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| introduction | malt | hops | water | yeast | the beneficial effects | |||
| craft beer or industrial beer? |
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| To distinguish between craft and industrial beer one must begin with the type of fermentation, top or bottom, with which the beer is produced. The majority of industrial beers are produced by bottom fermentation, a procedure that was discovered about 150 years ago. Other industrial beers are produced by top fermentation, a practice of very antique origins. Almost all craft beers, however, are produced by top fermentation. To get better oriented with the beers of top and bottom fermentation, this table may be useful. Craft beer in particular has certain inalienable characteristics, namely that it is unpasteurized* and preservative-free. |
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| In contrast, many industrial beers are pasteurized at the end of the production process to guarantee a long shelf life even if unrefrigerated; these beers can sometimes also contain preservatives. Craft beer is only made with: malt, hops, water, yeast and… an awful lot of passion. |
*The Irish say that “foreigners don't know how good Guinness is” and they’re right because only the Guinness served and drunk in Ireland is unpasteurized. | ||
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