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The heritage of German beer

An Indian sales assistant arranges bottles of foreign wines and spirits on shelves at a liquor shop in New Delhi, 18 July 2007 (Photo: PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

India’s ‘booziest' state

Kerala is witnessing an increase in violence and crimes related to alcohol consumption.

German beer sales slump

Over the past years, Germans have drastically reduced their beer consumption. Fresh figures showed 2013 was no exception, with sales reaching their lowest level since the country's unification.

Beer bottles pinned to a wall at Green Week in Berlin, Copyright: picture alliance/dpa

Beer in Berlin

Berlin shows off its favorite beverage at this year's International Green Week.

Five different beer glasses in a row, Photo: Fotolia

Pure beer

Scotland isn't just drinking German beer - it's brewing it too.

Breweries fined for price-fixing

The German Cartel Office has fined a group of brewers for price-fixing between 2006 and 2008. They will have to pay over 100 million euros.

German beer 'cartel' fined

Germany's Federal Cartel Office has imposed hefty fines on five major breweries in connection with charges of beer-price manipulation. Investigations against other breweries are still ongoing, the authority said.

Symbolic image of cooking utensils, Photo: Fotolia

Cold weather grub

DW's Jefferson Chase shares his recipe for beef Schäufele in black beer sauce.

Germany Today - Window on Germany

On this edition of Germany Today we sample Bavarian Christmas beer, drop by the Federal Film Archive in Berlin and meet a bow maker in the third part of our series "Dying Breeds."

A visitor reaches for of the one of the first mugs of beer after the tapping of the first barrel during the opening ceremony for the 180th Oktoberfest at the Hofbraeu tent in Munich September 21, 2013. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the 180th Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 6. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

UNESCO listing for beer law?

German brewers have launched a bid to get a unique law regulating the brewing of beer recognized by UNESCO. They hope to get the world heritage seal of approval in time for the 500th anniversary of the regulation.

Brewery goes green

A small German brewery has won a prize for its progress in saving energy.

Monica und Radhika (v.l.) aus Indien waren schon mehrmals auf dem Oktoberfest

The world toasts Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest 'executions'

Working as executioner at the Oktoberfest, Hangman Ringo and his guillotine have "killed" thousands.

Shift Ranking of September 27: The most valuable beer brands

1. Bud Light ($10,8bn) / 2. Budweiser ($9,4bn) / 3. Heineken ($8,2bn) / 4. Corona ($6,6bn) / 5. Skol ($6,5bn) / Source: Millward Brown

Shift Ranking of September 23: The world's biggest Oktoberfest celebrations

1. Munich, Germany (6,4 million visitors) / 2. Blumenau, Brazil (1,1 million) / 3. Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada (1 million) / 4. Cincinnati, USA (600.000) / 5. Shanghai, China (300.000) / Source: festivalofbeer.com

Musican Paul Kuhn performs at his "As time goes by" music tour night at the Theater am Gaertnerplatz on March 13, 2008 (Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/ Getty Images)

Piano man will play no more

The German singer, jazz pianist and band leader Paul Kuhn has died. He was 85.

Ozapft Is! Munich kicks off Oktoberfest

Beer bikes

One top Berlin attractions is a rolling bicycle contraption powered by beer drinkers.

Israel: Eli Beer - Saving Lives and Overcoming Boundaries

In emergencies, sometimes the ambulance arrives too late. Enter Beer's "United Hatzalah". The organization offers a rapid first aid response and typically shows up long before the ambulance arrives. The Israeli organization has built a network of voluntary paramedics across the country -- equipped with mopeds. Hatzalah's volunteers come from every class and represent every religion in Israel.

Dirk Hoplitschek, Copyright: Florian Sternke

The beer index

Dirk Hoplitschek wanted more brew variety, so he launched a 'beer funding' and rating platform.

Beer glasses and bottles, Photo: Frank May pixel

Berliners search for more creative beer

Beer connoisseurs in Berlin are hoping to bring something unique to the local brewing scene.

Munich's Oktoberfest brings in masses of visitors and cash

Munich is gearing up for this year's Oktoberfest held in the Bavarian capital. The even is hugely popular with visitors from around the world and a big booster for Munich's economy.

various cuckoo clocks © PRILL Mediendesign

Top 10 German Souvenirs

From treasures to kitsch, take a tour of Germany's best souvenirs

August 2013, Berlin Internationales Berliner Bierfestival Copyright: DW / Katherine Sacks

Celebrating Berlin's summer with beer

Beer fans flocked to the Berlin Beer Fest to celebrate Germany's favorite beverage.

Beer and churches draw young tourists to Prague

Religious sites are attracting an increasing number of youthful sightseers from all over the world.

Shift Ranking of July 19: The world's biggest beer producing countries

1. China (490,2m Millionen Hektoliter beer hectoliter p.a.)│ 2. USA (229,3m)│ 3. Brasil (132,8m)│ 4. Russia (97,4m)│ 5. Germany (94,6m)│ Source: Baarth Report

Beer, wine, coffee or tea?

A drink is more than just a drink - it's also culture, history and tradition.

Scene in Berlin

More young drinkers in the German capital are getting turned on to foreign, hand-crafted beer.

Bierernst

It's no secret that the Germans are really serious about beer.

The brewing minority

Women make up only six percent of master beer brewers in Germany, but that number is growing.

Beer market shrinking

German beer production has now fallen below the symbolic 100-million-hectoliter threshold.

Shift Ranking of April 17: With whom would German men like to have a beer?

Strong Beer Season in Bavaria

Since the 17th century, extra strong beers have traditionally been served in Bavaria during Lent. The high malt and alcohol content beverage was once referred to as "liquid bread". Nowadays the strong beer season is celebrated in style in traditional taverns like the Griesbräu in Murnau.

Bavarian Beer for India

Christian Clemens from Bamberg only planned to spend a semester in India, as part of his degree in Business Administration. But while there he discovered a gap in the market: there was no place to buy German beer. So Clemens developed his own beer brand and has been brewing up business in India for a year.

Oettinger - Germany's Top-Selling Beer Brand

Günther Kollmar, head of the Oettinger Brewery, breaks all the beer industry's rules; he doesn't advertise his products, doesn't do deals with restaurants and bars and has his beer delivered by his own company. That cuts costs. And it's helped him turn a small Bavarian brewery into the maker of Germany's largest and best-selling beer brand.

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German beer sales drop

Fresh statistical data has shown that sales of German beer have reached their lowest level since the country united back in 1990. Non-alcoholic beer has not been included in the equation.

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Trends in taste

Traditional or exotic - food comes in all shapes and tastes in Germany.

The science of Pilsner beer

At this time of the year, hundreds of thousands of litres of beer will be drunk around the world. Most of the lager actually is based on the iconic Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic. It has been made according to the same recipe since 1842.

Beschreibung: Altes Pferdefuhrwerk transportiert Bierfässer der Firma Haake Beck. Rechte: Anheuser-Busch InBev

Local to global beer

When a global giant bought Beck's, Bremen feared losing a city tradition. But that hasn't happened.

Those Germans and their Beer

Germany is known abroad for its excellent beer. That's due to the German Beer Purity Law, which dates from 1516 arguably the world's oldest food quality regulation. Beer can only be brewed using hops, malt, yeast and water. The fourth part of our series "Those Germans", with Gabriela Gleinig!

Some very bad news for French beer drinkers

In France, the government says it is going to raise taxes on beer, as part of a drive to bring down the budget deficit. Supporters of the proposal say it's to improve the health of French citizens - and follows a growing trend against beer consumption. Our always informed and thirsty correspondent John Laurenson sends us this postcard from France…

Beer or kir?

DW takes you to a remote bistro outside of Paris to explore French drinking habits.