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Beer culture: Beer is more than just a beverage



Gambrinus – the patron saint of beer brewers. (Photo: Deutscher Brauer-Bund)
 
 
Beer is more than just a beverage. A thousand years of tradition have accorded beer a special social and cultural importance. As a foodstuff, made from pure, natural raw materials, beer is a popular and refreshing thirst quencher. As an object of enjoyment, it stands for relaxation, comeraderie and joie de vivre. Thanks to the enormous range of different kinds of beer, for every occasion there is a beer which is just right. Did you know... ... what kinds of beer there are here? (German version) ... how important the raw materials are? (German version) ... how a fine beer comes into being through our brewing expertise? (German version) ... how many thousands of years the history of beer spans? (German version) ... how beer is properly served? (German version) ... what you should pay attention to when doing a beer tasting? (German version) ... what kind of beer goes well with what foods, and how you can use beer to add variety to your cooking repertoire? (German version) ... how beer influences health? (German version) ... that beer has a false reputation for making you fat? (German version) ... how beer and sports go together? (German version)