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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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Summertime is Beer Garden Time
As soon as the weather allows it, Germans head to beer gardens to partake of their favorite brew and a pretzel or wurst in the shadow of chestnut trees.
On a Mission to Oblivion
Germany's beer drinkers may be seen as world experts, sampling fine hops and acquiring knowledge of the best brews, but a new survey has shown that many just want to get sloshed.
German Beer Sales Up
Beer Brewing Monks Battle Over Monastery's Future
A power struggle at a monastery famous for producing beer is getting ugly. The future direction of the cloister is at issue: should the monks continue on a market-oriented path or return to a traditional life?
Crippling Bureaucracy But Great Beer
Bavaria Says "Grüß Gott" in Chinese
Bavaria is pulling out all the stops to woo Chinese tourists: A TV series, a Chinese Web site and a picture book are initiating the Chinese in the state's blend of castles, photo-op Lederhosen and the Oktoberfest.
Crying in Your Beer
German Beer Day on April 23 celebrates Germany's famous Reinheitsgebot, or beer purity law, which was established in 1516. Unfortunately the country's proud brewing tradition hasn't helped the industry compete globally.
It's "Bud" or Nothing at World Cup 2006
Want to throw back a nice Bavarian brew while watching a World Cup match in Germany in 2006? Sorry, you'll have to make due with American suds. U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch has the exclusive contract for beer there.
Mayor-Elect Toppled Over Beer
Ballendorf in southwestern Germany has made headlines across the country: Election officials annulled the recent mayoral election there after the winner admitted buying beers for 21 of the 660 villagers.
Holsten Faces Delisting After Carlsberg Takeover
German Superiority Succumbs to Czech Hospitality
Once renowned as the world's most prolific nation of beer drinkers, Germany has slipped from its pedestal. The reason could be that more and more Germans are crossing the border to sample the barley water of Prague.
'Anti-Aging' Beer is not Beer
Oetker Gulps Down Brau und Brunnen
Germany's largest food producer, Oetker, announced Friday it will take over brewer Brau und Brunnen, making the company Germany's top beer producer. It's the latest in a series of mergers in Germany's brewing industry.
City Portrait Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf has come a long way since its days as a fishing town on the Rhine some 700 years ago. Today, its inhabitants pass their free time strutting around in designer clothes -- and eating the best sushi in Europe.
No Beer Please, We Are Germans
Bundesliga Wants Longer Breaks for Beer and Sausage
Carlsberg Takes Over German Rival Holsten
Brewery Unveils ‘Anti-Aging’ Beer
Mixing malt with ingredients best-known by day spa and health food store-goers, a small brewery in eastern Germany is seeking to create a healthy new reputation for the country’s traditional drink.
Black Forest Brewery Bucks the Downward Trend
Many German beer firms will look back on 2003 and want to drown their sorrows after a difficult year. But one small southern German company will be popping corks in celebration and recording yet another year on the up.
First Guide on Beer Drinking Etiquette
Price Hike in 2004 for German Beer
Celebrating a Century of Beer Coasters
The world's largest producer of beer coasters is based in Germany and has been making the froth-soaking mats for 100 years. The beer-drinking accessory remains a decidedly European thing.
German Beer Industry Sees Recovery
Belgium's Interbrew Acquires Munich's Spaten Beer
Beer Frenzy in Munich
Beer galore, Germans in Lederhosen and the umpah-beat of traditional Bavarian music - the annual Oktoberfest, attracting visitors to Munich from all over the world each year, kicks off this weekend.
Interbrew Sales up Despite Drop in German Beer Consumption
Schröder Backs Sending Troops to Kunduz
German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on Wednesday said he backed sending German troops to the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The expansion of the peacekeeping mission outside of Kabul still needs parliamentary approval.
Beer Goes Over the (Chinese) Wall
It's been a century since the Germania Brewery began making beer in a former German colony of Tsingtao in China. Now the similarly named brew is firmly in Chinese hands and has set its sights on the world market.
Beer Thirst Unquenchable During Heat Wave
City Portrait Munich
Many of the tourists who travel to Bavaria's bustling capital city never make it past the Hofbräuhaus tent at Oktoberfest. But a world-class culture, shopping and nightlife beckon beyond the beer.
Business Briefs
Ariane rocket gets a boost, the Euro hits an all-time high against the U.S. dollar, German canned beer sales are down, and Sixt launches a discount car rental firm.
Business Briefs
More bad news for smokers in Germany, ECB leaves rates unchanged, EM.TV sells "The Muppets" back to the Henson family, Holsten brewery posts record profits, Bertelsmann publishing company reports losses
Germany in Brief
Military service in Germany may be shortened, Trabis could soon be on the roads of Africa and the price of a German pint is set to rise again.
Russia Ready to Veto U.S. Resolution on Iraq
Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov put an end to the posturing on Monday as France works to round up opposition in the Security Council to proposal to authorize war.
German Leaders Glad Bush Wants To Give More Data To U.N.
U.S. President George W. Bush's address to the nation on Tuesday evening was welcomed by Germany's chancellor, but other politicians in his coalition were not so happy.
Germany in Brief
Police discover the bodies of three murdered women at a health club in North Rhine-Westphalia; prescription drug prices in Germany soar; doctors strike in Berlin and more.
Industry Loses Fight Against Can Deposit
Retailers and the drinks industry in Germany have failed to stop new rules limiting single-use packaging for cans and bottles. Starting January 1, Germany will reaffirm its position as an eager recycler.
German Government on Collision Course with the US Again?
Leading members of Germany's governing parties reject supporting the US and Britain if the two countries go to war with Iraq without a UN mandate. Berlin could be facing another showdown with the US.
German Green Party Faces Reshuffle at Top
Germany’s Green party has two new faces at the helm – Defense expert Angelika Beer and national party manager Reinhard Bütikofer. The two replace one of the most successful leadership duos the Greens have ever had.
Bitburger Brewery acquires Wernesgrüner
Germany's Favorite Beverage: Beer
The Revelry Begins at Oktoberfest 2002
For the German beer enthusiast, there's nothing else quite like it anywhere -- the Munich Oktoberfest. And once the kegs are officially tapped, the brew begins to flow.
Hands Off Our Beer
The European Union has incensed Germany by planning to boost taxes on the nation's most holy good: beer.
Wheat Beer Conquers New York
Germany's favorite summer beverage has crossed the Atlantic and is popping up on tables all over New York City. "Weizenbier" has become the latest fad there, even though New Yorkers don't seem to know how to drink it.
Surfing the Web, Sipping a Beer
Two Munich beer gardens are the test run for what a city Internet organization hopes is the next big thing: wireless laptop Internet surfing in a soft breeze with a cold half liter nearby.
Mine's a Kölsch... in Cologne, Berlin or Hamburg!
Once the reserve of highly protective local breweries, Kölsch beer, the pride of Cologne, could be on its way to being quaffed in cities all over Germany - and possibly beyond.
Quenching The World's Beer Thirst
Germans love their beer. And they want the rest of the world to love it, too. The German Brewers' Association is starting a new initiative to boost overseas sales.
Beer, Sauerkraut and <i>Yakitori</i>?
Competition is high on the beer market, both in Japan and Germany. In Japan, a German has opened a Bavarian brewery. In Berlin, a brewer has brought Japan to the beer table.
Selling Away European Arms Cooperation
There were no German bidders for German shipbuilder HDW, which has been sold to a US group. Now fears that the takeover could mark the start of a growing US influence in European defence, have arisen.
A Cup Of Football, Anyone?
For the first time ever, football-crazed Germany can only watch all the World Cup games on Pay TV. Not only that: the matches take place at times not quite conducive to watching television.
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