Germans thirst for beer dwindling; health consciousness prevailing

Monday, April 25th 2016 - 21:07 UTC

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For 500 years Germany’s famous Beer Purity Law has been protecting the country’s beer drinkers from contaminants, chemicals and any other additives that unsavory merchants might have thought of adding. But the law, or Reinheitsgebot, which marked its 500th anniversary last Friday, has been unable to protect the country’s 1,350 brewers and the proud industry from a modern plague: health consciousness. Read full article

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Klingon
All the Muslims they imported will put out a fatwa telling the Germans they can't drink.
Apr 25th, 2016 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Aaaah yeah....
Apr 25th, 2016 - 11:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
1. Hmm, maybe the great amount of Muslims is messing up the stats...they probably don't break it out.

Poor Skip he truly doesn't get it.
Apr 26th, 2016 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Having lived in Germany and speaking German.... yeah what would I know.
Apr 26th, 2016 - 10:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
Not much it seems.
Why would anyone with any sense learn German?
What a waste of time
Apr 26th, 2016 - 11:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
You just keep meeting expectations Fred.
Apr 27th, 2016 - 10:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
You don't.
Not even close
Apr 27th, 2016 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
I know. That's the point.

You really aren't very good at this.
Apr 27th, 2016 - 10:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
Funny I was talking your life.
This board is meaningless and only serves to waste time.

I have read some of your past posts, it saddens me that your parents were lucky enough to immigrate to a great place only to have their spawn leech off the Gov't in their adult life. Bragging you're getting the Gov't to pay for you to study abroad is shameful. I'd be embarrassed to tell anyone. Seems like you don't have any conscience though. Too bad they didn't teach you stealing was wrong.
Apr 27th, 2016 - 10:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
My parents migrate.... aaaah yeah no!
Not even close.

Leeching off the government.
Indeed.

But you are right that this board is meaningless and only serves to waste time.
And yet here you are.

I very much hope I never meet any of your expectations for life. I've seen how boring yours is. Beige and linear mate.

Not very good at all.
Apr 27th, 2016 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
It would be impossible for you to see my life.

Leeching indeed.

I find it sickening.
Apr 27th, 2016 - 04:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Indeed!
Apr 28th, 2016 - 06:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucifer
Gross.
Apr 28th, 2016 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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