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Bavaria BeerThe best In The World?Did you know that the first brewery was in Germany? How could they not have great beer with a history like that? Probably one of the first things you think about when you picture Bavaria is a beer garden with apron clad women handing out the mugs by the handfuls. The Oktoberfest in Munich is one of the biggest festivals in the world.
Beer is so much a part of the Bavarian and Germany culture that it is recognized as one of their national foods . And, if you ask someone to characterize something with Germany or Bavaria, most often a colorful beer stein would be the first answer. So where does all this come from? In fact monks were some of the first and finest brewers in the region. Back in the medieval times in Bavaria, beer was a way of life – even for children. It wouldn’t be uncommon for children to have beer on a special occasion or a holiday! The first beers that were made in Germany were wheat beers, which are still being made their today. Weissbier is what the Bavarians call the wheat beer that they have been making for centuries. There are two ways to make this, filtered and unfiltered. The filtered version removes the proteins from the wheat that contribute to the beers cloudy appearance. The beer here is mostly still made of only hops, yeast barley, water and malt. Some of the purest stuff on the planet, of the over 1250 breweries in Germany, Bavaria boasts around 900 of them. Let’s face it, beer is big here. Even McDonalds sells beer here. The Hofbrauhaus in Munich is a great example of what a beer hall in Bavaria is all about. With umpa umpa bands and large mugs of foamy beer, the Hofbrauhaus is definitely a place to stop if you want to go to a beer hall in Bavaria. Germany's famous beer goes with Germany's famous German food and of course Oktoberfest. But did you know that there used to be rules when it comes to making Germany's fine beers? It used to be that the only ingrediants allowed in German beer that was made in Germany was water, barley, and hops. Only those ingrediants. It was important for Bavarians and Germans that their beer stay and pure as possible in order to maintain their reputation as being fine beer makers. The law, called "The Purity Order" or sometimes the "Bavarian Purity Order" was changed to include yeast in the 1980's. Originated in the late 1400's, the "Reinheitsgebot (the Purity Order)" was officially lifted. You will still find many breweries in Germany that still follow this purity regulation. If Bavaria beer is brewed following the regulation, the beer is given the official status of a "traditional" German food, or in this case beverage. Related Articles
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