Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Jun 16th 2016, 2:36 pm
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Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
I love my real ales. Last time I was overseas for a year (France) I brewed my own beer using a kit and it turned out pretty well.
Has anyone done this in Abu Dhabi, and what are the rules around brewing your own beer at home for personal consumption?
I don't want a cleaner or handyman to report me and I end up being kicked out of the country...
Has anyone done this in Abu Dhabi, and what are the rules around brewing your own beer at home for personal consumption?
I don't want a cleaner or handyman to report me and I end up being kicked out of the country...
Jun 17th 2016, 3:13 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
mmmm it is illegal...... lat time I was down at Barracuda they had quite a selection of bitters on show
Jun 18th 2016, 10:14 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
I love my real ales. Last time I was overseas for a year (France) I brewed my own beer using a kit and it turned out pretty well.
Has anyone done this in Abu Dhabi, and what are the rules around brewing your own beer at home for personal consumption?
I don't want a cleaner or handyman to report me and I end up being kicked out of the country...
Has anyone done this in Abu Dhabi, and what are the rules around brewing your own beer at home for personal consumption?
I don't want a cleaner or handyman to report me and I end up being kicked out of the country...
bad idea to brew anything but coffee here mate
Jun 19th 2016, 4:58 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Barracuda has a great selection -granted, more the big name breweries and they aren't cheap but I always stock up on a fair few to enjoy when the time is right and I'm missing a flat, warm ale.
Jun 19th 2016, 5:53 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Illegal but..... on the grand scale of things probably not that bad. Especially when you consider that every expat in Kuwait and Saudi home brew.... and its dry there. I'd say if you have a liquor licence, keep it on the down low and you aren't distributing it they wouldn't be too bothered.
Jun 19th 2016, 9:00 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Kuwait and Saudi are utterly dry.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
Illegal but..... on the grand scale of things probably not that bad. Especially when you consider that every expat in Kuwait and Saudi home brew.... and its dry there. I'd say if you have a liquor licence, keep it on the down low and you aren't distributing it they wouldn't be too bothered.
Jun 19th 2016, 11:31 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Kuwait and Saudi are utterly dry.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
The point is... you think it would be a big issue.... where as I don't think they'd be too bothered.... as neither of us know for sure.... its kinda moot!
A quick Q tho, what do you think all those folk in Saudi and Kuwait do on a daily basis....risk prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol?..... I know I did along with every other expat when I lived there way back when... lots of een had bars with fully operational taps etc.
Jun 19th 2016, 4:33 pm
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
They are not like the usual spinneys/high spirits/African & Eastern similar selection we often get.
Why risk making your own when they have a real choice the last time I looked
Jun 20th 2016, 4:09 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
Kuwait and Saudi are utterly dry.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
UAE is not. It's very easy to get alcohol in the UAE. And it's not too expensive as things go. Whinge about prices if you want but it's not too far off from central London prices.
Is it worth risking prison, job loss, deportation to brew alcohol? I'll be frank, I've never heard of anyone brewing their own beer here.
I have no idea how the authorities will react if they stumble on it.
Jun 20th 2016, 6:22 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
There is a fairly new liquor store in the Arc on Reem Island that has a fabulous selection of craft beers and wines called Peninsula and they are on facebook and have a website but cant get link to work.
They are not like the usual spinneys/high spirits/African & Eastern similar selection we often get.
Why risk making your own when they have a real choice the last time I looked
They are not like the usual spinneys/high spirits/African & Eastern similar selection we often get.
Why risk making your own when they have a real choice the last time I looked
This lot
Website
I'm off to have a look later today.
Jun 20th 2016, 6:24 am
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Re: Making homebrew beer in Abu Dhabi or Dubai
MMMM Homebrew the national sport of all expats in Saudi....
