A pale lager brewed in Beirut since 1933 and long the dominant Lebanese beer. Its name means diamond, and it is drunk very cold with mezze along the coast.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold with mezze, grilled fish and manakish.
History
Brewed in Beirut since 1933 and long the dominant Lebanese beer, its name meaning diamond.
Frequently asked questions
What is Almaza?
Almaza is a wine & spirit from Lebanon: pale lager drunk cold with mezze along the coast. Brewed in Beirut since 1933 and long the dominant Lebanese beer, its name meaning diamond.
How is Almaza made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Almaza at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Almaza?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Almaza eaten?
Very cold with mezze, grilled fish and manakish.
