THE JEWISH CHRONICLE 11 MAY 2018 THEJC.COM KOSHER FOOD 5

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ITH THE GALILEE CIDER NECTAR, news that £0.99 seven Natural fruit nectars (non-alcoholic) British in apple (still or sparkling), peach and beers mango flavours, with no added col- have been ouring or preservative. granted a hechsher MACCABEE BEER, £1.69 by the Manchester Beth Din, beer lov- Israel’s most exported beer, Macca- Wers are in for a thirst-quenching sum- bee has been brewed since 1968 and mer. London Pride, Black Cab stout, has won four gold medals in pres- ESB, India Pale Ale, London Porter, tigious international competitions. Organic Honey Dew and Wild River, A Pils-style lager, it is made from all from Fuller’s brewery, have all had European malt, lightly spiced with the kosher go-ahead. If you prefer an European noble hops. It has a clear Israeli beer, Benjamin Gestetner of blonde colour, gentle dry aroma and Kedem Europe explains their differ- clean, crisp flavour. In 2009, Macca- ent characteristics. bee beer had a facelift with the help of Heineken. Tel Aviv hipsters quickly GOLDSTAR, £1.69 embraced the new bottle design and More than 65 million bottles of sales doubled. Goldstar are sold every year in Israel alone. It is an amber lager, brewed MALTSTAR AND MALTSTAR from a blend of pale and roasted DIET, £1.09 malts that creates a deep, complex This soft drink contains antioxi- malty flavour. European noble hops dants, vitamins, calcium and min- give the perfect balance between erals from the barley malt, hops and malty sweetness and hoppy bitter- fermentation process, brewed to a ness. Noble hops have been used to 1935 recipe. A sweet, dark, non-alco- make European beers since mediae- holic beverage. val times (beer was a safer alternative to the polluted mediaeval water). As SHANDY, £1.29 with wine grapes, the hops’ flavour is Hop star’s greatest hits Shandy is a traditional beer cocktail, affected by the climate and environ- produced by mixing lager beer with ment where they grow. Goldstar’s lemon-lime soda. In 2005, a shandy flavour has not changed since it was filtering. The result is a cloudy amber GOLDSTAR BLACK ROAST, £1.89 limited edition to celebrate 60 years of was launched as a ready-to-drink spin- first brewed in 1950. beer with a robust thick frothy crown This premium dark brown lager is hand- brewing Goldstar, it became a staple of off of Maccabee beer. It comes in four and a full body, with extra fruity notes crafted and brewed from roasted Dutch the Goldstar portfolio, due to demand. flavours — lemon-lime; peach, apple GOLDSTAR UNFILTERED, £1.89 on top of the characteristic Goldstar barley malt, infused with roasted coffee Goldstar products are all supervised and cherry — plus limited-edition Goldstar Unfiltered is made the same caramel and malt. Pairs well with and caramel, with a deep lingering taste by Badatz Eida Hacharedit Jerusalem summer varieties, such as watermel- way as Goldstar but skips the final roasted meats and poultry. of dark chocolate. Launched in 2010 as a and the Orthodox Union. on and bitter lemon.

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