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Beer is undoubtedly a vital part of German culture<\/strong>, a lot of emotion and sentiment can be attached to this national drink. Germans are really proud of their fantastic product, which brings people together and represents tradition and evokes a lot of passion.<\/p>\n

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German beer culture has to be appreciated and celebrated, because it reatained a lot of values and curiosities. Germany is regarded as one of the biggest beer nations in the world<\/strong> (alongside the Czech Republic and Austria). The country is in fact the birthplace of lager beer, but the word ‘lager’ does not indicate a style, but rather a production method.<\/p>\n

There is a German Beer Purity Law<\/a> (or Bavarian Purity Law) called \u201eReinheitsgebot\u201d that dates back to the sixteenth century. This law appointed the preparation of the beer<\/strong> from water, malt and hops, since yeast was not yet discovered then.<\/p>\n

There are four types of beers in Germany: wheat beers (Weizenbier, Weizenbock, Roggenbier, Berliner Weisse, Leipziger Gose, Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen, Kottbusser), pale beers (Altbier, Export, Helles, K\u00f6lsch, Maibock, Marzen, Pilsener, Spezial), dark beers (Bock, Doppelbock, Dunkles, Schwarzbier) and unfiltered beer (Kellerbiers). Almost half of the breweries are in Bavaria, so this region may be considered as the center of German beer culture.<\/p>\n

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There are around 1500 breweries in Germany<\/strong> producing over 5000 brands of beer. The alcohol content of beers is usually between 4.7 % and 5.4%. Wihenstephan brewery (founded in 725) is the oldest existing brewery in the world, brewing since 1040. Oettinger is the most popular brand in Germany at the moment.<\/p>\n

The most popular beer event in Germany is undeniably the Oktoberfest<\/a>, which is 16-18 day long. Large quantities of beer is consumed during this event, almost 7 million liter of beer is served ordinarily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some people are worried about the future of German brewing: according to the statistics the production has dropped to less than 100 million hectoliters for the first time since 1990 (the reunification). The same is true about consumption, it inclined to less than 100 million hectoliters<\/strong> last year alone.<\/p>\n

Experienced brew masters are heading to the United States<\/a> due to the hopeless situation. Young graduates of Weihenstephan’s <\/a>brew master program are not enthusiastic about their profession<\/strong> and they rather head for jobs in engineering or pharmaceutical industries.\u201eBrauereisterben\u201d is the term people use for the phenomena.<\/p>\n

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L\u00f6wenbrau (which means lion’s brew in German) is a Munich based brewery owned by Anheiser-Busch InBev<\/a>. L\u00f6wenbrau was founded around 1383. The famous logo depicts the famous story of Daniel in the lion’s den<\/strong> from the Old Testament.<\/p>\n

L\u00f6wenbrau became the biggest brewery in M\u00fcnich in 1863<\/strong>. L\u00f6wenbrau exports a lot of beer to North America, where it is considered as the archetype of Munich beer. Only beers that are brewed in Munich are permitted to be sold at Oktoberfest.<\/p>\n

L\u00f6wenbrau’s <\/a>Oktoberfestbier<\/a> (<\/em>which is prepared especially for this occasion) has been served at every festival since the beginning<\/strong> of the 19th<\/sup> century. They produce 11 kinds of beers: Original (for export), M\u00fcnchner Hell, M\u00fcnchner Dunkel (a dark lager), Triumphator (a doppelbock), Alkoholfrei (non-alcoholic), Urtyp (traditional helles), Pils, Dunkle Weisse, L\u00f6wen Weisse Hell (a hefeweizen), Radler Beer (a radler), Oktoberfestbier (brewed for Oktoberfest).<\/p>\n