page_title: Beer in Germany
hierarchical_section_title: Beer in Germany
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ein Kranz Kölsch
context_page_description: Beer is a major part of German culture. German beer is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, which permits only water, hops, and malt as ingredients and stipulates that beers not exclusively using barley-malt such as wheat beer must be top-fermented.
  In 2012, Germany ranked third in Europe in terms of per-capita beer consumption, behind the Czech Republic and Austria.
context_section_description: Beer is a major part of German culture. German beer is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, which permits only water, hops, and malt as ingredients and stipulates that beers not exclusively using barley-malt such as wheat beer must be top-fermented.
  In 2012, Germany ranked third in Europe in terms of per-capita beer consumption, behind the Czech Republic and Austria.
caption: A Kranz (wreath) of fresh Kölsch beer that is typically carried by a server ("Köbes"), containing traditional Stange glasses and, in the center, larger modern glasses.[1]
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