Beer - the appliance of science

Jul 24, 2003
Tim Ochser

RIGA - There are few pleasures as sweet as taking that first sip of cold beer on a hot summer's day. It's at once refreshing, invigorating and gently relaxing. It's pure relief in a bottle. But how many people actually stop to consider what has gone into their beer? Strangely enough, in these times of mass-produced food and drinks, beer enjoys a relatively "pure" production procedure, largely thanks to stringent EU legislation. Only four groups of additives, for example, are permitted as ingredi ...

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