What more is needed other than mugs of beer to make a party lively? Truly speaking, beer or the general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops has remained one of the choicest drinks of human beings for generations. There are enough reasons behind this. We need not get into the details but some basic information should be conveyed.
Beer is the oldest and also the most widely consumed alcoholic beverage in the global arena; it is also the third most popular drink after water and tea. It, in general, is produced by means of the brewing and fermentation of starches, largely derived from cereal grains and the commonest of these is malted barley, but wheat, maize (corn), and rice are also widely used.
However, even after all these there exists differences and as a result there are diverse forms of beers along with classy price tags. Take for instance Hoegaarden. This is a white Belgian beer and is popular far and wide in pub gardens across Europe. What is the greatest asset of Hoegaarden? It is the simply amazing brewing process, together with additions of wheat, coriander and Curacao orange peel and the precise combination of all these render Hoegaarden a distinctive flavor along with somewhat cloudy appearance.
The beer, as per its ardent admirers, is suitable for the European climate and more than this it plays a great role in epitomizing the European summer.
The best role played by beer is found in different festivals. Oktoberfest is one of them. It is a sixteen-day autumn festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September (and running to early October) and involves merrymaking along with drinking beer to a large extent. There takes place the formal opening of the first keg of beer by the Lord Mayor and the gayety starts only after then.
