Abu Dhabi’s first brewery taps demand for beer under emirate’s relaxed alcohol laws, but blazing the trail wasn’t easy

Abu Dhabi’s first brewery taps demand for beer under emirate’s relaxed alcohol laws, but blazing the trail wasn’t easy

Mitchell Dougherty, Side Hustle Brews and Spirits’ master brewer, at Craft, the company’s Abu Dhabi brew pub. Photo: AP “The government had created a regulation around fermentation, but the steps of getting a permit, the steps of inspection, all of these things were not put on paper yet. So that had to be built out … Read more