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Beer In Ads #2862: Birra Oea

January 2, 2019 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is for Birra Oea, from 1927. From the late 1800s until the 1930s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Birra Oea, which was a brewery in Tripoli, in Libya. It was created by Italian illustrator and painter Mario Bazzi

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Italy, Libya

Libya Beer

December 24, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1951, Libya gained their Independence from Italy under UN trusteeship.

Libya
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Libya Breweries

  • Abou Atni
  • O.E.A. Drinks Company

Libya Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.00%

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  • Full Name: Libya (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
  • Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
  • Government Type: Operates under a transitional government
  • Language: Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
  • Religion(s): Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%
  • Capital: Tripoli (Tarabulus)
  • Population: 5,613,380; 109th
  • Area: 1,759,540 sq km, 17th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly larger than Alaska
  • National Food: Libyan Pepper Pot
  • National Symbol: Pomegranate; Hawk; Star and crescent (1951–69 and since Libyan civil war)
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Arab League
  • Independence: From UN trusteeship, December 24, 1951

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  • Alcohol Legal: No
  • Minimum Drinking Age: Total Ban
  • BAC: 0.00%
  • Number of Breweries: 2

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  • How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)/ جعة / شراب من الشعير / جعة / المزر شراب نوع من الجعة / بيرة
  • How to Order a Beer: Waheed beera, meen fadleek
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Bismilah / Fi schettak or Fisehatak (“to your health”) / في صحتك
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: N/A
  • Wine: N/A
  • Spirits: N/A

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.01
  • Unrecorded: 0.10
  • Total: 0.11
  • Beer: 0.00

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 0.01 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: No
  • Minimum Age: Illegal
  • Sales Restrictions: N/A
  • Advertising Restrictions: N/A
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A

Prohibition: None

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Africa, Libya

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