Portal:Beer
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Introduction
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the grain to sugars, which dissolve in water to form wort. Fermentation of the wort by yeast produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and one of the most popular of all drinks. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilizer. Other flavouring agents, such as gruit, herbs, or fruits, may be included or used instead of hops. In commercial brewing, natural carbonation is often replaced with forced carbonation.
Beer is distributed in bottles and cans, and is commonly available on draught in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational corporations and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV).
Some of the earliest writings mention the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi (1750 BC) included laws regulating it, while "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, contains a recipe for it. Beer forms part of the culture of many nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as activities like pub games. Beer can cause health issues if consumed often or in excess; alcohol is an IARC group 1 carcinogen. (Full article...)
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Lambic (English: /ˈlæmbɪk/ LAM-bik; French: [lɑ̃bik] ⓘ; Dutch: lambiek [lɑmˈbik] ⓘ) is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels since the 13th century. Types of lambic beer include gueuze, kriek lambic, and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria native to the Zenne valley, as opposed to exposure to carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeast. This process gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, often with a tart aftertaste. (Full article...)
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Coors Light is a 4.2% ABV light American lager beer sold by Coors (currently Molson Coors) of Chicago, Illinois. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. They had briefly produced a different low-alcohol beer by the same name in 1941.
It is brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, among other locations in the USA. The Canadian version of Coors Light is 4.0% ABV and brewed by Molson Coors Canada Inc. in Moncton, New Brunswick; St.John's, Newfoundland; Longueuil, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario and Chilliwack, British Columbia. In Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Coors Light is labeled as "Coors". (Full article...)
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Arthur Guinness (c. 24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness stout, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759.
Guinness was born in Clonoughlis, Celbridge, County Kildare, in 1725. His father was employed by Arthur Price, a bishop of the Church of Ireland. Guinness himself was later employed by Price, and upon his death in 1752, both he and his father were bequeathed funds from Price's will. Guinness then worked at his stepmother's public house before founding a brewery in Leixlip. In 1759, during a financial crisis that created an abundance of affordable property, Guinness moved to Dublin and purchased an abandoned brewery from the Rainsford family. It was originally an ale brewery, but Guinness began producing porter in 1778, and by 1799, production of ale ceased with the popularity of his darker beer. (Full article...)
Did you know (auto-generated) -
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- ... that John P. Metras held all-night recruitment parties including a bathtub full of ice and beer?
- ... that the FBI's first successful use of silver nitrate to identify fingerprints was in solving the kidnapping of a brewery executive?
- ... that Steve Baumgartner had more than 1,200 beer cans lining the walls of a spare bedroom in his house?
- ... that Farrell's Bar & Grill in Brooklyn continued serving beer in its large containers after a city ban forced it to swap from styrofoam to paper and plastic?
- ... that the offices of Hamm's Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, were built on the site of the city's third cathedral?
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Albani Bryggerierne A/S (lit. 'Albani Breweries') is a brewery located in Odense, Denmark, and the vast majority of its customers live on the island of Funen. The brewery was founded by MPharm Theodor Schiøtz in 1859. In 2000, the brewery merged with Bryggerigruppen with the Brewery group (now known as Royal Unibrew), a group of Danish regional breweries.
Albani is most known for its pilsners: Odense Pilsner and Odense Classic. (Full article...)
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General images
Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)
Lauter tun (from Brewing)
A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the US, established in 1829. It is also the largest craft brewer and the 6th largest brewing company. (from Craft beer)
The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC, from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). (from Brewing)
Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)- Alulu beer receipt recording a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BCE, from the Sumerian city of Umma in ancient Iraq. (from History of beer)
Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
- A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
- Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
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