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Brewing Process
William the IV of Bavaria |
Beer: a malted and hopped, somewhat alcoholic beverage. So says Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. Julius Caesar called beer “A high and mighty liquor". In 1516 the Elector, William the IV of Bavaria issued his famous purity law, the Reinheitsgebot (Rine-heights-guh-boat). It stated that beer must be made only from malt, hops, yeast, and water.
Almost any grain, fruit, or herb can be used in the production of beer, and there are many different styles of beer produced throughout the world. Unfortunately, most of us are familiar with only one. From one brewery to the next, the beers are as alike as two peas in a pod.
Just as colour, aroma and flavour are essential to the appeal of food, so it is with beer. No one eats the same meat, vegetable and bread at every meal.
The German Beer Festival believes that our clientele should have a choice, that's why you will always find several different beers on tap at our events. |
Beers on tap |
The beers that are present at our markets and festivals are produced from only the freshest Bavarian malts, yeast and mountain side hops and barleys. There are NO additional flavourings, colours or preservatives. Even the water used in the Bavarian brewing process is sourced from countryside streams that are as old as the earth itself and are untouched by the waste pollutants of the industrial revolution.
The yeast strains that are used are unique to Bavaria and have been carefully cultivated, maintained and preserved for centuries by each of our principle brewers and it is this that give our chosen brands of German beers their own very distinctive tastes.
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Barleys |
Brewing yeast is a living organism which has to be fed and looked after much the same as any living organism including humans.
Despite the onset of modern brewing techniques, the legendary “pure” beers and pilsners used at our events have sustained their traditional integrity throughout history through the efforts of our chosen brewing partners Paulaner and Krombacher. |
Brewing yeast |
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