What to drink in Sharm el-Sheikh: is hotel hibiscus tea (karkade) any good and which Egyptian beer to try?

From messages by 2 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 70 days ago

TL;DR

Fresh Egyptian hibiscus tea (karkade) tastes noticeably better than the same drink at home, but many hotels now only offer teabags instead of the chilled fresh-brewed version from coolers. For beer, Stella is a popular light local choice good for the heat; some travelers bring their own Drinkis as a backup.

What the community said

After a recent trip: the hotel only had teabag karkade, and even that was hard to find — no more chilled fresh-brewed version like in past years. Might depend on the hotel, or it could be a general trend now.

Teabag karkade

Stella beer is a decent light option, well suited to Egypt's heat. If the hotel's pour is too watered down, some travelers bring their own Drinkis beer as backup.

Stella / Drinkis beer

Many travelers say Egyptian karkade tastes better than the same tea bought elsewhere or at home — it's genuinely different locally. In the past, travelers used to bring it home after every trip, and some hotels served it fresh, chilled and slightly sweet-and-sour straight from juice coolers.

Egyptian hibiscus tea (karkade)