The Bavarian Beer Purity Law

The Bavarian Beer Purity Law

In 1516, Germany passed the Reinheitsgebot law stating only water, barley, and hops were to be used to make beer. This law was passed due to sanitation reasons and because unscrupulous brewers sometimes added hallucinogenic plants to their brew.

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