I haven’t written anything on the site for a long time. At first, I was busy at work – I had to finish all the projects before my vacation. When I arrived, I couldn’t write anything until I published the story about the Japanese diplomat, as it affected me so much. Then I just didn’t […]
It’s a country I’ve dreamed of since my youth. After reading Vsevolod Ovchinnikov’s The Sakura Branch, I created for myself an image of a magical country so different from our own. In those years, it was one of the few available books about Japan, but we all lived behind the Iron Curtain, and there was […]
Those who know me personally know that I am not a religious person, but I definitely do not deny the existence of any higher powers. I have already expressed my attitude to this holy day, and more than once. As I’ve written before, it’s a time to stop and think about how we live our […]
Do you love Porter as much as I do? It is with this slightly modified phrase that I want to start my article. Usually, when people ask me about my favorite beer, I say that I don’t have one. Because every beer needs its own setting, time, appetizer and mood. That’s all true, but deep […]
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing for a permanent ban on smoking in pubs (not just indoors, but in “beer gardens”), according to the Beertoday website. “My starting point on this is to remind everybody that over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking,” he told the PA news agency. “That […]
Do you have any fears hidden deep inside you that you are afraid to admit? I have one – I am afraid of losing my memory and becoming a burden to my children. I’m afraid of a man whose slogan was “Nothing is too much!” to become a helpless human being… Nevertheless, it is a […]
I have a dream. I’ve been trying to reach the heavens for several years, but is no result. Most likely, I will have to move it to the category of unrealized… And my dream is that Israel should have its own Beer Day or Brewer’s Day. The main thing is that it should be our […]
For most Israelis, the word Tuborg is associated with the good Vienna lager Tuborg Red. It is a nice amber-colored lager, moderately dense and not very bitter. It is the kind of beer that most people like. There is also a small segment – light Tuborg Green. A beer that is good for quenching thirst, […]
I, Rafael Agaev, am a professional brewer. I have been working for an international brewing concern for more than a 30 years. I am developing new brands of beer.
My second specialty is a professional beer taster and judge of beer championships, including international ones. In addition to popular lectures about beer, I regularly conduct tastings and master classes on brewing beer, including abroad.