Beer is one of the oldest beverages in human history, with origins dating back thousands of years. While brewing techniq ...

A German brewers association is seeking UNESCO World Heritage status for a 500-year-old law that dictates how to make beer. The brewers argue that the law ensures purity in German beers. But ...

The regulations stuck around, eventually becoming the Reinheitsgebot, or “purity order,” that continues to shape the German beer industry today. “Migrants coming into the U.S. in the 19th century like ...

The 150-year-old German beer hall, a Boston landmark, is making a comeback under new ownership. The Jacob Wirth Co. restaurant on Stuart Street, founded in 1868, is reopening.