Best of Beers ... Jordan: Petra Beer

Drinking beer in Jordan, it's not obvious ... this is a country where 95% of the population is Muslim, so alcohol is not good press. But Islam practiced in Jordan is rather tolerant, and I was surprised to find that there were local beers. You do not find them anywhere in against. Some restaurants frequented by tourists are, but not always. Otherwise it can be found in bars or clubs for a night out (not very many, either ...), or in specialty shops that only sell alcohol.

In Amman: Philadelphia Beer

 In Amman, there is the "Philadelphia Beer". But why Philadelphia? Because it is the former name of Amman, in reference to the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus (283-246 BC-AD) in which the city has been completely rebuilt. Philadelphia was part of the Nabataean kingdom, then of the Roman Empire. The city then was renamed Amman under Arab domination Ghassanides and Umayyad to the 5th century. Like what, something we always learn by drinking beer is that correct? By cons, taste level, it is not terrible. A blonde tasteless much like Heineken ...

In the wilderness, non-alcoholic beer made ​​in Saudi Arabia

In the desert of Wadi Rum, it is best not to want a cold beer to drink! The one I found there was the Barbican non-alcoholic beer originated in neighboring Saudi Arabia, perhaps the most restrictive of the world Muslim country ... I tested anyway out of curiosity , but it's really bad! Looks like a bad soda. Much drink a coke!

To Petra and Aqaba Petra beer

Much better: Petra Beer! Not very easy to find by cons ... I can wait to get to Aqaba in order to drink. Aqaba has a somewhat special status in Jordan is a free zone. There are so a lot of stores that sell untaxed alcohol, and therefore not very expensive, which is not the case elsewhere in Jordan. And it's worth it to go to the trouble to find it, because Petra Beer is downright pretty. By cons, attention to BAC! It exists in two versions: one with 8% and the other 10%! Very strong then, but really good. In addition, with the sublime monastery Deir al-Petra on the bobbin, and the slogan "The taste of the rosy city," the nickname of Petra, the Rose Red City, one can not but succumb ...;-) الصحة (pronounced Sahha). It means "health" in Arabic.