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Vinothek cooperative wine cellars in St Niklolaus Monastery, Kues (Stage 11)

Beer and other beverages

Although the part of the country through which the Moselle flows is a wine-producing and -consuming region, Germany is predominantly a beer-drinking nation. France, by contrast, is a wine-drinking nation where consumption of beer is higher in northern and eastern regions, including Lorraine. In Germany, purity laws controlling the production and content of beer have limited the mass consolidation of brewing compared to other European countries, beer still being brewed in a large number of local breweries. Lager and pilsner are the most widely drunk forms, although weizenbier (wheat beer), found in both helles (pale) and dunkles (dark) varieties, is growing in popularity. Very refreshing and slightly sweet tasting, wheat beer is unfiltered and thus naturally cloudy. Glass sizes vary, but common sizes are kleines (small, 300ml) and grosses (large, half-litre). Weizenbier is traditionally served in half-litre vase-shaped glasses. Radler in Germany is shandy, a 50/50 mix of beer and carbonated lemonade. With a long history of German influence, Alsace and Lorraine are the main beer-producing regions of France, and a wide variety of beers are available. Blanche is wheat beer similar to German weizenbier, while blonde is a pale-coloured lager.