With a strong brewing tradition in the Northern and Eastern regions, France is the 5th european brewer country. 300 different beers can be found on the french territory.
However, beer is not really part of consumption patterns. Indeed an inhabitant drinks 33.7l per year (that is 2 33cl bottles per week).
These are top fermented and non filtered beers that contain non malted wheat. These specificities give them their slightly turbid and milky aspect .
Nowadays, they usually contain spices such as orange barks, coriander or pepper.
Very refreshing and thirst-quenching, they will be very appreciated during a warm afternoon.
Fermented at a temperature between 59°F and 79°F, top fermented beers are famous because of their more complex flavours. Moreover, they often have a higher alcohol content (depending on the malt quantity) than bottom fermented ones.
This fermentation type was originally the most spread one, but since this time bottom fermented beers have flooded the market. Mainly brewed by artisanal breweries, top fermented beers are the ones prefered by beer lovers.
After main fermentation, these beers are bottled and ready to be drunk. This way, absence of refermentation allows a shorter brewing process.
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Beer brewed with an usual quantity of malt. As malt provides sugar for the fermentation, single malted beers usually have a medium or low alcohol content.
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