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Home About Us Products Weekly Specials All About Beer Glossary Recipes Humor Contact Us		History of Beer Beer has a long and illustrious history. Through the years, it has been used in songs, poems, stories and legends. The golden nectar has been relished by prominent people in all civilizations. But while beer was considered to be a beverage worthy of kings and gods, it was also enjoyed by people from all walks of society. We can trace the beginning of beer far back beyond the dawn of recorded time. Apparently beer was the first alcohol beverage known to civilization. Most likely, a crude form of beer was discovered by accident when someone mixed barley with water and then let it sit long enough for stray yeast cells to settle, triggering fermentation. Brewing Process Steps: The art of brewing is complex. but the brewing process can be divided into four basic steps: The Brew house operation, Fermenting, Lagering, Finishing Beer Categorizes: Beer is generally classified as : Lager: In German, a term which means "to store". All bottom-fermented beers are considered lagers as they are aged and stores for a period of time at cold temperatures(45o Fahrenheit) in larger tanks. Ale: A beer produced by rapid top-fermentation at warmer temperatures(65o Fahrenheit) than those used for lagers and with a shorter storage time. These beers are generally darker in color than lagers due to the more heavily roasted malts used in the brewing process. These beers generally possess a strong hop flavor and may be quite bitter in taste. Dry hopping is sometimes used to import an additional hop aromatic to the beer. Specialty beers: These beers contain unusual flavorings or raw materials but are still based on classic brewing methods. Beer Ingredients: The quality of beer depends mostly on the quality of its ingredients. Mainly barley malt, rice, corn, hops, brewer's yeast and water are used. BIGGEST BEER DRINKERS Beer dominates the geographic heart of Europe. A line drawn northwest from Central Europe bisects the great beer brewery and quaffing countries, the "beer belt" of the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Historically, what people drank generally depended on what they grew, says beer expert Michael Jackson. "If your climate is temperate but warm, you grow fruits and make wine. If it's temperate but colder, you grow grain and make beer. If the weather is colder still, you grow grain but tend to make distilled spirits." According to National Geographic, the world's top beer drinkers, by liters per capita, for 2005 are: Czech Republic @ 160.5, Ireland @ 127.4, Germany @ 109.9, Austria @ 105.8, Belgium @ 98.6, United Kingdom @ 95.7, Denmark @ 92.5, Slovakia @ 92.4, Australia @ 87.8, Venezuela @ 83.3, United States @ 82.8, Spain @ 82.1, Finland @ 81.7, Hungary @ 80.1, New Zealand @ 77.3.
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History of Beer

Beer has a long and illustrious history. Through the years, it has been used in songs, poems, stories and legends. The golden nectar has been relished by prominent people in all civilizations. But while beer was considered to be a beverage worthy of kings and gods, it was also enjoyed by people from all walks of society.

We can trace the beginning of beer far back beyond the dawn of recorded time. Apparently beer was the first alcohol beverage known to civilization. Most likely, a crude form of beer was discovered by accident when someone mixed barley with water and then let it sit long enough for stray yeast cells to settle, triggering fermentation.

Brewing Process Steps: The art of brewing is complex. but the brewing process can be divided into four basic steps: The Brew house operation, Fermenting, Lagering, Finishing

Beer Categorizes: Beer is generally classified as :

Lager: In German, a term which means "to store". All bottom-fermented beers are considered lagers as they are aged and stores for a period of time at cold temperatures(45o Fahrenheit) in larger tanks.
Ale: A beer produced by rapid top-fermentation at warmer temperatures(65o Fahrenheit) than those used for lagers and with a shorter storage time. These beers are generally darker in color than lagers due to the more heavily roasted malts used in the brewing process. These beers generally possess a strong hop flavor and may be quite bitter in taste. Dry hopping is sometimes used to import an additional hop aromatic to the beer.
Specialty beers: These beers contain unusual flavorings or raw materials but are still based on classic brewing methods.

Beer Ingredients: The quality of beer depends mostly on the quality of its ingredients. Mainly barley malt, rice, corn, hops, brewer's yeast and water are used.

BIGGEST BEER DRINKERS

Beer dominates the geographic heart of Europe. A line drawn northwest from Central Europe bisects the great beer brewery and quaffing countries, the "beer belt" of the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Historically, what people drank generally depended on what they grew, says beer expert Michael Jackson. "If your climate is temperate but warm, you grow fruits and make wine. If it's temperate but colder, you grow grain and make beer. If the weather is colder still, you grow grain but tend to make distilled spirits."

According to National Geographic, the world's top beer drinkers, by liters per capita, for 2005 are: Czech Republic @ 160.5, Ireland @ 127.4, Germany @ 109.9, Austria @ 105.8, Belgium @ 98.6, United Kingdom @ 95.7, Denmark @ 92.5, Slovakia @ 92.4, Australia @ 87.8, Venezuela @ 83.3, United States @ 82.8, Spain @ 82.1, Finland @ 81.7, Hungary @ 80.1, New Zealand @ 77.3.

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