Is beer kosher for a Chanukah Dinner?

[Taverner]

And say this is a Reconstruction/Reformation Jewish household?

[Parche]

1. Heineken for Hanooka

:woohoo: :hi:

[surrealAmerican]

2. Is it kosher beer?

[TZ]

3. I don't know....

You are safer with wine though. I know there are plenty of kosher wines. I don't know about beer. It has to be blessed by a Rabbi obviously....

[rockymountaindem]

4. I don't think there's any such thing as non-kosher beer

I went to a Purim party one time with a ton of Orthodox Jews and they were all over a bunch of Sam Adams, so I think you'll be fine with whatever beer you want.

[jmowreader]

5. Just as long as you don't serve it with ham

[UndertheOcean]

6. Ya sure, beleive me God is so open minded ,

he just doesn't give a fuck what you imbibe.

[elshiva]

7. Buy yourself some He'Brew Beer.

http://www.shmaltz.com/

[UndertheOcean]

8. Is it good , is it better than piss (American Beer) ?

[elshiva]

9. I've never tried it.

I know a friend of my dad who loves it. My dad's Jewish and so is this particular friend. I just put it here because I am sure that it's kosher. That said, I can't think of drink that's non-kosher unless we are talking pig's blood or something. The big no-nos are shellfish, pork, and mixing meat and dairy, but I can't think of a beverage that's unkosher by itself.

[Taverner]

10. Yes - Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA is one of my faves!

[Betsy Ross]

11. All domestic beer is kosher.

Most imported too, but you have to check on that.

[elleng]

12. O G, when is Chanukah???

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[JoDog]

13. Beer should be OK for Chanukah

but probably not for Passover.

[seemunkee]

14. Correct

Beer is fine for Hanukkah, and goes great with latkes. Since it uses grains it is not Kosher for Passover.

[RandomThoughts]

15. What about Budweiser

It is a rice based beer.

[JoDog]

16. That would depend

on your personal level of kasrut for Passover and whether you follow Sephardic (Middle East and S. European) or Ashkenazi (N. European) traditions. Rice falls into the category of foods called "kitniyot". While not technically forbidden, some Ashkenazi rabbis started banning them over Passover centuries ago. Meanwhile, Sephardic rabbis didn't.

[Sebastian Doyle]

17. Well, I can't speak for the Jews

But no rice based, mass produced Clydesdale piss is ever "Kosher" in my house. :beer:

I'd go with the HeBrew, if you can find it.

http://www.shmaltz.com/distributors.html

[Taverner]

18. FUCK Budweiser

That should be banned from any celebration!

Unless it's the Czech version!

[kwassa]

19. you need He'Brew, the Chosen Beer

Good beer, says this goyim.