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Beer
Beer is one of the most popular beverages in Germany. Beer making dates back thousands of years.
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German beer 'cartel' fined
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has imposed hefty fines on five major breweries in connection with charges of beer-price manipulation. Investigations against other breweries are still ongoing, the authority said.
Cold weather grub
DW's Jefferson Chase shares his recipe for beef Schäufele in black beer sauce.
Germany Today - Window on Germany
On this edition of Germany Today we sample Bavarian Christmas beer, drop by the Federal Film Archive in Berlin and meet a bow maker in the third part of our series "Dying Breeds."
UNESCO listing for beer law?
German brewers have launched a bid to get a unique law regulating the brewing of beer recognized by UNESCO. They hope to get the world heritage seal of approval in time for the 500th anniversary of the regulation.
Brewery goes green
A small German brewery has won a prize for its progress in saving energy.
The world toasts Oktoberfest
The world toasts Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest 'executions'
Working as executioner at the Oktoberfest, Hangman Ringo and his guillotine have "killed" thousands.
Shift Ranking of September 27: The most valuable beer brands
1. Bud Light ($10,8bn) / 2. Budweiser ($9,4bn) / 3. Heineken ($8,2bn) / 4. Corona ($6,6bn) / 5. Skol ($6,5bn) / Source: Millward Brown
Shift Ranking of September 23: The world's biggest Oktoberfest celebrations
1. Munich, Germany (6,4 million visitors) / 2. Blumenau, Brazil (1,1 million) / 3. Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada (1 million) / 4. Cincinnati, USA (600.000) / 5. Shanghai, China (300.000) / Source: festivalofbeer.com
Piano man will play no more
The German singer, jazz pianist and band leader Paul Kuhn has died. He was 85.
Ozapft Is! Munich kicks off Oktoberfest
Beer bikes
One top Berlin attractions is a rolling bicycle contraption powered by beer drinkers.
Israel: Eli Beer - Saving Lives and Overcoming Boundaries
In emergencies, sometimes the ambulance arrives too late. Enter Beer's "United Hatzalah". The organization offers a rapid first aid response and typically shows up long before the ambulance arrives. The Israeli organization has built a network of voluntary paramedics across the country -- equipped with mopeds. Hatzalah's volunteers come from every class and represent every religion in Israel.
The beer index
Dirk Hoplitschek wanted more brew variety, so he launched a 'beer funding' and rating platform.
Berliners search for more creative beer
Beer connoisseurs in Berlin are hoping to bring something unique to the local brewing scene.
Munich's Oktoberfest brings in masses of visitors and cash
Munich is gearing up for this year's Oktoberfest held in the Bavarian capital. The even is hugely popular with visitors from around the world and a big booster for Munich's economy.
Top 10 German Souvenirs
From treasures to kitsch, take a tour of Germany's best souvenirs
Celebrating Berlin's summer with beer
Beer fans flocked to the Berlin Beer Fest to celebrate Germany's favorite beverage.
Beer and churches draw young tourists to Prague
Religious sites are attracting an increasing number of youthful sightseers from all over the world.
Shift Ranking of July 19: The world's biggest beer producing countries
1. China (490,2m Millionen Hektoliter beer hectoliter p.a.)│ 2. USA (229,3m)│ 3. Brasil (132,8m)│ 4. Russia (97,4m)│ 5. Germany (94,6m)│ Source: Baarth Report
Beer, wine, coffee or tea?
A drink is more than just a drink - it's also culture, history and tradition.
Scene in Berlin
More young drinkers in the German capital are getting turned on to foreign, hand-crafted beer.
Bierernst
It's no secret that the Germans are really serious about beer.
The brewing minority
Women make up only six percent of master beer brewers in Germany, but that number is growing.
Beer market shrinking
German beer production has now fallen below the symbolic 100-million-hectoliter threshold.
Shift Ranking of April 17: With whom would German men like to have a beer?
1. Jürgen Klopp (football coach) 18% | 2. Günther Jauch (talk show host) 16% | 3 .Til Schweiger (actor) 11% | 3. Sebastian Vettel (F1 champion) 11% | 5. Uli Hoeneß (Bayern Munich president) 9% | Source: Playboy
Strong Beer Season in Bavaria
Since the 17th century, extra strong beers have traditionally been served in Bavaria during Lent. The high malt and alcohol content beverage was once referred to as "liquid bread". Nowadays the strong beer season is celebrated in style in traditional taverns like the Griesbräu in Murnau.
Bavarian Beer for India
Christian Clemens from Bamberg only planned to spend a semester in India, as part of his degree in Business Administration. But while there he discovered a gap in the market: there was no place to buy German beer. So Clemens developed his own beer brand and has been brewing up business in India for a year.
Oettinger - Germany's Top-Selling Beer Brand
Günther Kollmar, head of the Oettinger Brewery, breaks all the beer industry's rules; he doesn't advertise his products, doesn't do deals with restaurants and bars and has his beer delivered by his own company. That cuts costs. And it's helped him turn a small Bavarian brewery into the maker of Germany's largest and best-selling beer brand.
German beer sales drop
Fresh statistical data has shown that sales of German beer have reached their lowest level since the country united back in 1990. Non-alcoholic beer has not been included in the equation.
Trends in taste
Traditional or exotic - food comes in all shapes and tastes in Germany.
The science of Pilsner beer
At this time of the year, hundreds of thousands of litres of beer will be drunk around the world. Most of the lager actually is based on the iconic Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic. It has been made according to the same recipe since 1842.
Local to global beer
When a global giant bought Beck's, Bremen feared losing a city tradition. But that hasn't happened.
Those Germans and their Beer
Germany is known abroad for its excellent beer. That's due to the German Beer Purity Law, which dates from 1516 arguably the world's oldest food quality regulation. Beer can only be brewed using hops, malt, yeast and water. The fourth part of our series "Those Germans", with Gabriela Gleinig!
Some very bad news for French beer drinkers
In France, the government says it is going to raise taxes on beer, as part of a drive to bring down the budget deficit. Supporters of the proposal say it's to improve the health of French citizens - and follows a growing trend against beer consumption. Our always informed and thirsty correspondent John Laurenson sends us this postcard from France…
Beer or kir?
DW takes you to a remote bistro outside of Paris to explore French drinking habits.
German stereotypes
Lederhosen, beer and punctuality - these are a few of the things DW fans associate with Germany.
Israel: Syrian tanks in Golan
Three Syrian tanks have entered the disputed Golan Heights, Israel claims. Tel Aviv says the presence of such vehicles in the demilitarized zone violates a long-standing ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
Better beer?
Barley genome mapping shows promise for food security - and of better beer.
Party as protest
Oktoberfest in Taybeh, in the West Bank, is both a party and a peaceful protest.
Bavarian Beer Gardens
200 years ago, the King of Bavaria decreed that breweries would be permitted to operate a pub on their own premises. Ever since, the beer garden has been a Bavarian tradition enjoyed by both locals and tourists.
Oktoberfest overseas
Oktoberfest may be German, but it is now also enjoyed on every corner of the globe.
Micro-Brewery Beers
Kleinstbrauereien liegen im Trend. Sie schaffen sich mit individuell schmeckenden Bieren eine eigene Zielgruppe.
Land of Beer
As our series on Germany’s national drink continues, we travel to the world capital of beer, Munich, for a taste of traditional wheat beer. It is traditionally served in a tall, thin glass so the bubbles have to travel further and it takes longer for the beer to go flat. There is also a special knack to pouring it. Euromaxx investigates at the oldest wheat beer brewery in Bavaria.
Land of Beer
One of the nicer traditions of drinking beer in a Cologne pub is the so-called Köbes, the waiter. They’re notorious for continually replacing empty glasses of local Kölsch brew with a full glass. Traditionally, a Kölsch could only be called that if the spires of the city's cathedral could be seen from the brewery. Even today, the term is a registered trademark in the EU, like champagne and cognac.
Land of Beer
It would take you 13 years to sample a different German beer every evening. Most Germans have one favorite - often produced locally. Our new series takes an in-depth look at Germany’s national drink.
Weltenburg Abbey - Beer and Baroque on the Danube
Built on a peninsula on the Danube and surrounded by cultural attractions, Weltenburg Abbey is among the most visited spots in Bavaria. Even today, it is regarded as one of the loveliest examples of Bavarian baroque architecture. It also houses a beer garden and a brewery, where beer was first brewed in the year 1050.
Belgian Beer
We visit a monastery near the French border in Belgium that brews beer that is sold as far away as the United States and Japan. Most of the profits go to charity.
British beer
Traditional British pubs are closing at an alarming rate. Now, landlords are starting to fight back, to make sure the centuries-old British tradition of enjoying a pint at the local pub isn’t relegated to the history books.
Change Brewing
Locally brewed beer is starting to take off in Berlin - and it's taking on peculiar forms.
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