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Amit Meltzer: From beer salesman to beer collector to brewer
Amit Meltzer pumpshis beer in front of his beer memorabilia collection. The beer is Amit Metzer's, but the picture on his bottle, coaster and glass is not. It's his father, Ilan, to whom Amit has...
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Two fruited wheat beers: Mishmesh & Wheat Chee
Like other fruits, apricots can be excellent additives to wheat beer.Two fruited wheat beers arrived on the scene recently. I turned over a new leaf and rushed out to try them before they fade into...
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Alexander Black takes yet another international medal
The European Beer Star Silver Medalto Alexander Black was announced this year over the internet.I simply have to tell myself not to get jaded or complacent. For the eighth time, with surprising...
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Sheeta Chardonnay: "Waiter, there's a grape in my beer!"
The Sheeta Brewery in Arad, founded by Jean Torgovitsky and his wife Neta, has been brewing beer with wine grapes for several years. In 2018, they used Grenache grapes to produce a Special Edition...
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'Double identity beers' from BeerBazaar
Those readers with sharp eyes might have noticed that some of the newer beer labels from BeerBazaar state that the beers are from the HaGibor Brewery in Carmiel. In fact, they are HaGibor core beers...
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Who's afraid of BeerBazaar Scary Pumpkin?
What's more Americanthan pumpkin pie?Who's afraid of pumpkin ale? Not me! Pumpkin ales have been an American tradition for many years. Hardly a brewery exists that doesn't make a pumpkin beer of some...
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The Baroque beers of Beerateinu, Jerusalem
In normal times, when the country is not in a corona shutdown, Beerateinu, the Jerusalem Beer Center (6 Hillel Street), is one of the best places in the capital city for buying cans and bottles of...
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Nomads Weiser von Kölsch
Weiser von Kölsch beerfrom Nomads Brewing:Brewed with sage spice.The Nomads brewing duo of Yonah Rubin and Jacob Mogerman have brought out their second beer -- Weiser von Kölsch. It's brewed at the...
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Three more from BeerBazaar: Haganan ● Calamansi ● Kafir Lime
It's tough to keep up with new beers from the BeerBazaar Brewery (in Kiryat Gat). They come out every two weeks or so and, although they don't last very long in the online store, several have been...
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Three new IPAs hit the shelves: Herzl Va'adat Kishut ● Mosco Juicy New...
Here in Israel, we are in the heart of winter (although on some days you wouldn't know it). It's time for strong, dark and sweet beers, full of alcoholic warmth and flavors, maybe even spices.So...
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Stout-Hearted Beers ► Shevet Imperial Stout ● Shapiro Idealim Hot Chili Stout
Two stout beers have come to market recently. They are both limited editions, but even if they are gone by the start of spring, we'll have time to enjoy their winter warming qualities.Small Batch...
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Malka Strong Ale for the winter
Malka Strong Ale:Belgian-style, 9% alcohol, winter-warmer.It's always a pleasure to find a new beer that's made to fit the season. So I was happy to find out about, and get a bottle of, the new Strong...
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BeerBazaar Mango Sunrise + The Coal Miner
This time there are two more beers from the BeerBazaar Brewery (Kiryat Gat) which continues its frenetic pace of turning out new beers. As I wrote before, they are not on the shelves (or in this case,...
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Apricot Wheat Ale from Lodestone
One of Israel's youngest commercial breweries is Lodestone, owned by partners Jason Barnett and Malcha Miller, both American-born Israelis. Jason is the brewer; Malcha does the marketing, distribution...
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Kosher for Passover Date Ale from Meadan
Readers of this blog should be familiar with the name Bryan Meadan. I've written about Bryan and his gluten-free and Kosher-for-Passover beers quite a few times. And it's been a very popular subject,...
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Halevala from Beerateinu: Finnish folklore and halva
It doesn't pay too think too much about the rather bizarre beers that are being produced by Beerateinu, the Jerusalem Beer Center. I call them "Baroque beers." Halevala Rye Beer with halvafrom...
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The Hero and the Super Hero ► HaGibor Black Magic Stout ● Six-Pack Brute IPA
Sometimes you just have to listen and a headline writes itself. The dream of every copywriter and blogger. And so we have two new beers from HaGibor ("The Hero") Brewery and from Six-Pack Brewery,...
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Beerateinu Opokhmel -- Pickle beer when you're pickled
Opokhmel gose-style beer from Beerateinu:Brewed with cucumbers, garlic, dill and salt.(Photo: Mike Horton)"This isn't a gimmick; it's a real beer," I keep telling myself. Another offering from...
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Melnick from Beerateinu: The blueberry super-giant star
Melnick, an Imperial Pastry Stout fromBeerateinu, is 12.5% alcohol by volumeand boasts of Belgian waffle, caramel andblueberry flavors. (Photo: Mike Horton) By now you shouldn't be very surprised that...
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Shapiro's second Double IPA
Israeli craft beers can hold their head high (I sometimes think). We have beers that we can call excellent. Just like we're known as the "start-up nation" and the "vaccination nation," there are...
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