Jerusalem Beer Festival

It’s happening again. Another festival. You never get bored in Israel.

So during the summer we had the Israel Book Week. We had the Jerusalem Film Festival. We had the Maccabiah Games. Earlier this month we had the Wine Festival. And a bunch of other stuff.

The summer will go out with a bang in Jerusalem. A big bang with the 5th Annual Beer Festival. Yes, you heard me right. A beer festival in the the capital. For two days, August 26 and 27, you will be able to taste all Israeli beers (as if we have that many). But even more so, you will be able to taste more than 100 beers from around the world.

Now I like a beer once in a while, but Israelis have become quite a beer drinking country. Israeli beers that I have never heard of will be there, like Dancing Camel, with a large variety of beers, but also international brands not usually found in Israel, like Lindemans and Erdinger.

Whenever there are drinks, there must also be food. And so there will be in plenty. Food stalls with every kind of food that can be served at such festivals.

Can a beer be drunk without music? Not at the Jerusalem Beer Festival. Local bands, like Hadag Nachash and Psutei Ha’am will be performing.

Need anything else? There will also be stalls selling crafts, jewelry and more. Two days of fun in Jerusalem.

The cost? A mere NS25 (discounted to NS20 for soldiers, students and card-carrying Jerusalemites. If you are in Jerusalem on these dates, this is a must go.

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