To celebrate the Big H's birthday we took our chances on the weather (that rant will be coming next!) and headed to Nokia Stadium to indulge in the options of over 200 boutique beers from around Israel. I have to say the Israelis really know what they are doing when it comes to micro breweries, what a blast! We each tried ten beers and since I seemed to have the most approval on my choices I'd like to give credit to my favorites. I really should have been taking cards or my favorites as most information was in Hebrew but what I do recall is...
A Jack Daniels infused porter which is pressurized through coffee beans right before it hits the glass
An ass kicking IPA, boasting 8.9% and some serious chutzpah! The more you drank it the more you liked it!
Dizengoff this deep, double, amber coloured beer won me over big time. It had nice depth and a bit of a sweet taste lingering afterward.
Laughing Buddha B Stout - Ha mazing! Maybe it was Buddha, maybe it was rich slightly hoppy taste. Ooooom!
Now for the most exciting news of the night! As I have mentioned before MP and I have really got into Master Chef Israel. Last night at the beer festival we spotted two of them and I turned into a full fledge girl. I was all red and started giggling and by the end of the night the Big H made sure to stop them so I could get a picture. We were quite tipsy and I was quite embarrassed so the conversation was a little wacky but never the less I had my first photo with some Israeli celebs.
A year in the life of ...
Friday, January 11, 2013
Israel Beer Festival
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