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	==Modern Beer==		==Modern Beer==

	Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[~~13th_century~~]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)		Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

	[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.		[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.

Ladyadele: /* Modern Beer */

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	[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.		[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.

	The strength of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some ~~Enlish~~ mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.		The strength of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some English mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.
	Alcohol content is often driven by excise taxes, rather than style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.		Alcohol content is often driven by excise taxes, rather than style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

Ladyadele: /* Modern Beer */

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	[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.		[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.

	The ~~alcoholic content~~ of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some Enlish mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.		The strength of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some Enlish mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.
	~~The alcohol~~ content ~~of modern beers~~ is often driven by excise taxes, rather than style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.		Alcohol content is often driven by excise taxes, rather than style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some Enlish mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.		The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some Enlish mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.
	The ~~lcohol~~ content of modern ~~beer~~ ~~are~~ often driven by excise taxes, rather than ~~traditional~~ style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.		The alcohol content of modern beers is often driven by excise taxes, rather than style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol\|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing\|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.		'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol\|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing\|brewed]]") from fermented grain.

	==Beer in Period==		==Beer in Period==
	Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to		Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
	make, and ~~far, far~~ safer than [[water]], since the ~~mild alcoholic content~~ killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in ~~the [[medieval]] drinking supply~~. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much ~~milder~~ form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has		make, and safer than [[water]], since the alcohol killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in water. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much weaker form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
	an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for ~~[[children]],~~ ~~the [[infirm]],~~ and ~~the~~ [[~~elderly~~]]. ~~To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.~~		an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for both adults and [[children]].

	==Modern Beer==		==Modern Beer==
	The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium\|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada\|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
	[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

	Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)		Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

			[[Modern]] beer may include a variety of ingredients in addition to [[malt]] and hops. These may include additional flavourings, such as spices, orange peel and herbs, adjuncts such as corn, rice, and sugar, and clarifying agents such as isinglass, Irish moss, carageenan, gelatin and egg white.
	The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

			The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly, from as little as 3% for some Enlish mild ales to over 12% for Tripels and other strong ales.
	~~Alcohol~~ ~~contents~~ of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.		The lcohol content of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.		The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

	Alcohol contents of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year ~~in excise taxes~~.		Alcohol contents of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.		[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

	Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]].		Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)
	(See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

	The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.		The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

			Alcohol contents of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year in excise taxes.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.		[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

	Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some ~~brews~~ in antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing ~~only~~ ~~became~~ widespread in the [[13th_century]].		Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]].
	(See ~~also~~: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)		(See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

	The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.		The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

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	The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium\|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada\|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,		The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium\|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada\|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
	[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.		[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

			Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some brews in antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing only became widespread in the [[13th_century]].
			(See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

	The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.		The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

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	==Modern Beer==		==Modern Beer==
	The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[~~Australia~~]]n beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada\|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,		The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium\|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada\|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
	[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.		[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

Beer - Revision history

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Ladyadele at 08:40, 8 August 2008

Ladyadele: *substantial re-write*

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