| There are more than fourteen different styles or | | | | bitterer taste than other beers and are very foamy |
| types of German beer. The differences between the | | | | compared to other brews. Dark ales contain |
| ales include the means of production and the final | | | | darkened or toasted malts with much less alcohol |
| product. German beer styles include lagers, ales, | | | | than light beers. Bock ales are the strongest beers, |
| beers made from wheat and flavored beers like fruit | | | | created by monks who were seeking a way to |
| beers and spiced beers. | | | | endure periods of fasting. Bock ales, unlike most |
| Differences in the types of brews also lie in the light | | | | other beers, must be brewed in certain months in |
| and dark qualities of the beer. Flavor is another factor | | | | order to produce the best results. |
| contributing to the differences in the types of bier | | | | Of all the many types of German brews produced in |
| produced in Germany. Bavarian ales allow for the | | | | the more than 1200 breweries in the country of |
| most taste because the Bavarian purity laws only | | | | Germany, the most popular is the famous lager |
| allow the four basic beer ingredients of hops, yeast, | | | | originally served at Oktoberfest. |
| grain and water. Pilsner beers have a less malty, but | | | | |
