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Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The fermentation of the starch sugars in the wort produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. [1]
The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China, residue on pottery dating from ...
Beer in the United States. Modern American pale ale made by Sierra Nevada. Bottles of a craft brewed black lager and a mass produced malt liquor. In the United States, beer is manufactured in breweries which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. [1]
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by extracting raw materials with water, boiling (usually with hops), and fermenting. In some countries, beer is defined by law—as in Germany, where the standard ingredients, besides water, are malt (kiln-dried germinated barley), hops, and yeast.
Beer first came in around 10,000 BCE, when early humans began to store food and supplies. They settled in one spot, and gathered grains that naturally grew there. Then, by accident, the ancient humans discovered that the grains, especially barley, became some pleasant liquid, now called beer.
beer, Alcoholic beverage made usually from malted barley, flavoured with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation. Known from ancient times, beer was especially common in northern climates not conducive to grape cultivation for wine.
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