Drink Palestinian beer in Japan
An article in the Guardian notes that a Palestian beer company is thriving due in no small part to the the fact that it is “surprisingly popular in Japan:”
As beer-making businesses go, the Taybeh brewery faces an unusual raft of challenges. It is the only brewery in the Palestinian territories, where the population is predominantly teetotal Muslims. It operates in bleak economic conditions, with high unemployment and the extra costs and challenges of dealing with the checkpoints and delays that make up Israel’s military occupation. And, on top of that, they have to market their Palestinian beer to Israeli customers.
Yet, the Taybeh brewery brews on, producing thousands of bottles of lager every month. This weekend the village, in the hills of the West Bank just east of Jerusalem, will hold its fifth annual Oktoberfest and expects to attract up to 10,000 visitors – not just tourists, but also inquisitive Palestinians and Israelis.
A list of Bars and stores in Japan that sell Taybeh beer can be found on this site. The two latest additions to their Tokyo list are Le Chalet in Tomigaya (Shibuya-ku) and Bio Balance Cafe near Takadanobaba station.
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