Have you been to Prague in spring? – It is in spring that this ancient city full of secrets opens up after a cold winter. The streets and parks of Prague literally blossom with the arrival of spring. Spring is wonderful, but what is the Czech Republic without a good beer?!! It is at this […]
Every time has its own priorities. Right now, healthy lifestyles are in vogue. Food companies instantly turned to the wind and started selling “healthy” food at appropriate prices. Brewing companies have not avoided this either. Organic beer has begun to appear on the shelves of specialty stores at double or even triple the price. This […]
Israel’s first beer news site IsraBeer turned 16 years old today. Is that a lot or a little? For a person, it’s not much, although at this age you can already begin to see what you’re going to get out of it. For a website, however, it is quite a solid record. A lot has […]
One of the most popular brands of beer has gotten into trouble for its name. As you may have guessed, it’s the well-known Corona beer. During the epidemic, this was working for the manufacturers and was a kind of twist: “Everyone around is afraid of Corona, but I still drink Corona!”. It was very original, […]
In my job, I have to try different brands of beer quite often. Over the years, I’ve learned to put my emotions aside and judge a beer objectively. At least I thought so until I met Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. I tried it and fell in love like a boy. Turns out this was it, […]
The war in Israel continues. Some border settlements have not yet returned residents, but nature does not pause for war – spring is approaching, the time for sowing. Now the sapper troops are working in the frontline zone, they are restoring roads and removing the defenses erected at the beginning of the war, but it […]
Marketers are scolded by everyone, and beer marketers especially. Why? Perhaps are subconsciously jealous of them: after all, they are constantly associated with beer bars and restaurants, their beer is free and they get paid for it! If you take it seriously, however, this profession stands a little apart and is not as simple as […]
Yesterday, the Israeli Carlsberg celebrated the 29th anniversary of the first beer brewing. We celebrated this event a day earlier – we decided to postpone it because it was a day holiday. Everything was rather modest, without the company’s usual grandeur – there is a war going on. The CEO made a speech, we congratulated […]
I, Rafael Agaev, am a professional brewer. I have been working for an international brewing concern for more than a quarter of a century. 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.