As Germany marks the 500th anniversary of its celebrated Reinheitsgebot("German beer purity law"), Will Hawkes undertakes a pilgrimage to the breweries of Upper Franconia.

If you want to know Bavaria — its culture, history and people — I recommend that you start in a beer garden. Here’s what I’ve learned. Napoleon’s decision ...

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To mark the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Bavaria's Reinheitsgebot beer seems more appropriate. Cost of Living Politics Entertainment Life Parents Shopping.

Success for Bavarian brewers: for the first time ever in 2014 they produced more beer than their rivals in North Rhine-Westphalia. The demand for their beer is ever growing, particularly from abroad.