Beer
New on the shelf
A new size for Estrella Damm beer, a smart air freshener with a game-changing patent, new flavors for Energy rice cakes, designed Friends mugs at McDonald’s, and more.
New Israeli craft beers tell stories of war, recovery, and creativity
From Korean beauty to pear beer: Launches that bring a little excitement to life
Israel’s tastiest news and everything new on the shelves
Jerusalem Beer Festival (‘Ir Habira’) opens the capital’s summer season
“We wanted the Jerusalem Beer Festival to open the capital’s summer events season rather than close it,” said organizer Eli Giladi.
Israel's best craft brewed beers for the summer
Here in Israel, our craft breweries have issued some new beers just in time for the summer days.
Once upon a Jerusalem winter's night - short story
The graffiti inside the tunnel is third-rate, the work of an angry teenager. The air hangs heavy with the stench of urine and stale weed.
Reviewing the barrel-aged beers from Israeli craft breweries
Since most of the beers chosen for maturing are high alcohol by volume anyway, the barrel aging makes them darker, even more flavorful and often more boozy.
Party like it's the Bronze Age: ancient beer straws found in Northern Caucasus
Ancient ornate tubes may have been used for communal beer drinking in a funerary rite.
New Gilo social pub looking to bring you home to cozy feel
Bottoms up!
Coca-Cola, Molson Coors to launch alcoholic drinks in US
Soft-drink makers, including Monster Beverage Corp and PepsiCo Inc, have been branching out to the alcohol space.
Russian researchers identify oldest surviving drinking straws - study
Originally discovered in 1897, the eight straws are more than 5,000 years old.
What makes women drink more alcohol than men?
"If we want to help women, we can’t continue to use men-based models for medical research."
Prehistoric Israelis enjoyed their booze some 7,000 years ago
Strainers found in two different sites in the region testify of beer production and consumption in the Chalcolithic period, possibly in connection with ceremonies and feasts.
