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beer

Alcoholic beverage obtained by fermenting starchy materials and not distilled

EntityQ44

Also known as brew · Beers

Subclass of: commodity
, malt beverage
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1.Stated in Q140314825
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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 stabilizer. 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.

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Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers list item: spontaneously fermented beer, mix-fermented beer
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1.bierescultes.fr/bierescultes/racine/default.asp?id=2435
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Has characteristic: bitterness has immediate cause: (+)-humulone
Started: 35th century BCE statement is subject of: beer in Egypt
2022 Harmonized System Code: 2203
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1.Stated in UN Comtrade Commodity ClassificationsRetrieved 2018-07-17
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Members / parts: barley
hops
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1.discovering.beer/what-beer-is-made-from/hops/
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water
yeast
Made from material: hops
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1.Stated in Q24481540
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Different from: Piwo criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Bier criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Carbon footprint: 0.9 kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram(2019) country: Germany
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1.Stated in Ecological footprints of food and dishes in Germany
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1 kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram(2019) country: Germany
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1.Stated in Ecological footprints of food and dishes in Germany
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Produced by: brewery
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1.Stated in Q24481540
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Social media followers: 458,316(June 21, 2024) subreddit: beer
450,452(May 23, 2023) subreddit: beer
Hashtag: beer

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