The Reinheitsgebot

If you’ve ever been on a brewery tour, it’s highly likely that you’ve been told that the Reinheitsgebot is the centuries-old German purity law regarding the only ingredients permitted for a beverage to be called “beer”. Carolyn, Katie, Lisa, and Thandi talk about the history of this law in Germany: what it is, when it was active, where exactly, and why. They discuss the possible role of religion in the law, myths and interpretations of the law in other countries, German breweries using other ingredients, and what their favourite German beer styles are. 

Beers in this episode:

• Live Oak, Austin TX, USA - ‘Primus’ Weizendoppelbock 8% -
  https://untappd.com/b/live-oak-brewing-company-primus/9966

• Rothaus, Grafenhausen, Germany - Hefeweizen 5.4%- https://untappd.com/b/badische-staatsbrauerei-rothaus-hefeweizen-weizenzapfle/2393

• Hofbräuhaus, Munich, Germany - ‘Hofbräu’ Oktoberfest 6.3% -- https://untappd.com/b/staatliches-hofbrauhaus-munchen-hofbrau-oktoberfestbier/40139#

• Spaten-Franziskaner-Löwenbräu, Munich, Germany - ‘Franziskaner Weissbier Naturtrüb’ Hefeweizen 5% - https://untappd.com/b/spaten-franziskaner-lowenbrau-gruppe-franziskaner-premium-weissbier/14564

Links:

• Will the real Reinheitsgebot please stand up? Or How I Learned to get my Fahrvergnügen on: https://bit.ly/3hCjYiC

• Günther Thömmes über das Reinheitsgebot vom 23. April 1516, Histo Journal: https://bit.ly/3MlHIph

• The Complex, 500-Year-Old Story of Reinheitsgebot, Beervana:
  https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2021/4/6/the-complex-half-millenium-story-of-reinheitsgebot

• Reinheitsgebot, Wikipedia:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

• The world-famous purity law for German beer of 1516:
  https://www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/germany/eating-drinking/german-beer-purity-law/

• Germany’s Beer Purity Law is 500 Years Old. Is It Past Its Sell-By Date?:
  https://n.pr/3tLGLhN

• 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Reinheitsgebot- Loudon Brewing Company:
  five-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-reinheistgebot

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