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DÜNNBIER
AKA:
Erntebier
Pronunciation guide for
English-speakers:
"duenn-beer" (pronounce the "ü" like a French
"u")
Definition:
Dünnbier (literally "thin beeer")
is thin, relatively low-alcohol beer (about 4.5 to 5.5% extract value
and roughly 2 — 3% alcohol by volume). It falls into the Einfachbier
tax category (for a defintion see Einfachbier).
Traditionally, Dünnbier was brewed in the industrial north of Germany
for the coal and steel workers, where they drank it all day long. The
beer was provided free of charge in unlimited quantities by their empoyers.
Dünnbier tastes similar to Erntebier (see Erntebier),
which it resembles brew-technically. Perhaps the closest popular relative
to Dünnbier is Leichtbier
or Light Bier.
