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The first Israeli beer news portal in Israel. Founded in 2008. All about beer, accessible and professional.

Pub
10/05/2024
Beer – tradition and modernity

That’s something we stopped arguing about a long time ago. Finding out who first brewed beer is as useless as finding out who first discovered the wheel. Some scientists even claim that beer has always existed. Archaeologists firmly claim that beer was first brewed in the Middle East several thousand years ago. We even have […]

Rafael Agaev
13/08/2024
Beer and Cheese evening

Beer and Cheese evening Israel has a fairly low beer drinking culture. There is a great love of beer here, but many people know very little about it. So, when I was invited to share my knowledge and talk about my favorite drink, I was very happy. The meeting held in BoHouse on August 9 […]

Porters
03/10/2024
Porter is the king of beers

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 […]

Refugees
19/12/2024
Life Visa

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 […]

Hoppy Beer Fest 2025
23/01/2025
Winter Beer fest 2025

Last week in Tel Aviv, or rather on January 15-16, Hoppy Winter Beer Festival 2025 – took place. This time it was held indoors – it’s winter in Israel! Tickets were still not cheap – about 300 shekels, but this festival was not intended for the public, but for beer fans. That’s why the prices […]

Recent articles
Beer festival
Thinking aloud

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 […]

11/01/2025
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Refugees
Life Visa

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 […]

19/12/2024
423
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur 2024

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 […]

11/10/2024
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Porters
Porter is the king of beers

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 […]

03/10/2024
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Beer and Smoking
Is it ok to smoke in a pub?

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 […]

01/09/2024
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Hoppiness
Beer against dementia

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 […]

24/08/2024
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International Beer Day
International Beer Day 2024

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 […]

02/08/2024
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Tuborg Gold
Tuborg Gold – new Israeli beer

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, […]

20/07/2024
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About the author

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.