Know the most popular German Breweries

Throughout Germany, beer is very popular with the culture. Germany contains well over 1,000 breweries, more than anywhere else in the world. All beer that is manufactured in Germany must follow the purity law, which allows manufacturers know what ingredients can and can not be used. Basically, the only ingredients allowed to make beer in Germany are water, hops and barley malt. 

Due to the stringent purity requirements, you can easily notice German beers by their overall level of quality. They have a particular taste, with little to no aftertaste. Altbier, Wizen and Keels are the best known German ales. Some types of German lagers include Bock, Pilsner, Dunkley, Hells, and Mares. Remember, taste, aroma and color can vary, but all can be identified as authentic German beer. 

The German beer Saltier is very common dark ale that is top fermented in the lower regions of Germany. The beer is proposing a yellow color with a flavor that is rich in hops. Another ale, Raunchier, is known to have a smoky flavor with a smoked color. This beer tastes good and happens to be very popular in all regions of Germany. 

German lagers also enjoy great popularity, not only in Germany but also in other areas of the world. Pilsner is one of the most popular and best known of all German beers, providing you with more hops and less malt. Pills can be found for sale all over the world, and happens to be very popular throughout North America as well. Several bars serve it as good as it happens to be among the most popular dark lagers out there. 

Throughout Germany, there are several different companies, producing over 4,000 different brands of beer. Some of the better known and larger companies in Northern Germany are Beck, St. Paula, War Steiner, and Krombach. Quite a few local breweries are in the southern part of Germany, most of them locally owned and operated. Southern Germany also contains the Benedictine monastery, which is one of the oldest breweries in the world. This brewery started producing beer in 1040 - very impressive indeed! 

Germany is also home to Oktoberfest, held annually in Munich. Oktoberfest starts in late September and runs for two weeks, ending in early October. During Oktoberfest, the whole world of beer drinkers will go to Germany and celebrate German beers. Every year over 5 million people attend the event, making it one of the biggest beer celebrations in the world. 

During Oktoberfest, local breweries in Munich, the only breweries allowed to serve beer in the bigger tents. There are six breweries in total, producing a variety of beers. By participating in this annual event, you can learn more about German beer, sample the different varieties, and enjoy the rich bold variants that make German beer so very popular. 

Because of this success is Oktoberfest every year, other cities around the world try to mimic this event. Although they are successful, their degree of success is not nearly as much as the original Oktoberfest - Germany. German beer is very popular throughout the world, with Oktoberfest helps to prove that very claim. If you drink beer, but have never experienced what beers from Germany have to offer, you really should give them a try. When you do, you'll quickly realize why German beers are so very popular - and why the taste simply can not be duplicated with other beers.