United Nations of Beer

Moroccan beer

by Alastair Hooley
(Beer Delegate, London, UK)

Moroccan beer

For my second submission as Beer Delegate for London I thought I would continue the theme of a non-London beer review – don’t worry, there will be London reviews in the very near future – by discussing a couple of beers I sampled on my recent holiday to Marrakech.

Now I’m sure that most of you know Morocco is a largely Muslim nation and so I wasn’t expecting a beer haven and in this respect I wasn’t disappointed.

Despite this, the beer drinking commenced quite early on in the holiday as I tried a Moroccan beer on the flight over from London. Click for my Flag Speciale beer review.

I bought Casablanca beer (click for review) in the guest house (or riad, as they're called) in which my wife and I were staying.

I probably had three or four bottles of Moroccan beer during my stay and on each occasion I ordered the waitress gave me a knowing look that gave the impression we were engaging in some sort of illicit transaction.

Alcohol isn't widely available in Marrakech – I suspect this is equally true across the rest of Morocco – and consumption is always performed behind closed doors.