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South Sudan Battled For The Right To Drink Beer
So preparations for the launch of production at the south's first commercial brewery since the 22-year long war have been a cause for celebration.
"We are looking forward to tasting our own beer," said former guerrilla fighter Joseph Deng, chatting in between gulps of an imported Kenyan lager in a bar.
"The war was about freedom -- but that also means the right to drink alcohol, not to be ruled by the laws of another religion," he added.
During the war alcohol was banned in the south, which was under Islamic law.
More than two million people died and about four million were forced from their homes after rebels from the largely Christian or animist south rose up against the Arab-dominated and Muslim government in the north.
Now, four years after a US-brokered peace deal, a giant 37 million dollar (27 million euro) brewery is ready to begin operations, with a daily packing capacity of 150,000 bottles.
"We have developed a dry, crisp, thirst-quenching beer -- especially to match the climate here," said Ian Alsworth-Elvey, managing director of Southern Sudan Beverages, a subsidiary of global brewing giant SAB Miller.
No samples were available to taste, but Alsworth-Elvey promises the beer will "more than rival" others on the market.
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