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Even before the Gaza war broke out, the Taybeh brewery's pale ales and lagers had to carve a rocky path to make their way out of the occupied West Bank. Now, 30 years after making its mark the Palestinian territory's oldest microbrewery, Taybeh, which is named after the village of Taybeh -- which also means "it's delicious" in Arabic -- faces an array of obstacles -- from literal roadblocks to standards testing and bureaucratic hurdles from Israeli authorities. "People now save their money for the necessities.. and because people are not in the mood to go out and drink," says head of the brewery Madees Khoury. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES