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German beer is highly diverse and an important part of Germany's culture. There are around 1300 breweries in Germany, more than in any other country. The German beer market is a bit sheltered from the rest of the world beer market by the German brewers' adherence to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot (purity requirement) dating from 1516, according to which the only allowed ingredients of beer are water, hops and barley-malt. Many breweries worldwide adopted the Reinheitsgebot for their own beers. After its discovery, yeast became the fourth legal ingredient, though for top-fermenting beers the use of sugar is also permitted. Through this law (which since 1988 has not applied to imported beer, but is still compulsory for German brewers), beers from Germany have a good reputation for their quality. The Germans are behind only the Czechs and the Irish in their per capita consumption of beer. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The term Kölsch refers to: the top-fermented Kölsch beer brewed in and around Cologne, Germany the Kölsch dialect, spoken in Cologne, Germany This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a significant German poet This article deals with the Culture of Germany as a political state within Europe; for a review of the culture of the German-speaking world, see German Culture. ... A brewery is a facility that produces beer. ... Bavarian can either when used as an adjective, refer to the German state of Bavaria; or refer to the Bavarian or Austro-Bavarian language, a group of closely related dialects spoken in parts of Bavaria, most of Austria and the South Tyrol. ... The Reinheitsgebot (literally purity requirement) is a regulation that originated in the city of Ingolstadt in the duchy of Bavaria in 1516, concerning standards for the sale and composition of beer. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Water is a chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life. ... Species Humulus lupulusL. Humulus japonicusSiebold& Zucc. ... Malted barley Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate and then are quickly dried before the plant develops. ... Typical divisions Ascomycota Saccharomycotina (true yeasts) Taphrinomycotina Schizosaccharomycetes (fission yeasts) Basidiomycota Basidiomycotina (club fungi) Urediniomycetes Sporidiales Yeasts are unicellular microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Varieties

There are a variety of different styles of German beer, such as: Michael Jacksons Guide Beer style is a term used to differentiate and categorise beers by various factors such as colour, strength, ingredients, production method or origin. ...

• Ales
  • Alt — a dark amber, hoppy beer brewed around Düsseldorf and Lower Rhine. 11-12° Plato, 4.5-5% ABV.
  • Kölsch — pale, light-bodied, top-fermented beer which can only legally be brewed in the Cologne region. 11-12° Plato, 4.5-5% ABV.
  • Weizen — top-fermented wheat beer 12-12.5° Plato, 5-5.5% ABV.
  • Weizenbock — strong, dark, top-fermented wheat beer. 16-17° Plato, 6.5-8% ABV.
  • Berliner Weisse — a pale, very sour, top-fermented wheat beer brewed in Berlin. Usually drunk with the addition of fruit syrup. 9° Plato, 2.5-5% ABV.
  • Leipziger Gose — an amber, very sour, top-fermented wheat beer brewed around Leipzig. It disappeared between 1966 and 1985, when it was revived by Lothar Goldhahn. 10-12° Plato, 4-5% ABV.

• Lagers
  • Helles — a pale, malty lager from Bavaria of 11-12° Plato, 4.5-5% ABV
  • Schwarzbier — a bottom-fermented, dark lager beer with a full, roasty, chocolatey flavor. 11-12° Plato, 4.5-5% ABV.
  • Pilsener — a pale lager with a light body and a more prominent hop character. 11-12° Plato, 4.5-5% ABV. By far the most popular style, with around two thirds of the market.
  • Export — a pale lager that is fuller, maltier and less hoppy than Pilsner. 12-12.5° Plato, 5-5.5% ABV. Germany´s most popular style in the 1950´s and 1960´s, it´s becoming increasingly rare.
  • Spezial — a pale, full, bitter-sweet and delicately hopped lager. 13-13.5° Plato, 5.5-5.7% ABV.
  • Dunkel — dark lager which comes in two main varieties: the sweetish, malty Munich style and the drier, hoppy Franconian style
  • Rauchbier — usually dark in color and smoky in taste from the use of smoked malt. A speciality of the Bamberg region. 12-13° Plato, 5-5.5% ABV.
  • Bock — an amber, heavy-bodied, bitter-sweet lager. 16-17° Plato, 6.5-7% ABV.
  • Dunkles Bock — a dark, heavy bodied lager darkened by high-coloured malts. 16-17° Plato, 6.5-7% ABV.
  • MaiBock — a pale, strong lager darkened brewed in the Spring. 16-17° Plato, 6.5-7% ABV.
  • Doppelbock — a powerful, very full-bodied lager darkened by high-coloured malts. 18-28° Plato, 8-12% ABV.
  • Eisbock — a freeze distilled variation of Doppelbock. 18-28° Plato, 10-16% ABV.
  • Märzen — medium body, malty lagers that come in pale, amber and dark varieties. 13-14° Plato, 5.5-6% ABV. The type of beer traditionally served at the Munich Oktoberfest.

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Brands and breweries

While the beer market is weaker but more centralized in northern Germany (the biggest brands being Beck's, Krombacher, Veltins, Warsteiner, and Bitburger), the south has lots of very small, local breweries. The highest density of breweries in the world is found near the city of Bamberg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria. In total, there are approximately 1350 breweries in Germany producing over 5000 brands of beer. One of these breweries, the Benedictine abbey Weihenstephan (established in 725) is reputedly the oldest existing brewery in the world (brewing since 1040). Becks is a brand of the brewery Brauerei Beck & Co KG in the north German city of Bremen. ... Krombacher is one of the most famous beers in Germany. ... Brauerei C & A Veltins, is a German beer brewery in the west German city of Meschede-Grevenstein. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Warsteiner Beer and Brewery. ... Bitburger is a pilsner beer brewed in Bitburg, Germany since 1817. ... For other meanings, see Bamberg (disambiguation). ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... Weihenstephan is part of the city of Freising (48,500 inhabitants) north of Munich. ... Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ...

Alcohol content

The alcohol content is usually between 4.7% and 5.4% for most traditional brews. Bockbier or Doppelbock (double Bockbier) however can have an alcohol content of up to 12%, making it stronger than many wines. Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Paulaner Salvator Bock is a strong lager, which has origins dating back to Munich, Germany. ...

Oktoberfest

Main article: Oktoberfest

The Munich Oktoberfest is well known for the quantity of beer drunk as well as the friendly, social atmosphere created by the massive marqees with long tables and bench seating. Almost 6,000,000 litres of beer are served every year at the festival. There are also many, many tourists, which as changed the cultural experience of Oktoberfest markedly over the years. Oktoberfest Main Entrance Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September and early October. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich: St. ... Oktoberfest Main Entrance Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September and early October. ... The litre or liter (U.S. spelling, see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ...

See also

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External links

• German beer statistics
• The history of lager styles
• Deutscher Brauer-Bund