German beer
Purity law beverage
German beer refers to beer brewed in Germany or according to German brewing traditions.
Germany's brewing culture is defined by the Reinheitsgebot, a 1516 purity law limiting ingredients to water, barley, and hops (later yeast).
Major styles include pilsner, hefeweizen, dunkel, and bock.
German beer is served at Oktoberfest by the liter.
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
- yeastFermenting fungus
- breweryBeer manufacturing facility
- brewing traditionCustomary methods for making beer
- steinLarge lidded mug
tall glass · pilsner · Berlin · malt · wheat · hops · clove · barley · hefeweizen · biergarten · ale · frothy · tankard · foam · draft · cold one · lederhosen · golden
- exportscrude oil, petroleum, natural gas, oil, gas
- Biergartenbiergarten, bierstube, rathskeller, Oktoberfest, communal table
- Regional iconsSwiss chocolate, Scottish tartan, Chinese dragon, London fog, Florida orange
- Luxury craftsSwiss watches, Italian leather, Belgian lace, Scottish tweed, Irish linen
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, Cologne
brewing tradition purity
German beerBud Light
Mass-market American light lager
Miller Lite · hard seltzer · alcopop · spiked lemonade · malt beverage