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The earliest documented mention of beer by a German nobleman is the granting of a brewing licence by Emperor Otto II to the church at Liege (now Belgium), awarded in 974. [19] A variety of other beer regulations also existed in Germany during the late Middle Ages, including in Nuremberg in 1293, Erfurt in 1351, and Weißensee in 1434. [20] [21]
Beer (German: Bier pronounced ⓘ) is a major part of German culture. According the Reinheitsgebot (German beer purity law), only water, hops, yeast and malt are permitted as ingredients in its production. [1] Beers not exclusively using barley-malt, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented. [2] [3]
Beer is an important part of German culture.. The German laws regulating alcohol use and sale are mostly focused on youth protection. In contrast to many other countries, legislation is relatively lenient and not designed to keep young people away from alcohol, but rather intended to teach them an appropriate approach to alcohol consumption, which is reflected by one of the lowest drinking ...
It makes total sense that non-alcoholic beers have expanded way beyond just O'Douls, especially since 2023 saw the lowest levels of beer being consumed in the U.S. in a generation and soaring ...
The beer itself is of dark brown color. It almost looks like cola, though it develops a light brown foam. Due to the German beer purity law or Deutsches Reinheitsgebot, first established in 1516 Vitamalz cannot be sold in Germany as beer. It must be called malt drink (in German: Malztrunk).
The first "purity law" (German Reinheitsgebot) for the distillation of Korn was established in 1789. The regulation set by the city of Nordhausen stipulated that two thirds rye and one third barley or malt shall be used. [4] Korn is seen in Germany as "a cheap liquor that is mainly drunk by workers and farmers."
The figure doesn’t include non-alcoholic beer and beer imported from outside the European Union. The latest figure was not as steep as the 4.5% drop seen in 2023, when sales resumed their ...
It has 4.9% of alcohol by volume. Non-alcoholic beer has a wort of >7.3° Plato. Franziskaner Weissbier has 11.8° Plato wort and 5.0% of alcohol by volume. The brewery claims it brews the Franziskaner following the tradition of the German Purity Law of 1516. [8] Doppelbock Optimator has 7.6% of alcohol by volume.