Why German Beer Is The Most Popular Beer


By Chris Carr


Germany has over 1,000 breweries throughout the country, reportedly the most breweries than any other country in the world. It is a popular culture in the country with many festivals celebrating the beer. All beer brewed in Germany has a set of rules that must be followed. There is a purity law that dictates to the companies that brew the beer which ingredients that they are allowed to use. The basic ingredients are hops, barley malt and water.

Quality German beer has a distinct taste with little or no after taste. A few German ales are Koelsch, Weizen and Altbier and Rauchbier. The lagers include Bock, Pilsner, Dunkel, Helles and Maerzan. The taste, aroma and colour vary with each beer but they all are able to identify as German made beer.

Some styles of German beer include Koelsch, Waizen and Altiber. The German beer Altbier ranges in colour from medium to dark brown. This beer is conditioned longer than other beers which allow it to mellow out the fruitiness and produces a smooth and delicate beer. It has a great balance between malt and hops and is very popular throughout the regions of Germany. Rauchbier is known to have a smoky colour and flavour; it too is a popular beer in Germany. Each beer has its own unique quality of flavour and clarity.

German lagers are also very popular not only in Germany but many other countries around the world. Pilsener is one of the most popular and most familiar of Germans Beer. It is a beer that presents with less malt and more hops and is very popular in particular in North America where it is served in bars and restaurants, as it happens to be one of the most popular dark lagers on the market.

Around 4,000 brands of beer are produced throughout Germany by several different companies, such as some of the better known ones, Beck, St Pauli, Warsteiner and Krombach. All situated in North Germany. In the southern region of Germany, there are many more breweries, however they are locally owned and operated. The Benedictine Abbey, also situated in Southern Germany was established in 1040 and beer was brewed there by the Benedictines monks, making it one of the oldest breweries in the world. It is still brewing beer to this day.

Just about everybody in the world would have heard of the Oktoberfest that is held every year in Munich. It commences in late September and runs for two weeks, ending in October. It is estimated that nearly five 5 million people come to Munich from all over the world to celebrate German beer during the festival. During the period of the Oktoberfest, only six of the local breweries are allowed to supply beer and have a variety of different beer for consumption in the bigger tents.

During Oktoberfest only local brewers from Munich are permitted to serve beer in the bigger tents. There are six breweries that produce a variety of beers during the festival for the thousands who attend.

Anyone attending this festival is guaranteed to have a most enjoyable time. The main aim is to experience the Full boded flavour of some of the beat beers produced in the world. Their taste is without doubt unequalled anywhere in the world.




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