Today in 1948, Israel declared their Independence from the British Mandate.

Israel

Israel Breweries

• Asif Beer
• Butterfly Brewery
• Canaan Breweryl
• Dancing Camel Brewing
• Golan Brewery
• Hadag Halavan (Weissfish) Brewery
• Israel Beer Breweries: Ashqelon, Giv’at Shemu’el
• Jem’s Beer Factory
• Malka Brewery
• Negev Brewery
• Tel Aviv Brewhouse
• Tempo Beer Industries
• Teybah Brewing

Israel Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Other Guides

• CIA World Factbook
• Official Website
• U.S. Embassy
• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia’s Beer and Breweries in Israel

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%

• Full Name: State of Israel
• Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
• Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
• Language: Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)
• Religion(s): Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8%
• Capital: Jerusalem
• Population: 7,590,758; 97th
• Area: 20,770 sq km, 154th
• Comparative Area: Slightly larger than New Jersey
• National Food: Hummus, Falafel, Israeli salad
• National Symbol: Star of David; Hoopoe; Olive; Cyclamen; Menorah
• Affiliations: UN
• Independence: Declared unilaterally, while awaiting a United Nations decision, from the British Mandate, May 14, 1948 [(Yom Ha’atzmaut) Independence from the British Mandate for Palestine, which took place on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708 in the Hebrew calendar). Yom Ha’atzmaut is celebrated on the Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nearest to 5 Iyar, so it occurs between 3 and 6 Iyar each year; this means that the holiday can fall any time between and including April 15 and May 15, according to the Gregorian calendar.]

• Alcohol Legal: Yes
• Minimum Drinking Age: 18 [It is illegal to sell alcohol between 11:00 p.m and 6:00 a.m, outside of pubs and restaurants. It is also illegal to drink outdoors after 9:00 p.m.]
• BAC: 0.05%
• Label Requirements: N/A
• Number of Breweries: 15

• How to Say “Beer”: beera / באר / שכר / בירה
• How to Order a Beer: A beer, zeit a-zoy goot (Yiddish)
• How to Say “Cheers”: Le’chayim (“to life”) / Mazel Tov (“congratulations”)
• Toasting Etiquette: The toast “le’chaim” (to life) is said whenever alcohol is served. Toasts are only made at formal occasions or sometimes when a contract is signed. It is acceptable to just touch the glass to your lips if you don’t wish to swallow the contents.

Alcohol Consumption By Type:

• Beer: 39%
• Wine: 7%
• Spirits: 52%
• Other: 2%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

• Recorded: 2.39
• Unrecorded: 0.50
• Total: 2.89
• Beer: 0.97

WHO Alcohol Data:

• Per Capita Consumption: 2.4 litres
• Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
• Excise Taxes: Yes
• Minimum Age: 18
• Sales Restrictions: Petrol Stations
• Advertising Restrictions: Yes
• Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: 2

Prohibition: None