- Taybeh Brewery
Taybeh Brewery is a
Palestinian brewery founded in 1994 by Nadim Khoury. The brewery is situated 20 miles from Jerusalem in theWest Bank village ofTaybeh , and produced the first beer in 1995 [ [http://www.jai-pal.org/content.php?page=56 Joint Advocacy Initiative: Taybeh Brewing: Olive Oil as School Tuition ] ] .History
The company was co-founded by Nadim and Dawud Khoury, and their father Canann the year after the
Oslo Accords were signed in 1993.By 2005 the company was only able to produce 300 cases a week locally due to conflict with Israel [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_glover/20050221.html CBC News - Viewpoint: Julia Glover ] ] . Taybeh beer sold in Europe is brewed and bottled in Belgium with the licence held in Germany.
In 2005, an
Oktoberfest style Taybeh Beer Festival was launched. The annual two-day Beer Festival starts in the beginning of October [ [http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Palestinian_style_Oktoberfest_goes__09172006.html The Raw Story | Palestinian-style Oktoberfest goes down smooth By Adam Pines ] ] .A percentage of profits go to aid Palestinians and Israelis who refuse to fight [ [http://www.getethical.com/wordpress/index.php/?p=20 The Get Ethical Blog » Taybeh - Palestinian Beer ] ] .
Products
There are four varieties of Taybeh Beer: "Golden", "Light", "Amber", and "Dark". In 2007, a new non-alcoholic beer variety is to be launched specifically for the local Palestinian market. [ [http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=15816 Middle East Online ] ] 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. It follows a classic style of the way monks brewed beer in the Middle Ages in order to fortify themselves during their fasting. [ [http://www.lpj.org/Nonviolence/Maria/Story60.htm Palestinian Beer brewed in Taybeh ] ]
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Taybeh " (pronounced Tie-bay) is the name of thePalestinian Christian village in theWest Bank where the microbrewery is located and also means "delicious" in Arabic. Taybeh Beer was launched in 1995 by Khoury brothers Nadim and David. David Khoury is currently mayor of Taybeh.In 1997, Taybeh beer became the first Palestinian product to be franchised in Germany, where it was brewed and bottled for sale in Europe. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_glover/20050221.html CBC News - Viewpoint: Julia Glover ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.taybehbeer.net/ Official Website]
* [http://www.taybeh.info/en/beer.php Taybeh's Parish - Beer]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2519063.stm "Business caught in the crossfire"] "bbc"
* [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/features/article223455.ece "He's got some bottle"] "The Independent"
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/08/wwide08.xml "Intifada turns a family business into small beer"] "The Telegraph"
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/editor/story/0,,1486066,00.html "Palestinian drinkers can hold their own"] "The Guardian"
* [http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=14333 "Palestinian Beer Lifts Israeli Spirits"] "The Medialine"
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