Jems is a story about a long journey, old love, the fulfillment of dreams and modern pioneering. It all started when Jeremy (“Jem”) decided to give up a comfortable job at the White House in Washington in favor of brewing beer in the Land of Israel. After beginning to research the art of brewing beer he discovered that despite the image of brewers, the profession requires high management and organizational skills. And so he enrolled in a program in hotel management and management at Florida International University in Florida. At the same time, he heated engines and built a tiny brewery in his home, where he improved and practiced his beer brewing skills for 5 years.
The next stop was a surprise, as he decded to complete a degree in microbiology and advanced science of brewing beer at Univeristy of California – Davis in California, certainly not what you would expect from a wild guy like Jeremy. “To make a perfect beer you have to understand the science of beer” he used to say to himself in boring chemistry classes or advanced sanitation. When he tried to be accepted into the old institution of higher education for beer, the Siebel Institute of Technology, founded in 1868 and considered the holy of holies of the beer industry, an institution to which everyone in the beer industry is attracted and from which the world’s greatest bromasters emerged, Jeremy was refused.
But Jeremy is not one to break easily, he gritted his teeth and went on with the show. Jeremy realized that in order to be accepted into the old institution he had to present hands-on experience at a leading brewery, so he turned to Oxford Brewing Co., a leading brewery in Baltimore, and was accepted for an internship. After a year and a half of hard work bore fruit and the positive answer came, Jeremy was accepted to the coveted Siebel Institute of Technology. There he actually completed his academic studies.
And so equipped with a host of diplomas and extensive and in-depth experience, Jeremy continued with determination in his program. He immigrated to Eretz Israel with a message and a vision of fresh and fine beer that is made exactly as he learned, brewed and dreamed every day, and he immediately began to look for how to carry it all out. This is where Daniel comes into the picture. It did not happen right away but we are not interested in boring you so we will be brief. Daniel, a lawyer and vigilant entrepreneur from New York, heard about the strange pioneer who walks around with shining eyes and a great love for beer and immediately realized that there is something interesting here. The two met over a glass of beer, a spark struck like lightning and the pur fell, the two will set up a factory for fresh beer in the Holy Land.
Not only does Jem’s have some of the best beer in the country, but theys serve a variety of delicous Israeli dishes such as schnitzel and beef kebabs!
