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Beer is one of the most popular beverages in Germany. Beer making dates back thousands of years.

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Industry Loses Fight Against Can Deposit

Retailers and the drinks industry in Germany have failed to stop new rules limiting single-use packaging for cans and bottles. Starting January 1, Germany will reaffirm its position as an eager recycler.
December 27, 2002

German Government on Collision Course with the US Again?

Leading members of Germany's governing parties reject supporting the US and Britain if the two countries go to war with Iraq without a UN mandate. Berlin could be facing another showdown with the US.
December 9, 2002

German Green Party Faces Reshuffle at Top

Germany’s Green party has two new faces at the helm – Defense expert Angelika Beer and national party manager Reinhard Bütikofer. The two replace one of the most successful leadership duos the Greens have ever had.
December 8, 2002

Bitburger Brewery acquires Wernesgrüner

November 28, 2002

Germany's Favorite Beverage: Beer

September 24, 2002

The Revelry Begins at Oktoberfest 2002

For the German beer enthusiast, there's nothing else quite like it anywhere -- the Munich Oktoberfest. And once the kegs are officially tapped, the brew begins to flow.
September 22, 2002

Hands Off Our Beer

The European Union has incensed Germany by planning to boost taxes on the nation's most holy good: beer.
August 13, 2002

Wheat Beer Conquers New York

Germany's favorite summer beverage has crossed the Atlantic and is popping up on tables all over New York City. "Weizenbier" has become the latest fad there, even though New Yorkers don't seem to know how to drink it.
August 7, 2002

Surfing the Web, Sipping a Beer

Two Munich beer gardens are the test run for what a city Internet organization hopes is the next big thing: wireless laptop Internet surfing in a soft breeze with a cold half liter nearby.
August 6, 2002

Mine's a Kölsch... in Cologne, Berlin or Hamburg!

Once the reserve of highly protective local breweries, Kölsch beer, the pride of Cologne, could be on its way to being quaffed in cities all over Germany - and possibly beyond.
August 3, 2002

Quenching The World's Beer Thirst

Germans love their beer. And they want the rest of the world to love it, too. The German Brewers' Association is starting a new initiative to boost overseas sales.
July 23, 2002

Beer, Sauerkraut and <i>Yakitori</i>?

Competition is high on the beer market, both in Japan and Germany. In Japan, a German has opened a Bavarian brewery. In Berlin, a brewer has brought Japan to the beer table.
July 17, 2002

Selling Away European Arms Cooperation

There were no German bidders for German shipbuilder HDW, which has been sold to a US group. Now fears that the takeover could mark the start of a growing US influence in European defence, have arisen.
June 13, 2002

A Cup Of Football, Anyone?

For the first time ever, football-crazed Germany can only watch all the World Cup games on Pay TV. Not only that: the matches take place at times not quite conducive to watching television.
June 10, 2002

Beer, Sauerkraut and Colonel Klink

In the eyes of many Americans, Germans are still seen as beer-swilling, sauerkraut-noshing Teutons or the evil and baffoonish protaganists of World War II flicks.
May 22, 2002

Please Drink Beer...please?

German beer consumption is falling, fast. Now the country’s struggling brewers are trying to inspire young people to start heading for the beer garden instead of the gym.
May 14, 2002

Foaming at the Mouth

Russians now drink beer in greater volume than ever before, turning their vodka-drinking tradition upside down. Will the binge end with market hiccups and a hangover for producers? No, says a top Moscow investment bank.
March 18, 2002

Women Rule the Day in Germany

Armed with bottles of Schnaps, sharp scissors and even sharper words, women across the Rhine region stormed town halls and mayors’ offices at 11:11 sharp today.
February 7, 2002

German-Americans: More than Bratwurst & Beer

German-Americans comprise a quarter of the US population. Deutsche Welle investigates what they're doing to keep German traditions alive in America.
January 11, 2002