Alcohol/Beers

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Purpose

The purpose of this project is the:

• Creating a map of breweries;
• Developing the taxonomy;
• Solving inconsistencies;

Discussion

Reinheitsgebot

Beers in Germany can only be called beers if the adhere to the Reinheitsgebot, i.e. beer ingredients can only contain water, malt and hops. Thus a product such as Lammsbrau is not labeled as beer, whereas in other countries it is.