four beers; opens Jerusalem publet
The new owners of the Buster's Brewery in Beit Shemesh (Noham Industrial Area) have added a new brand to their line of beverages: Good Stuff Brewing. This is in addition to the Buster's brand of hard...
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Beertzinut ► 3 core beers win in Europe; 3 additional beers on the market
The united colors of Beertzinut beers. Three core beers from the Beertzinut Brewery ("Serious Brewing") on Kibbutz Ketura in the Negev Desert have won medals in the European Beer Challenge. The...
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HaDubim promotes demo-cra-cy
Israelis are talking a lot about democracy these days. Is it under attack? Is it being whittled away? Is it as strong as ever?Rotem and Dagan Bar-Ilan, the brother-brewers of HaDubim ("The Bears")...
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Shapiro Saison du Melon: It's in the hops
(Photo: Udi Katzman)There is no melon in the Saison du Melon beer from the Shapiro Brewery in Beit Shemesh. But there is an interesting hop variety from Germany known as Hüll Melon, which is known to...
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Interdonato & Bergamot: Two rare lemons used in BeerBazaar beers
There have been a slew of new beers recently from the BeerBazaar Brewery in Kiryat Gat. The supply has been rather sketchy since they are brewed in limited quantities and sell out quickly in stores,...
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Cold-brew coffee beers from BeerBazaar and Shapiro
Maybe it was because of all the coffee commercials we've been seeing lately on Israeli TV.Maybe it's because caffeine has been getting such a good press. Maybe it was because coffee beers are a growing...
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Isra-Brew 2020 names home-brew winners in times of coronavirus
In a normal year, Israel has a few competitions to recognize and award talented and dedicated home-brewers. Actually, quite a few. But this isn't a normal year, is it? Almost all of the competitions...
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Shevet wins three London medals; introduces Small Batch Blonde Ale
The Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna has come out with yet another beer in its Small Batch series. This time a Blonde Ale. At the start of the year, Shevet entered three of its beers in the London...
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Two more beers from BeerBazaar: Double Bhindi, Carpe Diem
I don't know of any other brewery in Israel that is introducing new beers at the rate of BeerBazaar. They may not last long on the shelves or in the online store, but they seem to always be making a...
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Changes at Shevet Brewstillery
The Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna, which combines beer brewing and spirit distilling facilities, has announced changes in its brewing staff, with a new direction for its beer production strategy....
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Two very delicious IPAs from HaDubim and Chalutz Chadash
Here are two new Israeli IPAs (India Pale Ales) that I can call delicious. Not just true to their styles with strong hop aromas and flavors, enhanced bitterness, and balancing malt -- but are also...
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