What kinds of German beer are there?

1. According to the original wort concentration classification.

(1) small beer

The original wort has a concentration of 2.5%-9.0% and an alcohol content of 0.8%-2.5%, which belongs to low concentration beer. Children's beer and non-alcoholic beer belong to this type.

(2) light beer.

The concentration of wort is between 1 1%-l4%, and the alcohol content is between 3.2% and 4.2%. This kind of beer has the largest output and is most popular with consumers. Light beer mostly belongs to this type.

(3) Strong beer

The original wort concentration is between 14%-20%, the alcohol content is between 4.2%-5.5%, and a few alcohol contents are as high as 7.5%. This kind of beer belongs to high concentration beer. Dark beer belongs to this type. This beer has long production cycle, high solid content and strong stability, and is suitable for storage or export.

2. Classification according to beer color

Light beer-the chromaticity is between 5- 14EBC. Light beer is one of the largest types of beer. Light beer is divided into light yellow beer and golden yellow beer. Pale yellow beer tastes light and refreshing, and hops smell prominent. Golden beer tastes fresh and mellow, and hops are also outstanding.

Strong color beer-the color is reddish brown or reddish brown, and the chromaticity is between 14-40EBC. Strong color beer has outstanding malt flavor, mellow taste and clear hops bitterness.

Dark beer-dark red brown or even dark brown in color, with low yield. Dark beer malt has outstanding aroma, strong taste and delicate foam, and its bitterness varies greatly according to product types.

3. Classification according to sterilization methods

Draft beer: adopt special brewing technology, strictly control microbial indicators, adopt three-stage filtration including 0.45 micron micropore filtration, without thermal sterilization, and maintain high biological, abiotic and flavor stability of beer. This kind of beer is very fresh and delicious, with a shelf life of more than half a year.

Draft beer-beer without pasteurization packaging. This kind of beer tastes delicious, but it is easy to deteriorate, and the saturation period is about 7 days.

Cooked beer-pasteurized beer. Can be preserved for a long time and can be used for external sales. The shelf life of high-quality beer is 120 days.

4. According to the classification of packaging containers

Bottled beer, canned beer, barrel beer.

5. Classification according to the characteristics of beer yeast.

Top fermentation of beer-using yeast. During the fermentation, although CO2 floated to the fermentation surface, the fermentation temperature was15-20 C, and the smell of beer was outstanding.

Ferment beer below-use the following yeast. After fermentation, the yeast coagulates and precipitates to the bottom of the fermentation container, and the fermentation temperature is 5- 10℃, and the beer smells soft. Most countries in the world use the following fermented beer.

Famous beer

There are mainly the following kinds.

Huarun snowflake beer

China Resources Snow Beer (China) Co., Ltd. was established in 1994, which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise that produces and deals in beer and beverages. Headquartered in Beijing, China. Its shareholders are China Resources Venture Co., Ltd. and SABMiller, the second largest beer group in the world.

It took only ten years for China Resources Snow Beer to develop from a regional single factory to a well-known enterprise in the industry. At present, China Resources Snow Beer operates 48 breweries in Chinese mainland, accounting for 65,438+05% of the beer market in China. With more than 30 regional brands, it has regional advantages in many markets in China. In 2006, the sales volume of China Resources Snow Beer exceeded 5 million kiloliters, which not only broke through the first sales volume of Snow Beer, but also surpassed other domestic beer enterprises in one fell swoop and became the largest beer enterprise in China.

China Resources Venture Co., Ltd. is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is one of the constituent stocks of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng London Reference Index. Stocks are also traded on American Depositary Receipts, which can be traded on the automatic quotation system of the British Stock Exchange. The Group is mainly engaged in consumer goods business, covering Hongkong and Chinese mainland, mainly engaged in retail, beverage, food processing and distribution, textile and real estate investment. Its ultimate holding company is China China Resources Group. By the end of February, 2004, the Company owned 54.9 1% equity of China Resources Venture. At present, the company employs more than 80,000 employees in Hongkong and Chinese mainland, 97% of whom are employed in Chinese mainland.

SABMiller is one of the largest beer companies in the world, listed on the London and Johannesburg stock markets respectively, and headquartered in London, England. SABMiller is engaged in the large-scale production and sales of beer and other beverages, covering five continents, with more than 100 breweries and 150 beer brands in more than 40 countries, with an annual beer sales volume of 6.5438+0.89 million tons. SABMiller's production management enjoys a high reputation in the world and is considered as a company that is very good at operating in emerging markets. SABMiller's brand portfolio and market share are in the leading position in many countries. SABMiller acquired the American Miller Company in May 2002, and has since entered the world's largest beer market and profit center.

In 2002, China Resources Snow Beer (China) Co., Ltd. made every effort to build Snow Beer into a national brand. Snowflake beer is deeply loved by beer lovers all over the country with its fresh and refreshing taste and aggressive and challenging brand personality, and has become the favorite beer brand of contemporary young people.

Since 2002, Snowflake Beer has been officially recognized as a "well-known trademark in China" by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for many times, and obtained the product quality exemption certificate issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine at the end of 2006.

In 2005, Snow Beer became the first beer brand in China with a single product sales volume of 65,438+0,580 kiloliters. In 2006, Snow Beer became the fastest growing and most valuable beer brand in China, with a brand value of1165438+85 million yuan. After ranking first in China in 2005, the sales volume of single snowflake reached a new high in 2006, ranking first in China beer industry again with the sales volume of 3.037 million kiloliters.

Harbin Beer

Harbin Beer started at 1900 and was founded by Russian businessman Ulub levski. It is the oldest beer brand in China.

Anheuser-Busch (AB) Company 1993 acquired 5% equity of Tsingtao Brewery, and 1995 established Budweiser (Wuhan) International Brewery Co., Ltd. In 2004, Harbin Beer Day Co., Ltd. was acquired by AB Company and became its wholly-owned subsidiary.

After a century of development, Harbin Beer Group has been called the fifth largest beer brewing enterprise in China. As the market leader in Northeast China, Harbin Beer Group has a market share of about 66% in Harbin and 5% in China. In 2002, Harbin Beer Group became the first Heilongjiang enterprise to win the title of "China Famous Brand Product Manufacturer". Three years later, Harbin Beer Group was re-elected and became the first enterprise in Heilongjiang Province to win this honor twice in a row.

At present, Harbin Beer Group has more than 8,000 full-time employees and 13 major breweries in four provinces of China.

Including Heilongjiang Province: Harbin Brewery, Harbin Brewery (Songjiang) Brewery, Harbin Brewery (Jiamusi) Brewery, Harbin Brewery (Mudanjiang) Brewery, Harbin Brewery (Helen) Brewery, Harbin Brewery (Daqing) Brewery and Harbin Brewery (Hegang) Brewery.

Jilin Province: Harbin Beer (Changchun) Factory, Harbin Beer (Jilin) Factory and Harbin Beer (Yanji) Factory.

Liaoning Province: Harbin Beer (Shenyang) Factory and Harbin Beer (Jinzhou) Factory.

Hebei Province: Harbin Beer (Tangshan) Factory

Harbin beer not only occupies an absolute market share in the three northeastern provinces, but also sells to other provinces and regions except Tibet, as well as Britain, the United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan Province Province and other countries and regions. Harbin beer is winning the praise and love of more and more consumers with its pure and refreshing taste, clean taste and high-grade image.

Bilson beer is produced in Bilsen, Czechoslovakia. The local water quality is good, the hardness is very low, and the aroma of hops is excellent. Using high-quality two-rowed barley, it is produced by the following fermentation methods. It is characterized by light yellow color, good foam, strong hop flavor, bitter but not long, and mellow taste, and is a representative light beer.

Dortmund beer is produced in Dortmund, Germany. The local water quality is extremely hard. It is produced by the following fermentation method. Characterized by light color, light bitterness and mellow and refreshing taste, it is a characteristic light beer in Germany.

Munich beer is produced in Munich, Germany. The hardness of local water is moderate. Black malt is used and produced by the following fermentation method. It is characterized by deep color, rich aroma of burnt malt, light bitterness and sweet taste, and is a representative dark beer.

Aier beer is produced in England. The water is extremely hard. Produced by the fermentation method. There are light colors and dark colors. Pale Aier beer is light in color, heavy in bitterness, rich in hops and light in taste; Strong color Aier beer has deep color, strong malt flavor and slightly sweet and mellow taste.

Dark beer is produced in England. Light malt and 7 ~ 10% burnt malt were produced by upper fermentation. It is dark brown in color, bitter in hops, with obvious burnt malt flavor, sweet and mellow in taste, high in alcohol content and good in foam.

Tsingtao Beer is produced in Qingdao, China. The local water quality is good and the hardness is low. Tsingtao beer is elegant in color, with fresh hops fragrance, moderate in bitterness, mellow in taste, refreshing and palatable, and unique in style.

China's high-quality beer also includes Fengshou brand of Beijing Brewery for Beijing Beer (1988 won the gold medal of Paris 13 International Food Expo), Swan brand 12 degree for Shanghai Beer of Shanghai Brewery, Xihu brand for West Lake Beer of Hangzhou Brewery, Shanghai brand 12 degree for Shanghai Beer of Shanghai Huaguang Brewery and Shanghai Brewery.