Let me talk about my personal point of view. The domestic beer you see, such as Qingdao, Snowflake, Pearl River and Yanjing, is really beer, and strictly speaking, it is industrial lager light standard beer. This kind of beer is characterized by industrialized mass production. In order to control the output, cost and quality, some auxiliary materials will be added to reduce the cycle and control the corresponding indicators. At this time, several auxiliary materials, such as syrup, starch, corn, rice and hops extract, have appeared. Let me explain:
Syrup, starch, corn, and rice all provide sugar for yeast (starch is polymerized by glucose molecules). To put it bluntly, the concentration of sugar in the original wort is not enough, which greatly reduces the cost and affects the taste.
Those manufacturers who use syrup (made of corn starch) are simply rude, and the beer they produce is synonymous with cheap.
Corn, because of its high starch content, is mostly used by Budweiser InBev, and it tastes good after I drink it, which is a bit killing.
Rice, represented by Tsingtao Beer, costs more than corn, and tastes smoother than Harbin Beer or Budweiser.
Hop extract, which is also used to replace hops (hops) in order to reduce costs, has the function of: 1, increasing bitterness to balance the sweetness of malt. 2. Increase the taste and flavor of beer. 3. Increase the shelf life and stability of beer. It can be described as a natural preservative. Although hops extract is also the extract of hempseed seeds, it is just like the difference between compressed biscuits and normal biscuits, which saves the cost and cycle of industrial production.
To sum up, it is still a matter of cost. Although there are many wines with good taste, such as Qingdao 1903, beer brewed without whole wheat juice always has better flavor. It's not without benefits, not only to occupy the market and cope with competition, but also to let the broad masses of people drink 2-5 yuan beer in time, which is everyone's benefit. This is their social value.
Compared with foreign excellent standard industrial lager light beer, such as Heineken in the Netherlands and Carlsberg in Denmark, they will brew beer with whole malt and fresh hops, which tastes refreshing and slightly bitter. Although they are still regarded as industrial products by Germans, I think the taste is really good, which is a style. The cost of this kind of wine is higher, rarely lower than 5 yuan/bottle /330ml.
Generally, wheat beer is the most popular beer in Germany, and its alcohol content is about 5. It is really popular without filtering yeast, which is rich in foam and rich in wheat flavor. People who like this style will feel like water if they drink standard filtered beer again, which is actually the reason of style.
The above are all lager beers. Let's briefly talk about the craft beer:
Belgian beer, the most popular in monastery style, is used to drinking German beer, and you will find that the style of lager beer is almost the same. However, Belgian beer emphasizes the application of yeast, which belongs to the upper fermentation of Al, with long time and low output. Coupled with the application of secondary or tertiary fermentation technology in the bottle, it is really a master of brewing technology, and it is indeed my favorite. Interested parties can check my article on the recommendation of Belgian beer.
Other types of beer, such as IPA, Shitao and some other beers that pursue bitterness or taste stimulation, the more bitter the craft beer, the better it sells, which stems from the benign self-abuse psychology of human beings. Represented by the United States and Britain, not everyone can accept the styles, such as American horned shark IPA beer, British dark beer Guinness, British brewing dog, and maybe punk lovers must not miss it.
The question you asked has its own problems. Domestic beer is not cheap beer. Qingdao High-quality 8 yuan, Qingdao High-quality small 8 Yuan, Qingdao Chunsheng 12 yuan, Harbin Danshuang 6 yuan, Harbin White Beer 8 yuan, Budweiser 8 yuan, Snowflake Tianya 6 yuan, Snowflake Juice Wheat 7 yuan, Snowflake (bottle cap pull ring) 8 Yuan, Jinshibai Chunsheng 6 Yuan. The above is the standing beer in the hotel. Imported beer Fan Jiale 8 yuan. Compare malt concentration and alcohol degree. Domestic beer is not cheap, the price is in line with international standards, and the quality is still very low. By the same token, if the quality is made equal, the price will be more than one section higher. Someone will ask Fan Jiale where it is sold in 8 yuan, so I'll tell you, it costs 5.X yuan in our local RT Mart supermarket and Asia-Pacific supermarket. I have increased my profit by more than 30% on the above price. Don't tell me that the supermarket is flat. The average profit is 50%. Therefore, the beer we consume every day is not cheap, but the same consumption level or even slightly higher.
Don't copy and paste if you can. I write by hand, and don't write a nonsense! Tsingtao beer, Baotu Spring and Laoshan Mountain, I drink it every day. You guessed it, I'm from Shandong! Harbin also drank it for a while, and bought it in boxes ranging from 30 to 45, which is acceptable for ordinary people! At that time, we don't want to drink the cottage pure health produced in Pingyuan County, Dezhou, Shandong Province. It's packed in cans and plastic bottles 10 to 15. It sucks! The color is dark brown, so the answer is over. I hope everyone will pay attention to identification in the future! Budweiser and the like have also been drunk in entertainment places. To be honest, it is similar to pure draft beer, but the price is too expensive. What's the point of a small bottle of 20? Just to see the girl pretending to be forced!
Old driver's point of view:
Some people say that German beer is authentic, while others say that China's beer industry is fraudulent, but it is not. It's just that the technology between them is different, the price is different and the style is different. Domestic beer is more suitable for the taste needs of China people.
Beer originated in Sumer, located in the Tigris River and Euphrates River basins, including Sobdamia in South America and Babylon, which is now Iraq. And it is carried forward in Europe and Germany. We know that barley and wheat are the main crops in these areas.
In the past 500 years, the status of German beer is unshakable, but they have always adhered to the bloodline of traditional beer and become synonymous with pure beer. 500 years ago, Germany promulgated the "German Beer Pure Brewing Act", which strictly stipulated that the main raw materials for making beer can only be barley malt, hops and water.
The promulgation of the law is mainly used to regulate the price of beer, to avoid competition with bakeries in the prices of wheat and rye, and to a certain extent, to ensure the balance between eating and drinking, so it is necessary to limit what raw materials are used for beer and what raw materials cannot be used. With the continuous progress of science and technology and the enrichment of social resources, the law has also been revised, such as allowing yeast and wheat to be added to raw materials in the later stage.
But no matter how German beer has changed to today, it is still dominated by wheat, whether it is barley or wheat. So please remember this: the most important flavor of beer is brought by wheat.
Although, some beer manufacturers in Germany now want to break through or are breaking through, they are not limited to this regulation. But Germans have always believed that beer should be the cornerstone of the German Beer Pure Brewing Act. It is precisely because of this restriction that they can continue to walk better on this road and produce more German beer that surprises the world.
Just as malt whisky originated in Scotland became bourbon (corn as the main raw material) in the United States, corn was also added to beer in the United States. Who told people that there was more corn in the United States? And the addition of corn makes the beer taste light and soft. So different styles of beer appeared, jumping out of the restrictions of German beer.
Beer is also an exotic product in China. I don't know whether it is the taste or the beer technology. Consumers in China are more accustomed to refreshing beer. In other words, China's products are more diverse. Therefore, beer in China does not stick to German standards.
Beer in our country tends to be light and refreshing. This kind of beer is called "industrial light beer" in the industry. The name is not nice because it is more economical and faster to produce. This kind of beer is more in line with the taste of the public and as "light" as possible. Freshness and lightness have become a hobby of beer for consumers. An important feature of "industrial light beer" is that there are rice, corn, starch and so on in the raw materials. What is added with these is not bad beer, but malt beer with unorthodox origin. There are generally only four kinds of raw materials for beer, namely, water, malt, hops and yeast. Adding these raw materials, such as rice and corn, is not only cheaper, but also lighter in taste, which can adapt to the public's tastes to the greatest extent.
In fact, this is just a local stylization of beer, which is understandable. Of course, it will lose a lot of flavor brought by the wheat of orthodox beer. However, it is not easy for ordinary consumers in China to drink a full-bodied German beer at one breath.
This kind of cheap beer is still beer under the legal system of China, which is not a German standard or sacred and cannot be changed. After the localization of beer in China, corn, rice and other raw materials are allowed to be added, so it is still beer, and it should probably be called China beer.
As for whether it is cheap or not, it just depends on your choice. If you want to drink a bottle of beer for a few dollars, don't ask for the most orthodox German standard beer.
Then how do we distinguish them every day? It is also very simple to distinguish them, just look at the ingredients list of beer.
Discuss the knowledge points I know:
1, 15 16 Only barley, hops and water are allowed to be used in the Pure Beer Law.
2. After that, the history of beer is the history of barley and its substitutes, and the context is: barley → wheat → rice → syrup → starch. Glory belongs to China wine merchants and Chinese national standards.
3. Before 15 16, there were many ways to reduce the residual sugar in barley fermentation. The Duke of Bavaria specified that hops must be collected because he could collect taxes on hops, so he controlled the tax on beer. Other methods to kill the mouth were private liquor, and he could not collect taxes. Chasing the flavor of hops is later.
4. distiller's yeast was also after Pasteur discovered microorganisms, so it was not included in the Pure Beer Law.
5. Say that 15 16. Tell me about the present.
6, look at the ingredients list, there is rice is China Beer (shui), brewing professional teachers told me that rice for beer and corn for liquor are all low-cost because of high liquor yield, so he doesn't drink domestic wine.
7. Look at the ingredients list. If there is hops extract, it is extracted by chemical reagents, which is similar to chemical extraction of soybean oil. How would you buy oil only by physical pressing?
8. There are still many manufacturers in the edible oil industry shouting out the selling point of "physical squeezing". The beer industry has all lost its voice because it has all fallen, and those who make wine with conscience have closed down and been acquired. Not only China Resources, but also many imported brands, you only need to take a look at the ingredients list.
9. Many imported beers have taken the opportunity to invade on a large scale. I have seen all the big supermarkets and small wine shops 1 Can't rise 10 yuan. The ingredient list really only includes barley and hops.
10, under the avalanche, not a snowflake is innocent. Don't give unscrupulous profiteers a chance, start with me and don't drink chemical beer.
What kind of beer is "domestic cheap beer"?
According to our life experience, almost all the beer provided by many food stalls and places are here. The basic feature is that the price is low. Generally, rice, corn, starch and other things can always be seen in the money and ingredients in 5 yuan, as well as these three items, which are tasteless and watery to drink.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that some places are more "disappointed" with people who drink together at the wine table, that is, "Alas, if you really can't, just drink beer." So is beer so "unpopular"? Actually, it's not like this.
So how did the beer come from?
Although beer entered China at the end of19th century, it was born a long time ago. As early as 6000 BC, Sumerians brewed the original beer from barley malt. Beer became very popular as soon as it appeared (although the beer at that time was very primitive, which was not the same as it is now), and hymns praising the beer goddess Ningkasi also appeared on the Mesopotamian plain, and the brewing technology of beer also spread; Until 2 100 BC, when the king of Babylon promulgated the first human code, there were already regulations on winemakers, which showed the influence of beer.
Later, beer was slowly introduced to Europe through Greece, the "transit point" between the Middle East and Europe, and it spread all over the European continent until the 4th century. During and after this period, the styles of beer were constantly enriched, such as mead mixed with honey, dark beer appearing in some parts of Britain, and beer brewed by Irish people that is very similar to the current light beer.
It can be seen that beer is not static from its birth, and its brewing technology and raw materials are constantly changing, so I think domestic cheap beer can be regarded as beer whether it is good or not. However, since 15 16, Bavarian Grand Duke William IV promulgated the Pure Beer Law, which stipulates that only hops, malt, yeast and water can be used to brew beer, Germany has maintained it since then. After hundreds of years, the quality and famous name of German beer have almost reached the level of "everyone knows", and many domestic cheap beers use a lot of auxiliary materials (corn, rice, sugar) to brew.
So to sum up, in theory, domestic cheap beer is of course beer, but for beer lovers, it may taste just like drinking water. However, there are still many good quality beers in China, but they are definitely not cheap.
Of course, it's beer, but the taste is not the same as the original one.
Everyone knows that in the past, the main materials of beer were malt and hops. At the end of last century, barley was changed to wheat, which greatly reduced the cost. It was also called beer, but it tasted a little lighter. At that time, beer production enterprises began to reform the shareholding system, and the whole people became private shares. The replacement of barley with wheat is to catch up with this tuyere.
Since then, China's beer production industry has entered the fast lane, and the market supply has doubled. Mainly because of the big environment and the opening of the market, people's living standards have improved, and beer has entered the homes of ordinary people, and the consumption of wine has increased.
In order to meet the huge market demand, beer production enterprises have completed all the integration in less than ten years. From countless large and small wineries, the acquisition has become several enterprise groups, which has played a positive role in product quality management and ensuring market supply.
The quality of beer is guaranteed, but the main material for production is changed from barley to wheat and finally to starch. People generally feel that the taste is not as good as before, and there are many sayings in society. The real situation is not fraud as rumored, but three decisive factors: ① the consumption level of residents; ② Beer consumer groups; ③ Quality of product content. China's beer consumers are ordinary people who are only willing to bear the price of a few yuan a bottle. According to the current price of raw materials, production and marketing costs, or barley and hops, they have to sell for tens of yuan a bottle, which ordinary people can't afford. But you still have to drink, so the two rights are the least harmful, and it is difficult for the winery to use cheap starch and some flavoring agents. In other words, beer is still beer, but the taste is no longer what it used to be. But it can make people drink cheap beer.
As the subject said, "There is no malt in beer, but it is fermented directly with starch. Is this still beer?". Strictly speaking, this stuff without malt can't be called beer at all.
Is the beer good? What is a good beer? It absolutely depends on the quality and content of malt. I don't think young friends who have been drinking beer for many years may know it. Seriously, most people regard swigging beer as a forced prop at the dinner table, just like most people don't know what good red wine is, they just shout: Come on, let's go, let's get bored.
Domestic cheap beer, such as iced pure, ultra-pure, refreshing, super cool, iced cool, etc., all belong to low quality beer as long as they contain these labels, because the trademark has already stated that the original wort concentration is very low and the alcohol content per unit volume is between 2.5 and 3.3.
Lao Wang looked at this topic and answered questions. They all answered very professionally and well! What is the composition of beer? Of course, it is inseparable from the substances that make it up: water, malt, hops and yeast. Among them, malt is the most important part of beer, which is necessary and more important than technology.
Judge whether beer is good or not Lao Wang also said in the previous Q&A that when a good beer is poured out, the white foam should be delicate, and the water will not disappear in a short time, and the foam will hang on the wall for a long time. Through the glass, you can feel that the wine is rich and not thin. With the carbon dioxide gas, there is an obvious malt aroma rising. Take a sip, and it has a rich taste and a strong killing taste. This killing taste is like the feeling of opening Coca-Cola and taking the first sip. This kind of beer has not been seen in China market for at least 18 years.
The style of domestic beer, whether draft beer or cooked beer, belongs to light beer, which is also the drinking habit of our people. When you drink a can of pure imported European yellow beer or wheat beer, you will be surprised at the thick taste, the persistence of beer foam and the bubbles sticking to your lips. This is the true color of beer. After a sip, the whole back is comfortable.
The worst way for beer capital tycoons to control breweries in different places all over the country is to copy their own models, not to mention branding, and to make the beer characteristics disappear everywhere, and the taste is extremely poor. This is undoubtedly the killing of characteristic culture, my friend, what do you think?
The cost of a liter of beer is really less than one yuan. It's just that now manufacturers are making gimmicks to cater to people's pursuit of high-grade, and making huge profits to make dozens or even hundreds of thousands of liters of beer. At the end of the 1980s, the purchase price of wheat was 18 cents to 21 cents, and the retail price of bulk beer was 8 cents per liter, which was sold in supply and marketing cooperatives with enamel cans. At that time, the prices were more reasonable, and they were all calculated strictly according to the profit rate. At that time, the beer was all made of whole wheat and the same wheat was used for brewing. Later, corn syrup, rice and starch were introduced to reduce costs. At present, wheat costs about two yuan a catty, and the cost of a liter of beer should be less than one yuan. We must also exclude the factors of technological progress and increased output. So there is no cheap beer, only high-priced beer. At present, many wineries use imported malt and hops to improve the value of their products. In fact, in beer production, it is best to use newly-developed fresh malt wine, but the production process is not well controlled. The so-called imported malt is dry malt, which is just for the convenience of production and is not beneficial to the quality of wine. As for hops, the amount of seasoning is very small. It basically does not affect the cost of beer.