Beer

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

“We went to local bars and restaurants individually and asked if they would sell our beers. Customer service is very important for us.”

Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.
Malka beer Habekoti

Next to the grill: The beers that will make your Independence Day

Munich-style lager beer, Paulaner

Munich-style lager beer by Paulaner

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer


Jems: Israeli beer with soul

I was moved to hear how quickly Jems reacted to help the war effort after the trauma of October 7.

 When Daniel Alon became partner, he helped bring Jeremy Welfeld's dream to reality

Amid Israel-Hamas War, Israeli breweries respond with beer

Israel is home to about 20 craft breweries. What could they do for the national war effort? The answer is beer.

 SIX-PACK (Super Heroes) Brewery: ‘Together we will win!’

Florida man arrested for driving over speed limit, Bud light cans in car

The Florida man was arrested after swerving, driving past stop signs, and speeding.

A police vehicle from Jacksonville, Florida police.

This Israeli beer is brewed with 3,000-year-old Philistine yeast strain

The beer tasted very much like a modern wheat beer: mild, slightly spicy, sweet and fruity, drinkable, and refreshing. And it uses ancient Philistine yeast.

The original team of microbiologists, archaeologists and beer brewers who revitalized, nurtured and brewed beer from the 3,000-year-old yeast strain found in pottery pores at Tel es-Safi (the Philistine city of Gath)

Giant beer can or UFO? Australian authorities warn beach-goers after strange object washes ashore

According to a local resident, a couple of area residents stumbled upon the object floating in the shallows and managed to retrieve it using a four-wheel drive vehicle.

 Extraterrestrials may not be so foreign.

Brews, laid-back vibes at Israel's 2023 Tekoa Beer Festival

At the Tekoa Beer Festival, local brewers share their hobby with thousands as top rocker Berry Sakharof performs.

 TEKOA BEER Festival customers line up local microbrewery and boutique beer.

The glory of ancient feasts is being revived at the Israel Museum

Shikma Brewery to produce exclusive limited-edition beer for the exhibition, based on ancient beer produced in ancient Israel.

 NURIT GOSHEN, curator of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeology at the Israel Museum and curator of The Feast exhibit poses with a set of formal Israeli Foreign Ministry dinnerware displayed at the exhibit.

New Israeli beers for spring and summer

Our local craft breweries have a surprisingly large batch of new beers that will help you through these hot and sunny days.

 Which Israeli beers should you drink this summer? (Illustrative)

Bira Kadima: Taking steps for Israelis with cerebral palsy - with beer

CEO Guy Salomon began thinking about his hobby of beer-making and wondered if this fairly simple and straightforward process might have potential as a job for program participants. 

 BIRA KADIMA’S labeling process.

Jerusalem highlights April 14-20

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 WEIGHTY ROLE: Brendan Fraser.