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Beer
Beer is one of the most popular beverages in Germany. Beer making dates back thousands of years.
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Where are the beer bottles?
A brewery in Bochum just asked its customers to bring their empty beer bottes back before they go on vacation.
German beer producers running out of bottles
With the summer heat leading to increased beer consumption, some breweries in Germany are lacking one key component.
German-Israeli birthday brew
German and Israeli brewers have created '70', a beer to mark the anniversary of Israel's founding.
From waste bread to beer
A brewery in Austria has figured out how to create its own unique beer from bread that's been saved from the bin.
Strokes of genius
When it comes to protecting the environment, sometimes the most unusual ideas are the best ones.
UK beer supplier starts rationing supplies
A shortage of industrial CO2, the gas that puts the fizz into beer and soda, has left European beverage firms on edge.
Oktoberfest beer mug to cost more than €11
A one liter beer mug at the Munich Oktoberfest will cost more than 11 euros in some tents for the first time this year.
Hundreds of alcohol-free beers in Germany
With a plethora of micro breweries, German beer drinkers now have some 400 alcohol free brews to choose from.
Royal nuptials to deliver beer bonanza.
The royal wedding is tipped to give a multi-million pound shot in the arm to some sections of the UK economy.
Brewer banned from using 'wholesome' claim
Germany's Federal Supreme Court rules that brewer cannot use "wholesome" label on its beer.
German brewery scraps beer promo over Saudi row
Social media users took issue with the Islamic statement of faith — part of Saudi Arabia's flag — being tied to alcohol.
Beer culture - this is how Germany drinks
Come on a tour of German beer culture - from the corner pub to the traditional brewery all the way to beer seminars.
De Beers rolls out app to source clean diamonds
Trying to remove the "blood diamond" tag, De Beers has developed a mobile tracking app for miners in Sierra Leone.
Alcohol guidelines many not be safe, study says
A study claims adults shouldn't have more than one alcoholic drink per day, much less than what some countries suggest.
Brexit: How do small breweries cope?
Not only multinational corporations, but also small businesses in Britain depend on sales in other European markets.
Fighting alcohol with taxes in Turkey
The Turkish government is taxing alcohol for religious reasons.
UK brewery for climate action
Brewdog's Make Earth Great Again "protest" beer promises to promote climate change awareness. Can it really?
Japanese getting a taste for German food
Stereotypical images of bread, beer and sausages have begun to fade in Japan as imports of fine wines and meat rise.
'Transit' brings World War II refugees into the present
Christian Petzold's latest film is adapted from a WWII novel – but the refugee story is set in a timeless context.
The dark side of Germany's Carnival
Attention Carnival fans: Be aware that it can be a cruel fate to live in the Rhineland if you are a non-reveler.
Turks no longer able to afford raki
People in Turkey are choosing to brew their own alcoholic beverages to avoid high prices in pubs and clubs.
Turks no longer able to afford raki
People in Turkey are choosing to brew their own alcoholic beverages to avoid high prices in pubs and clubs.
Turkey's home brewing boom
In an effort to skirt Turkey's soaring alcohol costs, many people in the country have been forced to get creative.
150 years at Oktoberfest: a family's story
The Schottenhamel family has been serving guests at Munich's Oktoberfest for 150 years.
Do commercials make kids fat?
Alarmed at rising rates of obesity, the WHO is urging restrictions on ads for sweets, junk food and beer in Germany.
A visit to Berlin Beer Week
German brewing culture is facing a new challenge: the rise of craft beer.
Sausage makers appeal price-fixing fine
What began as a major sausage price-fixing case in 2014 has become an appeal by three companies denying wrongdoing.
Latt-ale: Coffee meets beer
Coffee-beer hybrids are all the rage in a London cafe, whether you like espressos or lattes!
How to make coasters using scrabble tiles
Video tutorial on how to make coasters using scrabble tiles
Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week
Painting with gunpowder, a zero-waste restaurant and an unsual island house.
Beer saves a church
In Brussels, a priest brews beer to renovate his church. And the congregation cheers.
What Germans reveal about themselves through beer
Do you prefer pilsner or pale ale? The dark Imperial Stout? What your beer preference reveals about you.
Germany: Moviegoer uses pepper spray to open beer
In a freak incident, roughly 200 moviegoes had to flee a cinema after a man ruptured his pepper spray can with a beer
Amsterdam bans 'beer bikes'
The ban follows complaints by residents that the bikes blocked roads and encouraged drunk and unruly tourists.
Euromaxx - Highlights of the week
Truck art, the Voynich manuscript, the Volvo Ocean race, a top beer sommelier and a trip to Sicily.
The world's best beer sommelier
World champion beer sommelier Stephan Hilbrandt has a refined sense of taste when it comes to beer.
A success story: 175 years of pilsner beer
Pilsner is the best loved beer in the world and was first brewed in 1842. It was created by a Bavarian in Bohemia.
This ought to be on your gingerbread heart
This message will remind you of Oktoberfest wherever you are.
Malaysia nixes beer fest after Islamist protest
Kuala Lumpur officials have withheld a permit for the annual Better Beer Festival, scheduled to be held in October.
10 Bavarian expressions you need to survive Oktoberfest
Grab your Bavarian-style outfit and brush up on your language skills. The Bavarians speak their own brand of German.
10 Bavarian expressions for Oktoberfest
Even if you speak German, you'll need this local dialect when visiting the Oktoberfest in Munich.
Waiter breaks world record for carrying beer
A German man has carried 29 beer steins to break his own world record.
The Japanese are losing their thirst for beer
Beer consumption in Japan is in decline, possibly because fewer young people are drinking obligatory after-work beers
Hofbräuhaus: Beer brewing tradition
We visit a world-famous tavern.
International Beer Festival in Berlin opens
Since 1997 the German capital has been celebrating the national beverage at the annual Berlin beer festival.
Horns up for heavy metal at Wacken Open Air
Every year the tiny German town of Wacken hosts the biggest heavy metal festival in the world.
Greece: Brewing beer to defy the crisis
Craft beer is getting increasingly popular in the southern eurozone nation of Greece.
New stage, sound and beer pipeline at Wacken Open Air
The tiny German village of Wacken will be welcoming 80,000 metalheads and 160 bands for three days of headbanging.
Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week
Miniature photographer from Vincent Bousserez. Craft beer at the Berlin Beer Week, and the meat Sommelier.
World in Progress: Beer for Eritreans
The only Eritrean brewery hopes to increase sales by increasing exports.
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