Heineken’s 0.0 non-alcoholic beer is now available in Kuwait and Sultan Center has them for sale. I love the way the cases look stacked up because for just a second, it helps you visualize what a supermarket in Kuwait would look like if alcohol was actually legal. The price for a 6-pack is KD3.9 or 650 fils per bottle.
49 replies on “Heineken Beer Now Available in Kuwait”
Alhamdolillah that alcohol is officially banned in Kuwait.
Can you imagine the levels of crime etc that would develop if alcohol was legal here.
You just have to live in the UK to realise that there is more harm associated to the product, than actual benefit.
UAE and Bahrain have alcohol and their crime rate is low. I’m even willing to bet the crime rate in Kuwait is higher than the crime rate in the UAE even though they have alcohol.
Actually just found this website that pulls in crime rate numbers and compares them, the crime rate in the UAE is actually lower than Kuwait.
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Kuwait&country2=United+Arab+Emirates
Thanks for sharing this website. I just checked this statistics but I don’t think it’s valid. The sample number for Kuwait is 177 while for UAE it was 1000+.
It’s not about crime nor any thing scientific we just don’t like it and don’t want it and don’t want to see it in Kuwait or in any place because God said that. Please try to understand and respect.
Please use “I” instead of “We”. You are not our spokesperson.
No, it’s “We”. We are Muslims and we don’t want it.
I see, a self-proclaimed spokesperson for 2 billion Muslims now.
His comment was literally about crime
Banning something won’t stop it from happening behind closed doors, it’ll only cause more harm to the parties involved in such activities.
Like any crime. Banned but still some are happening.
But unlike other crime, alcohol isn’t causing harm to other people. Just like smoking, people can drink responsibly.
But it’s not allowed in our religion. Whatever the reason.
This is a muslim country and we are muslims Alhamd le Allah. Which means you can’t drink alcohol here. If you want to drink alcohol, rent a whore, gamble You are free to get out from this country. Even if drinking alcohol is Halal i am against it coz you are not allowed to drive a car if you were drunk so why the hell i would accept you drive your life and other people’s life while you drunk! When you are drunk you are not allowed to drive which means your mind is not with you ! So you may rape someone beat someone or even kill someone.
U are right thats why i like kuwait
The alcohol ban in Kuwait created worse kinds of crimes: smuggling, black markets, money laundering, toxic alcohol factories.
Enforcing the ban is also a drain on police and customs, since it diverts their attention from other more serious crimes.
But like you said alhamdullillah, at least we will all go to paradise.
Who’s ‘we’ and ‘all’? You are not going anywhere buddy 🙂
I think he was being sarcastic
Why, we, the Kuwaitis of course.
Our government, parliament, and our conservative compatriots, ensure our well being not only here on earth, but also in the afterlife, by banning all the nasty foods and drinks, movies, books, bikinis, yogas, rainbows, mixing of the sexes, Christmas trees, new year parties and, wal3iyatho billah, the mixing of the sexes.
The road to paradise is paved for us.
Idk mate, that road seems to have a lot of potholes
haaah
Alhamdolillah people have prescription drugs and illicit substances to turn to instead of some fermented bread juice
Fun fact: Alcohol is also illegal in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan and have much higher crime rates than Kuwait.
Pretty sure the crime rate is higher than UAE and Bahrain because alcohol is illegal not the other way around. Alcohol is still being sold illegally hence increasing crime rate.
Also, drug addiction is extremely high in Kuwait since getting pills or some hard drugs is much cheaper than buying alcohol illegally
Please respect the local customs. We don’t drink this shit. Get over it. No need further explaining, or convincing. The topic is very old and clear.
Who is forcing you to drink it?
When I read this post earlier in the day I knew the comment section was going to fun. In a way I’m glad that Kuwait isn’t trying to appease to the other cultures or traditions by trying to be more like them or gain international recognition.
The perfect example is the World cup in Qatar, they want the international fame, recognition and the tourist money but don’t want to change their ways and cannot tolerate the criticism of the international media which has some valid concerns such as workers rights violation (I mean they spent $200B on the world cup but couldn’t spend a measly $500m to provide adequate living facilities for the workers?), freedom of expression (yes its a Muslim country but you brought this attention onto yourself) & banning of alcohol prior to WC start after promising it will be there. Kuwait doesn’t want any of this mess and stays true to their identity without compromising any of their morals and for that I respect Kuwait a lot. They aren’t trying to be a fantasy land like KSA or Qatar or UAE and should stay true to their identity which they haven’t wavered from the beginning.
I agree with you, however there’s nothing wrong with trying to be another country and implementing its good policies especially if that country has a record of being better at human rights and freedom of speech.
I understand what you are saying and there are good lessons to be learned from the modern world. However, once you start accepting unfamiliar values slowly there will be an inclination to be accepting for more liberal values.
I agree human rights are an important factor including the issues of bedooun and children of Kuwaiti mothers. But where does it end? If Kuwait wants to integrate into the so called MODERN FANTASY GCC then there are a ton of issues to solve and yet the international community isn’t going to accept it unless there is a radical change. Whether or not Kuwait becomes the fantasy land, we will always be part of the GCC community. Kuwait shouldn’t do it if they aren’t ready to fully commit unto it instead of the half ass shitshow in the other countries. Granted it is not an easy process to completely change your values overnight.
At the very least, when bedouins, children of Kuwait mothers and expats are treated fairly, we could say we are close to the end. Kuwait can take small steps and doesn’t need to have a plan for literally all problems and execute them in one go. It might take decades, but they haven’t even started because they don’t care and this is pretty evident in day to day life as a foreigner.
Also it’s funny how some people in the comments complain about expats and their liberal values when Kuwait legally allowed them to enter the country. Don’t like us? Kick all of us out lmao. I believe this will truly solve all of Kuwait’s problems and turn this place into the conservative “fantasy” citizens are dreaming of.
My dear friend none of those problems are going to be solved and expats especially the lower income ones are never going to be treated fairly in the upcoming decades.
Kuwait isn’t a fantasy conservative land. It has always been the same and still holds their traditional norms & cultures. What happens in KSA where they have THE LINE projects or the country is inviting hollywood studios to shoot their movies when you couldn’t even go to the cinemas few years back is the fantasy land or UAE now dotted with skyscrapers on the backs of the low wage workers when there were barely any buildings in the deserts is the fantasy land or when Qatar hosts the World cup when their team cannot even beat a single team & didn’t have a FIFA grade stadiums 10 years back is the fantasy land!
The fact is Kuwait hasn’t begged anyone to come here and forced them to work here. All of us have come on our awn accords with the benefits of tax free income. Kuwait doesn’t intend on hosting any international events and doesn’t need the foreigners money to survive. If all expats left today there will be busloads of expats from impoverished countries to take their places.
As long as Kuwait doesn’t want to host a major international event, things can go as it is and many of the citizens are happy with that. The current environment benefits many of the citizens and those that don’t agree with will only realize what they had once its gone.
Fair point, the current system only benefits citizens and you’ve made that clear. It’s sad that it doesn’t even benefit a non-Kuwaiti who is born here and has lived here their whole life.
Kuwait is not a monolithic society, it is the most diverse of all of the GCC countries. Take a walk in the avenues and see how diverse the locals are, from the most conservative to the most liberal. This is something to be cherished.
Yet there are people who designated themselves spokespersons for Kuwaitis and their “morals”, trying to mold everyone into some sort of unified “identity”.
This country is for ALL its diverse citizens.
Yes citizens and the expats have to leave.
Likewise, all Kuwaiti citizens who are abroad have come back to Kuwait? Can’t work both ways right?
“Yes citizens and the expats have to leave.”
No one’s stopping you.
Same shitshow from Qatar. You either accept the “superior” values or you’re against human rights and free speech! How about you simply respect the values “our” society hold? How about you go around Kuwait and ask people what do they think about legalizing alcohol in Kuwait and you’ll know where do “we” stand. There will always be those individuals who will die for a modern westernize Kuwait and pathetically it is always associated with night life activities. Nothing more.
Alcohol only torns families, causes health issues, lead to accidents and crimes. And in Islam, when the harms outweighs the benefits, it is better staying safe than sorry.
But hey, drink responsibly.
And the problem with night life activities is…?
Grown up adult worried about what other people do in the night.
I do recall having a portuguese engineer over for a project for period of 2 years. In the fair well party we were discussing pros and cons of Kuwait. I recall asking him you must have dislked Kuwait for not having alcohol around..
His answer was literally: “Thank Goodness alcohol is not allowed here, people are driving like crazy without alcohol, image what’s going to be like with alcohol!”
I spent the rest of that evening cleaning Mais Al-Ghanim with my body rolling on the floor laughing.
Funny how stupid people here think if kuwait allowed alcohol then every kuwaiti will drink lol
If this the case then why don’t every kuwaiti abroad drink stupid!
With your logic, same goes for crack cocaine, meth and weed, these should be allowed.
Comment section on fire cuz of me!
Wait until Mark posts about the new marathons restrictions
Shit I’m so excited
They were also selling this beer in Monoprix too.
DONT COME TO KUWAIT. Kuwait is a big shithole with a structural imbalance between a mainly lazy, pampered, racist and delirious Kuwaiti minority that gets all the privileges without moving a finger (Hamdoulilah there are FEW exceptions) and a hard working expat majority living under constant threat and discrimination. Plus there is ABSOLUTELY nothing to see besides Mubarakiya (I admit it’s nice) and artificial stupid malls. EVERYTHING is forbidden, and authorities are very busy chasing rainbows and kicking expats instead of solving the real problems of a forever stagnant and run-down country. Please don’t come to Kuwait, not even for work, if you have the choice.
How does it taste compared to the real thing?