Taybeh and Franziskaner

It is rumored that Franziskaner is Pope Benedict's favorite beer, an excellent (widely available in the US, and inexpensive--under $30 case in the NY Metropolitan area) Bavarian weissbier brewed since 1363! An authentic medieval ale!

Taybeh is the only Palestinian beer. It takes it's name from the town of the Brewery: Taybeh--the only remaining completely Christian town of the Holy Land today. In Palestine last month I enjoyed that beer which claims to be "the finest in the Middle East." It's only been around since 1995--thanks to teetotallying Islam!

The quaint town of Taybeh is built like a fortress on a hill much like many of the medieval towns of Europe, a worthy source for this Palestinian heart warming thirst quencher.