Even at Oktoberfest — arguably the world's most famous ode to alcohol — alcohol-free beer is on the menu.
MUNICH — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer.
“You can't drink beer every day — unfortunately,” he joked last week at the Bavarian state brewery in the German town of Freising, about 31 kilometers north of Munich. At Weihenstephan, which was founded as a brewery in 1040 by Benedictine monks, non-alcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of the volume. The increase over the last few years, since they started making alcohol-free drinks in the 1990s, mirrors the statistics for the rest of Germany's beer industry.
Even at Oktoberfest — arguably the world's most famous ode to alcohol — alcohol-free beer is on the menu.
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