Taybeh Brewery
Taybeh Brewery is a Palestinian brewery founded in 1994. The brewery is located in the West Bank village of Taybeh, 35 kilometers north of Jerusalem. It produced its first beer in 1995[1] and has since developed a global following.[2]
Background
The Taybeh Brewery was co-founded in the mid-1990s, after the Oslo Accords were signed.[citation needed] It has been described as a pioneer microbrewery in the region, being that it predated the first Israeli microbrewery, The Dancing Camel, by about ten years.[3]
As a college student in the 1980s[where?], Nadim Khoury began making his own beer at the dorms where he lived. He subsequently took up formal studies in brewing at UC Davis in California.[4]
Milestones
In 1997, Taybeh beer became the first Palestinian product to be franchised in Germany, where it was brewed and bottled for sale in Europe.[5] Taybeh beer is also exported directly from Taybeh to Sweden.
In 2005, an annual Oktoberfest-style beer festival was launched. Dubbed the Taybeh Beer Festival, it opens in the beginning of October.[6]
In 2008, an Australian named Lara van Raay produced a documentary called Palestine, Beer and Ocktoberfest Under Occupation, which focuses on the Taybeh Brewery and the Khoury family.[7]
The Taybeh Brewing Company was highlighted in the January/February 2010 Issue of the fine beverage publication Mutineer Magazine.[citation needed]
Products
There are five varieties of Taybeh Beer: Golden, Light, Amber, Dark, and White. In 2007, a new non-alcoholic beer variety was to be launched specifically for the local Palestinian Muslim market.[8] The original brand was Taybeh Beer Golden. The Taybeh Beer Dark and Taybeh Beer Light were introduced for the 2000 celebrations in the Holy Land. The Dark variety follows a classic style of the way monks brewed beer in the Middle Ages in order to fortify themselves during their fasting.[9]
References
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- Official Website
- Taybeh's Parish - Beer
- "Business caught in the crossfire" bbc
- "He's got some bottle" The Independent
- "Intifada turns a family business into small beer" The Telegraph
- "Palestinian drinkers can hold their own" The Guardian
- "A Beer for Palestine" The New York Times
- "Palestinian Beer Lifts Israeli Spirits" The Medialine"
- Mutineer Magazine Issue #9
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- ↑ Joint Advocacy Initiative: Taybeh Brewing: Olive Oil as School Tuition
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- ↑ The Raw Story | Palestinian-style Oktoberfest goes down smooth By Adam Pines
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- ↑ Middle East Online
- ↑ Palestinian Beer brewed in Taybeh[dead link]
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