Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, is held in Munich each year. — MATTHIAS BALK/dpa
Water malt, hops, yeast – no more: These are the ingredients used to make beer in according to Germany’s famous purity law dating back to April 23, 1516.
Use any more ingredients, and what you’re brewing isn’t strictly beer, purists in Germany would argue.
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