Questions tagged [liquor-beer]
non-wine alcoholic beverages: liquor (whiskey, vodka, liqueur, slivovitz, etc.), beer, hard cider, etc.
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Can you drink a beer (such as Miller or Budweiser) at a bar?
Can you buy and drink a beer (such as Miller or Budweiser) at a bar owned by non-Jews?
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Is one allowed to drink alcohol on regular weekdays?
Is it permissible to drink alcohol in any circumstance other than Holidays and Shabbat? Please cite sources.
CYLOR.
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Source for pairing l'chaim with alcohol?
What is the source or reason that a l'chaim is often said over a drink of alcohol instead of any other beverage, or over other foods, or even over no food at all?
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Is Guinness Beer no longer kosher?
A new Smithsonian article has discovered Guinness Beer's use of isinglass, a technique that Guinness Beer has confirmed that it does to the Huffington Post, and even declared "Guinness Black Lager is ...
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Can one trust the Kashrut of Alcoholic Beverages in bars?
Kosher organizations, like the CRC (Chicago Rabbinical Council), supply lists of alcohol recommended for purchase and consumption.
May one purchase these alcoholic beverages from a bar (where the ...
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Why is alcohol not prohibited?
I came across a post on Mi Yodea about the Torah approach to alcohol and a lot of it seems pretty negative. For example, Brachot 40a - 'grapes cause sorrow to the world', Yoma 76 - wine is called יין ...
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Does Sour Beer Require Certification?
This is my first question ever on this forum, so here it goes!
I am a big beer guy. My wife and I love trying different beers. IPAs are my favorite. My wife's favorite are 'sour beers'. A sour beer ...
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Beer at a Shalom Zachor
There is a common custom I have observed to serve beer at a Shalom Zachor. This is also mentioned here with some speculation about the source.
What is the source for this practice?
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Replies to "l'chayim"
The most common responses I've heard to a wish of "l'chayim!" ("life!") is
"l'chayim tovim ulshalom" ("a good life and peace!") except from Lubavitch chasidim and
"l'chayim v'livracha" ("life and ...
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Can you use Liquor to fulfill Ad Dlo Yoda?
Can you use liquor instead of wine for the mitzvah of Ad Dlo Yoda?
Is there any Posek who allows you to be yotzeh specifically with Liquor?
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What is flavored beer vis-a-vis kashrus?
As referenced in Shalom's answer here, the cRc alcohol list here, and many other places, non-flavored, domestic beer can be assumed legally drinkable according to halacha.
What constitutes flavoring ...
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Minimum Shi'ur for Kiddush on liquor
What is the minimum Shi'ur (volume) of a cup required for making Kiddush on liquor? Is there a smaller amount required than there is for wine?
What is the minimum Shi'ur of the liquor that one is ...
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Is whisky matured in a sherry cask Kosher?
Is whisky matured in a sherry cask Kosher? I know there is a Machlokes about this. Who holds what?
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Is beer bread Hamotzi?
There are recipes for beer bread online.
The recipes I've seen have no water in them. Instead beer is used in place of water (and yeast).
Is such a bread Hamotzi (we're not discussing a case where ...
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Is there such a thing as kosher perry?
This might be too obscure for most people, but I want to put it out there anyway. Perry is fermented pears (sort of a pear cider, if you will - from what I read in Wikipedia, perry produced outside ...
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Is Rum Kosher for Passover?
Specifically, is Bacardi Superior Original Premium Rum kosher for Passover? The label doesn't say so, nor does it say that it's kosher in general for that matter, but since it has a sugar base, wouldn'...
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Attending a Super Bowl party where alcohol and Kosher food is provided
May I attend a Super Bowl party run by their office or school? Assume there will be all types of alcohols available, and Kosher food.
Also, if I'm allowed, what are the ground laws while attending ...
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Homebrewer then converts; are there leniencies that allow him to drink the beer he made?
Suppose a gentile is a homebrewer who later converts to Judaism. Fermentation and aging can be long-running processes, so even if he knew to anticipate the problem and ceased homebrewing activities ...
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Alcohol sales despite government monopoly
Many places have government imposed alcohol monopolies and private retailers of alcoholic beverages are forbidden.
As alcohol, especially (red) wine, has a central place in Jewish practice and as ...
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12-step recovery programs with Gentiles
Based on well-known results, 12-step programs based on Alcoholics Anonymous and branching out to narcotics and such, appear to be extremely effective. However, since Jews are roughly a 1:100 ...
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Drinking on Rosh HaShanah
Rosh HaShanah has two opposite aspects, one of judgment, and one of Yom Tov. We spend the day(s) in prayer and literally plead for our lives. Yet we eat festive meals and drink wine for Kiddush.
Is ...
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Would coffee in beer be kosher?
It is common practice to allow drinking coffee pretty much anywhere. It is also widely accepted to drink unflavored beers. Would that logic allow one to drink beer that is commercially brewed and/or ...
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The Maharsha accusing Rav Pappa!
The Gemara Shabbos 140b states the following..
וְאָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: הַאי מַאן דְּאֶפְשָׁר לְמִישְׁתֵּי שִׁיכְרָא וְשָׁתֵי חַמְרָא — עוֹבֵר מִשּׁוּם ״בַּל תַּשְׁחִית״. וְלָאו מִילְּתָא הִיא — ״בַּל ...
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What's the first reference in Judaic sources to distilled alcohol products?
I know that ibn Ezra reads the Biblical phrase yayin veshechar as "wine or brandy", which is how R' Aryeh Kaplan translates it.
But where/when is the first unambiguous reference to distilled ...
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Whale-yeast Beer
This article describes a beer created with yeast from fossilised remains of an ancient whale. From what I understand, the yeast imparts certain characteristics to the beer other than alcohol content. ...
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Where does the Taz say that beer gives us life?
There is a Taz on the topic of yoshon (old grain) that says something to the effect of:
כי עיקר חיינו תלוי בשכר
While it's an awesome quote out of context, the basic pretense is that since the ...
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Custom to specifically have whiskey after fish because of danger
The Rema (YD 116:3) says to eat something and drink something between having fish and meat.
Many have the custom to specifically make a lechaim between fish and meat, meaning they have something ...
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Kosher flavored beer without certification on the bottle?
I've always heard that the rule in the United States is that domestic non-microbrewery/craft unflavored beer needs no certification as kosher, as all such beers are kosher, but that any other beer (...
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Using Liquor for Kiddush [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Minimum Shi'ur for Kiddush on liquor
Are you allowed to use other alcohols outside of wine for kiddush and how much must be used? really what i don't understand is why ...
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May someone avoid drinking on purim when on medication that could interact with alcohol?
For better or for worse, a great many people take medication for depression or anxiety which would be truly bad news to combine with alcohol. I was under the impression a celebrant MUST get drunk ...
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Why don't women drink alcohol (other than kiddush wine) in shul?
I've noticed that in Orthodox shuls, it's common for men to drink alcohol (such as a shot of scotch or vodka or perhaps a liqueur), other than just kiddush wine, especially after Shacharis on Shabbos. ...
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What are usual Jewish practices and doctrine for addictive substances such as alcohol and tobacco?
I live in a community where about a fourth to half of the population is Jewish and I have many friends here that all seem to have different outlooks about addictive substances. Particularly about ...
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Drinking in judaism
I recently was curious about how drinking alcohol is viewed in judaism and I came across a question in this site asking "Is drinking a sin?". The answer was just what I was looking for. But after ...
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Is beer a davar charif?
I recently brewed beer in a meat non-Ben-Yomo pot. Is beer considered a davar charif rendering my beer impermissible to be consumed with dairy? Would it depend on how much hops were used? Are only ...
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Is it mutar to grab drinks with coworkers [duplicate]
In Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 114:1 it states that it is prohibited to drink certain (alcoholic) drinks together with a non-Jew due to the Issur of "Chasnus". Would this issue apply in a case where a ...
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Is the Citrus flavored Ciroc vodka kosher?
I would like to buy citrus flavored "Ciroc" vodka and wonder if it's kosher?
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Toiveling of Industrial Equipment
Recently, I made some vodka at home and my friend (modern orthodox) asked that it be toiveled so that he may drink the beverage. However, I know that extremely religious Jews will drink whiskey or ...
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Does the Kashrut Authority of Australia always distinguish between dairy and dairy equipment?
A question on Beer.SE asks why (according to the Kashrut Authority of Australia) beer from New Zealand must be presumed dairy. The question there asks what dairy could possibly be in beer.
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Cointreau on Passover
Can those who do not rely on heter mechira (selling) for real chametz keep Cointreau over Passover? What is the origin of the alcohol in Cointreau? Does Cointreau contain grain alcohol from, e.g., ...
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Need for Certification of Sake
Does anyone know why all the kashrut organizations (that I know of), require all sake (the Japanese alcohol) to have a hechscher? I would think that since junmai sake is required by law to contain ...
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Is vodka made from whey kosher?
There is a new vodka which is made from a whey base. I was wondering what are the halachic considerations,chalav akum is one that comes to mind,as well as basar bchalav?
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Vodka distilled on shabbat [closed]
I distilled some vodka (from sugar wine) on Shabbat, and now I'm not sure if my kosher friends can consume it.
Some important points:
It was edible before I distilled it (It was already wine)
We ...
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How much beer/whisky would one have to consume to be chayav m’doaraisa?
How much beer/whisky would one have to consume to be chayav m’doaraisa?
Also why biblically is there a prohibition on liquid chometz if it’s in the form of a liquid and not leavened bread? We know by ...
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Is Japanese whisky kosher?
Here's an interesting article about whisky produced in Japan. Have any of the Kashrut authorities said anything about whether such whisky requires supervision? Do any such whiskies have supervision?
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Is Bourbon chometz gomur or tarovot chometz?
On first look bourbon - legally >50% corn, usually 70%+ - is a mix of corn and chometz whiskey, so should be a chometz mix, not chometz gomur.
(Assuming that wheat and barley whiskey & beer are ...
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Aged tequila on Pessach
I've noticed that the lists of aged (reposado and añejo) tequila approved for Pessach went from a fairly sizeable number in 5780 down to two in 5781. Someone I know, who is an executive in a ...
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Are Lindeman's fruit lambic beers endorsed as kosher by any other agencies?
Lindeman's Beer has a hechsher from the Triangle K. This hechsher is recommended (by many kosher agencies) only for certain products. Is there another organization that has also verified the koshrus ...
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Drinking socially during the Three Weeks
Is there any problem with drinking socially during the Three Weeks?
Background: My Rav held that large social gatherings even without music give a person more Simḥah than privately listening to music,...
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Can one drink a beer outside the Sukkah?
Can one drink a beer outside the Sukkah? Since it is alcohol, it may be different than a regular drink... But then again, it's not as chashuv as wine or scotch...
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HaTov Vehameitiv on hard liquor?
I recently learned a Machlokes between the Rashbam and Tosfos (Arvei Pesachim 101a) on when to say the Bracha of HaTov Vehameitiv on wine. The Rashbam says you make the Bracha if the second bottle is ...
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