Reinheitsgebot 500th Anniversary

This article was originally published on The Chicago Beer Geeks On Saturday, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot at Prost!, a traditional German beer hall in Lincoln Park. Happy Anniversary, extremely hard-to-pronounce German beer law! The Reinheitsgebot, which literally translates as “purity order,” is one of the oldest food laws in the world. It was enacted in Bavaria on April 23, 1516 to ensure the quality and consistency of beer, … Continue readingReinheitsgebot 500th Anniversary