Number of breweries: 1300 (2010)
Consumption per capita: 110 litres (3rd place in the world)
Beer production per year: 229 mil. hectolitres (2nd in the world)
The oldest brewery: The Benedictine abbey Weihenstephan brewery (1040)
The biggest brewery: 1. Oettinger, 2. Krombacher, 3. Bitburger
The best known brands: Krombacher, Oettinger, Warsteiner, Beck's, Paulaner
Beer is a major part of German culture. For many years German beer was brewed in adherence to theReinheitsgebot order or law which only permitted water, hops and malt as beer ingredients until its repeal in 1988. The order also required that beers not exclusively using barley-malts such as wheat beer must be top-fermented.Since 1993, the production of beer has been governed by the Provisional German Beer Law which allows a greater range of ingredients and additives.
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