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Egypt Beer

June 18, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1953, Egypt declared their Independence and on the same day three years later, in 1956, all foreign troops finally left. Egypt celebrates today as Eid el-Galaa, meaning the “evacuation of foreign troops”

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Egypt Breweries

  • Al Ahram Beverages Co.

Egypt Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Boozer’s Guide to Egypt
  • Rate Beer

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%

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  • Full Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
  • Religion(s): Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
  • Capital: Cairo (Al Qahirah)
  • Population: 83,688,164; 15th
  • Area: 1,001,450 sq km, 30th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
  • National Food: Ful medames, kushari, molokhia, Falafel
  • National Symbols: Saladin’s Eagle; Lotus; Pyramids of Giza; Nile River
  • Nickname: The Gift of the Nile; “Om El Donya” (Mother of the World)
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Arab League
  • Independence: From UK protectorate status, February 28, 1922 / Revolution began July 23, 1952, Republic declared June 18, 1953 and all troops finally left June 18, 1956 / Earlier c. 3200 B.C.E. the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18 (beer), 21 (wine/spirits)
  • BAC: 0.05%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 3

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  • How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)
    جعة / شراب من الشعير / جعة / المزر شراب نوع من الجعة / بيرة
  • How to Order a Beer: Waheed beera, meen fadleek / In Ancient Egyptian: Wekha henqet
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Bisochtak / Fee sihetak
  • Toasting Etiquette: Toasts are not common

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 56%
  • Wine: 11%
  • Spirits: 33%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.27
  • Unrecorded: 0.10
  • Total: 0.37
  • Beer: 0.10

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: .27 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Location
  • Advertising Restrictions: No
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: 2

Prohibition: None

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Africa, Egypt, Middle East



Comments

  1. beerman49 says

    June 21, 2012 at 1:46 am

    After seeing that, I think that all beer lovers must replace Egypt with “Nowhere” when prefaced by “Bum F*** in describing a hellhole in the sticks 🙂

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