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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Saint Vincent Beer was a dark lager brewed by monks at Saint Vincent Archabbey in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, United States, between 1856 and 1918. Pope Pius IX granted the monks permission to brew in 1852, ending a dispute with the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The brewery was located in a log cabin near the Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill and a brick building supplemented the cabin in 1868. After production ceased, the monastery used the buildings for storage until they burned down in 1926. The walls were removed from the site in 1995 during the restoration of the gristmill.
Production peaked at around 1,100 barrels in 1891. The popularity and widespread availability of the beer brought the monastery to the attention of the Catholic temperance movement. The theologian and professor Francesco Satolli, then the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, wrote to Archabbot Leander Schnerr asking for the brewing to cease in 1895. As part of a media campaign against the monastery, temperance advocate and Catholic priest George Zurcher published Monks and Their Decline in 1898 criticizing the archabbey for supporting the production and distribution of alcohol. (Full article...)
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Tusker or Tuskers may refer to: (Full article...)
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Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron.
He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother Ellef Ringnes and the businessman Axel Heiberg. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. (Full article...)
Did you know (auto-generated) -
- ... that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Phillip Eng brews his own beer?
- ... that almost 45 percent of Taiwan's beer purchases come from rechao restaurants?
- ... that the Grain Belt Brewery was built with four distinct architectural sections, in homage to the four companies that combined to form it?
- ... that a brewery was responsible for commissioning Philadelphia's Grand Opera House?
- ... that the offices of Hamm's Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, were built on the site of the city's third cathedral?
- ... that the Vanuatu beer Tusker is named after the tusks of a pig, a traditional symbol of wealth?
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Blackrocks Brewery is a craft brewery in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Former pharmaceutical salesmen David Manson and Andy Langlois opened Blackrocks in 2010, taking the name from a local landmark. They originally brewed their products in the basement of a Victorian-style house and used the building's other two floors as a taproom.
By 2013, persistent demand for Blackrocks' beer led Manson and Langlois to add an outdoor patio and increase their brewing capacity. This included purchasing and converting a nearby former Coca-Cola bottling plant. In the early 2020s, they expanded the brewery's taproom into an adjacent property to double its available indoor area. (Full article...)
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General images
Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
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)
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)
A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
World beer consumption per capita (from History of 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)
A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)- Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)- A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
Lauter tun (from Brewing)
Philistine pottery beer jug (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)
Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
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WikiProject Beer is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in beer and beer-related subjects. They have come together to coordinate the development of beer and brewery articles here on Wikipedia. Additionally, other groups have formed other projects that entertain subjects that are directly related to beer, bartending and pubs. Additionally, the mixed drinks project covers topics that include beer cocktails. If any of these subjects pique your interest, please feel free to visit their projects. These groups would love to have you participate!
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