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| This time around we go to Germany |
Do you know
about the German Beer Purity Laws?
If you don’t
I’ll quickly fill you in...
The purity
laws of 1516 state that beer should only be made using barley, water and hops (yeast
was later added to the list) fortunately for beer drinkers the laws are still
being followed (Otaru Beer), a fine example of this is Becks, Germany’s #1 (exported)
beer.
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| The Beck's Brewery in Bremen, Germany |
Beck’s
Brewery in Northern Germany has been pumping out quality beer since 1873 and as
globalisation goes it is no longer owned locally.
The beer I’m
talking about is their main product, simply called Beck’s, a German style
Pilsner.
Beck’s
reaches around ninety countries and is one of Germany’s five best rated beers.
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| "To drink or not to drink?" |
In 1998,
Beck’s Beer won gold at the World Beer Cup Awards.
The logo on
the label (a silver key on a red shield) is the coat of arms of Bremen – where the
Beck’s Brewery is located in Germany. Although international Beck’s is now
often brewed out of country.
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| Interesting choice for a label... |
The beer
has mixed reviews online (which I wouldn’t take too seriously because every
beer I research has the same old people moaning about it). Truth is I was
pretty excited to try this beer properly (for the Blog) and was very pleased
with it.
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| Subliminal: Drink Beck's! |
A downside
to it being an international beer no longer being brewed in Germany for
Australian drinkers it carries with it that little bit extra on the price as
opposed to mainstream Australian beers.
I would
suggest if you want to drink something different or get a close enough taste of
what beer is supposed to taste like (referring to the purity laws) then get
some Beck’s and try for yourself.
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| Beer (insert Homer Simpson drool) |
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Writing
about German Beer reminds me of the Beerfest movie, here is a short clip of
some of it:
(Caution, contains coarse language etc.)
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| Another approved beer by Dave |
Above all
else, please drink responsibly.
Cheers,
Dave =)
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