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German beer sales losing their fizz
2008-01-30 17:40:00 Germany and beer go together like Porsches and the autobahn, but health-conscious residents are turning from the country's traditional beverage in favor of juices and bottled water, sending suds sales down to the lowest levels in 15 years. According to a government report released Tuesday, the amount of beer sold in Germany fell to the lowest sales figure since 1993 — dropping by 2.7 percent in 2007 to 22 billion pints, down 612 million pints from 2006. The Federal Statistics Office said the drop in beer sales came as the demand for beer mixed with fruit juices, soft drinks and other nonalcoholic beverages rose 18.1 percent from 2006 to 2007, with some 887 million pints consumed by thirsty buyers.
By: Attuworld
German Beer
2008-01-06 19:29:00 Germany has a reputation for loving beer and the statistics prove this to be true. It has the third highest per-capita consumption and on average each German drinks about 138 liters per year. The beer industry employs more than 65,000 workers in 1,200 breweries and German beer accounts for more than 10% of the global market. Not only is beer a prized industry, but it is also a prized piece of heritage, protected by law. The Reinheitsgebot is the purity law that protects German beer from outside influence. It prevents the dominance of beers brewed with preservatives, stabilizers, rice maize and other flavouring. Each beer tends to have a proper serving glass designated to it. For example Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen, and Dunkles Hefeweizen are served in tall glasses with a narrow base that widens toward the top before narrowing again slightly. On the other hand, Kölsch is served in a simple, tall, straight, cylindrical 200ml glass. Altbier is also served in a straight cylindrical 200...
German Beer Purity Law
2008-01-06 19:26:00 German beer is tightly regulated by law. This is a mixed blessing. We take a look at exactly what the law says - and its impact on German beer styles. Anyone interested in drinking German beers has probably heard of the Reinheitsgebot – the beer purity law that regulates brewing in Germany. But exactly what the law says, and its effect on brewing quality, are less well known. Its history is also rather interesting. Original Law Applied Only in Bavaria The original law of 1516 only applied in Bavaria – not elsewhere in Germany. It specified only three ingredients – water, hops, and barley malt – omitting yeast. That probably indicates that brewers of the day were using spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, as the lambic brewers of Belgium do today. The original Reinheitsgebot also specified the use of only barley malt. That would have ruled out wheat beers, and the use of other grains such as rye that can add distinctive character to a beer. This probably wasn't motivat...
German Beer History
2008-01-06 19:24:00 German Beer-HistoryGerman Beer - Pure Beer For many centuries, beer has been a regular and continuous part of the everyday diet in all levels of society. As it was in Babylonia, so too is the quality of beer in Germany legislatively regulated by the authorities - and beer is still an important source of tax revenue. The first regulation appeared in Augsburg. Establishments that served bad beer or dishonest amounts would fined and their beer destroyed. The best known and most famous brewing law is the Reinheitsgebot. The "Purity Law" is the oldest food regulation in the world and still exists today unchanged from the original. It was ordered by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria in the year 1516. See picture above. It said that beer should only be brewed from barley, hops and water. Thanks to the regulation, Bavarian beers then became leaders among their peers. Thus other lands of Germany also enforced the regulation. Today, of course, yeast is also recognized as a vital ingredient, but it w...
OJ Simpson - ?Dos Equis Is a German Beer!?
2007-11-15 17:33:00 This is the part where I’m supposed to pretend this post is making me thirsty for beer but I’m not going to. I don’t drink this early. I’m civilized~! Orenthal James Simpson was flying to Ft Lauderdale from Vegas last Friday and was flipping insane, loudly rambling about everything from the true ...
By: U Suxxors.com
Miller Chill Review: Buy Real Beer Instead.
2007-07-24 17:50:00 Miller Chill is the latest insta-fad that lures non-beer drinkers to buy a so-called beer product. The big three beer brewers in the USA trot out this tired business tactic from time to time to drum up sales. Care for a Zima anyone? This latest flash in the pad is a lime and salt flavored ?beer? that hopes to cash in on summer season. Sadly, even the lover of cheap yellow fizzy beer will find Miller Chill unworthy of the term beer. read more
By: Beer Glass Blog
The History of the Beer Boots
2007-07-16 17:57:00 The History of the Beer Boot Glass or Bierstiefel read more
By: Beer Glass Blog
The History of Beer Steins
2007-07-11 20:55:00 The History of Beer Steins read more
By: Beer Glass Blog
Tasty German Beer -- Oktoberfest's Best
2007-07-07 21:22:00 There is no beerfest in the world that can match Munich's and Bavaria's Oktoberfest. Every October, nearly two-story feet high barrels full of German beer graced the fields, with thousands of wood tables and long, bench seatings arranged under tall marquees. As though the building-sized barrels cannot make them drunk, Oktoberfest participants have kegs of beers atop their long tables, which are full of traditional German hearty fare such as bratvurst (sausages), cheese noodles and sauerkraut, among many others. read more
By: Beer Glass Blog
Tasty German Beer -- Oktoberfest's Best
2007-07-07 21:22:00 There is no beerfest in the world that can match Munich's and Bavaria's Oktoberfest. Every October, nearly two-story feet high barrels full of German beer graced the fields, with thousands of wood tables and long, bench seatings arranged under tall marquees. As though the building-sized barrels cannot make them drunk, Oktoberfest participants have kegs of beers atop their long tables, which are full of traditional German hearty fare such as bratvurst (sausages), cheese noodles and sauerkraut, among many others. read more
By: Beer Glass Blog
German beer prices are rising
2007-05-31 10:30:00 Like most Germans, brewer Helmut Erdmann is all for the fight against global warming. Unless, that is, it drives up the price of his beer. And that is exactly what is happening to Erdmann and other German brewers as farmers abandon barley ? the raw material for the national beverage ? to plant other, subsidized crops for sale as environmentally friendly biofuels. "Beer prices are a very emotional issue in Germany ? people expect it to be as inexpensive as other basic staples like eggs, bread and milk," said Erdmann, director of the family-owned Ayinger brewery in Aying, an idyllic village nestled between Bavaria's rolling hills and dark forests with the towering Alps on the far horizon.
By: Attuworld
German beer
2007-03-17 04:26:00 Beer is to Germany as soda is to America; the sticky, bubbly beverage is vastly consumed and deeply embedded in the culture. A trip to Germany would not be complete without time spent at a local brewery so that you might enjoy the country?s effervescent beverage of refreshing nature. There are over a thousand breweries in Germany, so you won?t have trouble finding one to visit. While German beers are exported and you can enjoy them from the comfort of your couch, there is nothing to equal the experience of a German Biergarten, beer garden, in summer or a Bierkeller, beer cellar, and Bierstube, pub, in winter. If you are in Munich during early autumn, you must join in the Oktoberfest, the beer festival of all beer festivals. If you?re not there in October, don?t despair because there are loads of other beer festivals to enjoy the open-air drinking revelry? check with the hotel or tourist board in the city you will be staying. No matter the area of Germany, local brewers will have tr... |
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