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Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize, rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the grain to sugars, which dissolve in water to form wort. Fermentation of the wort by yeast produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and one of the most popular of all drinks. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilising agent. Other flavouring agents, such as gruit, herbs, or fruits, may be included or used instead of hops. In commercial brewing, natural carbonation is often replaced with forced carbonation.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans, and is commonly available on draught in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Some of the earliest writings mention the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi (1750 BC) included laws regulating it, while "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, contains a recipe for it. Beer forms part of the culture of many nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as activities like pub games. Beer can cause health issues if consumed often or in excess; alcohol is an IARC group 1 carcinogen. (Full article...)

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Saison (French, "season," French pronunciation: [sɛzɔ̃]) is a pale-colored ale that is highly carbonated, dry, fruity, spicy, and often bottle conditioned. It was historically brewed with low alcohol levels, but modern productions of the style have moderate to high levels of alcohol. Along with several other varieties, it is generally classified as a farmhouse ale. (Full article...)

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Lucky Buddha Beer (Chinese: 乐开啤酒) is a beer brewed and bottled at the Qiandao Lake, China. It was introduced in July 2010, and is made from malt, hops, rice and water from this region delivering an Asian style lager. The flavor is an earthy malt with citrus features with notes of lemon, grapefruit, wheat, honey that combines together for a crisp taste. (Full article...)

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James Boag I (c. 4 February 1822– 9 November 1890) was the founder and proprietor of J. Boag & Sons, owner of the Boag's Brewery in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Boag was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1822. He emigrated to Australia with his wife and four children in May 1853, on the ship Sea, and arrived in Tasmania in July of the same year aboard the Clarence after spending two months in Melbourne. Upon arriving in Tasmania he was engaged by J. D. Fawns of the Cornwall Brewery where he remained brewer and manager for 27 years. Once settled in Launceston, Tasmania he had 6 more children, including James Boag II. (Full article...)

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Jackie O's Pub & Brewery, often abbreviated to Jackie O's, is a craft brewery located in Athens, Ohio. Founded in 2005, its beer has been internationally recognized. Its business practices place emphasis on benefiting the local community by buying local foods, using renewable energy sources, and encouraging tourism to the city where it was founded. (Full article...)

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A tray of beer in the Rothenbach brewery inn in Aufseß

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A tray of beer in the Rothenbach brewery inn in Aufseß

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The following are images from various beer- and brewing-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Lauter tun (from Brewing)
Image 2Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
Image 3Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 4World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
Image 5Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany (from Brewing)
Image 6Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, used to make beer during the Stone Age. (from History of beer)
Image 7Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
Image 8A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
Image 9Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)
Image 10A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
Image 11Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
Image 12Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
Image 13Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
Image 14Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
Image 15Great Leap Brewing operates a chain of brewpubs in China. (from Craft beer)
Image 16The Caledonian Brewery, founded in 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland (from History of beer)
Image 17Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
Image 18Zoigl beers from the communal brewhouses of Oberpfalz in Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 19Alulu beer receipt recording a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BCE, from the Sumerian city of Umma in ancient Iraq. (from History of beer)
Image 20The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC, from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). (from Brewing)
Image 21Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver (from Craft beer)
Image 22Castaña, a smoked beer with chestnuts from Cerex in Extremadura, Spain (from Craft beer)
Image 23A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
Image 24A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
Image 25Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
Image 26A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
Image 27Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
Image 28Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
Image 29Diatomaceous earth, used to create a filtration bed (from Brewing)
Image 30Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
Image 31Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
Image 32Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
Image 33Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
Image 34Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
Image 35Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
Image 36A hydrometer measures beer's specific gravity (from History of beer)
Image 37Malted barley before kilning or roasting (from Brewing)
Image 38Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
Image 39A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
Image 40Dogo Beer from Minakuchi-shuzō microbrewery in Matsuyama, Japan (from Craft beer)
Image 41Smoked beer from the Schlenkerla brewpub in Bamberg, Germany (from Craft beer)
Image 42D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the US, established in 1829. It is also the largest craft brewer and the 6th largest brewing company. (from Craft beer)
Image 43A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
Image 44A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
Image 45A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
Image 46A growler of beer from Flounder Brewing, a nanobrewery in New Jersey, US (from Craft beer)

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