Although other Israeli brewers have entered the European Beer Star in the past, only Alexander has won medals. Since I've been reporting this for several years now, you may think it's getting boring -- but not for me. This is a big deal, people. For all the European breweries, as well as some from America and elsewhere, this is the premier competition, specializing as it does on the classic beer styles of European origin.
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The name and flag of Israel are screened above the stage at the European Beer Star award ceremony. |
This was the 15th year that the European Beer Star was held. A total of 2,344 beers from 51 countries were entered and rated by an international panel of 144 beer judges. Only 8% of the entries won any medal at all.
Ori Sagy, owner and brewmaster of Alexander, was at the award ceremony with his brewing crew. "We get feedback all the time from our customers how much they enjoy our beers," said Ori. "But it's good to get confirmation from some of the leading experts in the world that our beer ranks with the best in the world."

So congratulations again to Ori Sagy and Alexander Beer for having the ambition and daring for entering international contests, and the excellent beers for winning them!
Technically a Porter, Alexander Black is brewed every year for the winter months. It's perfect for this season, dark brown and warming (alcohol volume is a high 7%), rich in flavors of bitter chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. The 2018 version is now on the shelves, so go get some if you want to taste an international prize-winning beer.
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