Re: Nostalgia

Andy Burns <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Jul 2026 08:22:04 +0100

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Ben Newsam wrote:

> John Williamson wrote:
> 
>> Point of order. If sold immediately after brewing, it is not allowed to
>> be called lager (Literally "stored beer", as a few weeks of storage is
>> part of the Rheinheitsgebot law.
> 
> But, but... the Reinheitsgebot (of 1516) was repealed to comply with
> EU rules, I believe.

Plenty of beer is still brewed in accordance with it (plus or minus 
yeast as a specific ingredient)