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Countries in Europe in which wine is historically the most popular alcoholic drink, informally known as the wine belt, are located to the south of beer belt and vodka belt. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The wine belt has been variously defined as approximately spanning 41–44°N, [ 31 ] 30–50°N, [ 32 ] and 35–50/51°N.
Denmark is categorized either as a "beer country" [1] or as a "spirit-drinking country" [2] with a "Northern European pattern" of alcohol consumption. [4] Slovakia is categorized either as a "beer-drinking country" [2] with a "Central European pattern" of alcohol consumption [4] or as a country with a "Northern European pattern" of alcohol consumption.
Beer has been brewed by Armenians since ancient times. One of the first confirmed written evidences of ancient beer production is Xenophon's reference to "wine made from barley" in one of the ancient Armenia villages, as described in his 5th century B.C. work Anabasis: "There were stores within of wheat and barley and vegetables, and wine made from barley in great big bowls; the grains of ...
Category: Beer in Europe. 10 languages. ... Beer in Malta (1 P) Beer in Montenegro (1 P) N. Beer in the Netherlands (3 C, 9 P) Beer in Northern Ireland (2 C, 1 P)
Green belts (1 C, 16 P) V. Volcanic belts (13 C, 27 P) W. ... African meningitis belt; Alcohol preferences in Europe; Alpide belt; Arab Belt project; B. Banana belt ...
Pilsner Urquell was the first pale lager, and the name pilsner is often used by its copies. It is characterised by its golden colour and clarity, and was immensely successful: nine out of ten beers produced and consumed in the world are pale lagers based on Pilsner Urquell.
The union campaigns on European level to: To preserve and maintain the diversity of the traditional European beer cultures, with particular regard to local, regional and national brewing and beer styles; To protect the consumer from the imposition of unfair pricing by opposing unreasonable taxation or exploitative business practices
In the 1926 referendum on the repeal of prohibition on alcohol, the Bible Belt cast a strong vote against repeal (73.1% in Rogaland, 77.2% in Møre og Romsdal), unlike the rest of Norway. [2] The Bible Belt also has a strong pietist movement, that opposes the central authority of the State Church of Norway.