1516 ⟶ Bavarian Reinheitsgebot Adopted

William IV, Duke of Bavaria, adopted the Reinheitsgebot (pur...
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1516

🍺 Hops Added to Beer

First mention of hops added to beer, by the Carolingian abbot Adalard of Corbie⟶
Hops Added to Beer (822)
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🍺 Bavarian Reinheitsgebot Adopted

William IV, Duke of Bavaria, adopted the Reinheitsgebot (purity law), perhaps the oldest food-quality regulation still in use in the 21st century, according to which the only allowed ingredients of beer are water, hops and barley-malt.⟶
Bavarian Reinheitsgebot Adopted (1516)
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