Home Brewing Guide- European Beer

Brewing in Europe continues to be a serious traditional business. For thousands of years, Europe has been a leader in brewing this popular beverage. Many countries have developed distinctive beers, some are like mythological ambrosia. Maintaining the quality of centuries old recipes to make many breweries that their strength lies in maintaining the tradition of encouraging innovation. Not to say there are not several breweries experimenting with new flavors, but mostly they leave the newfangled risk of Americans taken. Why fix and change what is not broken?

To promote the preservation of the culture of European beer, several countries have joined together to create organizations such as the beer of the Union European Consumers Association (BEUC). This association was founded in Bruges in 1990 with three founding members: Campaign for Real Ale in the United Kingdom, objectieve Tasters PINT Belgium and the Netherlands. It looks like a Monty Pythonesque union with invented names, but it is perfectly legitimate, with twelve members: the aforementioned three, plus Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and France.

Their goals are simple: preserve the culture of European beer, its traditions, beer brewing and breweries, and the promotion of traditional beer, which encourage the consumption of traditional beers and representation of European consumers in a campaign to choice, quality and value. This is not the only professional organization for quality beer in Europe. Others are Guinness-1759 Society, the Writers Guild of British beer, and the brothers of beer.

The continued production of traditional beers is an innovation to its traditional facade added: visits to the beer. Beertrips.com, founded in 1998 to promote beer tasting experiences in many countries such as Belgium, France, Britain, Germany and Austria. If you are experienced in the German beers are concerned, for example, there is a 10 day tour of the Spring Festival in Munich and Bavarian Country Breweries. A personal favorite breweries and distilleries tour of Scotland. Visit the website for details.

All countries of Europe seems to have a beer have the focus. In Ireland, they continue their beers strongly encouraged. Stout is thick and heavy, with an earthy flavor, full bodied. They sell beers and ales, but the focus and specialty is on beers like Guinness. The Guinness brewery was purchased and opened in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland by Arthur Guinness. The initial thickness is strong and bitter taste.

In Spain the most popular camp. Spanish lagers are a bit stronger than the offer of shares of other countries'. Two of the most popular beers are Especial and Extra. Especial is a Pilsner beer, fairly light in color and taste while Extra is a pale lager beer.

Unfortunately, until recently, Sweden had a beer desert for decades. Its citizens are stifled and sputtered to quench their thirst, all without success. Histrionics aside, it was strictly controlled regulations for beer brewing that depleted this country breweries. For Sweden, the European Union in 1995 respectively, have their rules have become lax and the country was transformed from a desert to a vibrant culture and diverse beer. The industry imports in Sweden many other countries, which inspired the research of its own beer identity. What better way to discover the identity of beer to see a lot of things to try something for the people of the country?

In Holland, the industry is to grow their own root beer: Bierbok. A good version of this type of beer is difficult to produce. Bokbier the 16 Century Bavarian beer that has endured and improved. It is in color (red-brown to black), black, sweet on the tongue with a mixture of a bittersweet taste like caramel, raisins, licorice, coffee and chocolate. These are not ingredients but tasteless. This is a beer at the liquor with an alcohol content of 6.5% to 8%.

When the beer, be applied history and tradition, not necessarily dusty, boring or dry, as the history books and old documents. Thousands of years ago, the beer is a product in development, it was new and evolving. Tradition of brewing beer live and grow drinkers interest because of the excellent taste over the centuries, not in spite of history and tradition.

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