German Beer Purity Standard Ingredients

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Tip 1 - What is the German Beer Purity Law?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by umer memon | permalink

I see some US beers advertising that they brew according to the "German Beer Purity Law." What is that, and is it still relevant today?

For further reading: http://beer.stackexchange.com/questions/430/what-is-the-german-beer-purity-law ^[1]

Tip 2 - Is A 500-Year-Old German Beer Law Heritage Worth Honoring?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Patrick Hanlon | permalink

A German brewers association is seeking UNESCO World Heritage status for a 500-year-old law that dictates how to make beer. The brewers argue that the law ensures purity in German beers. But others say the law is from a bygone era.

For further reading: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/12/17/251959392/is-a-500-year-old-german-beer-law-heritage-worth-honoring ^[2]

Tip 3 - Purity Pride: Germany Wants World Heritage Status for Its Beer - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by ts saraswathi | permalink

Germany's brewers are so proud of their 500-year-old beer purity law, which states that it must consist only of water, malt, hops and yeast, that they want it inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage list -- alongside the pyramids, the Taj Mahal and Flamenco dancing.

For further reading: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/german-brewers-want-unesco-world-heritage-status-for-purity-law-a-936843.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Germany's beer purity law explained

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rita Nwonye | permalink

In a way the old German beer purity law was the forefather of the thousands of consumer regulations that now occupy ever inch of food and drink production in Europe.
Tags: Germany,Europe,World News,News

For further reading: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8541380/Germanys-beer-purity-law-explained.html ^[4]