

How Did Wheat Beer Survive History?
Wheat beers have recently seen a resurgence of popularity in the U.S. putting them on the same shelves as lagers and ales, with almost as many variations. It hasn’t always been this easy enjoying these tasty brews and if it weren’t for a few royals coming to the rescue, we might not have this popular beer available today. Luckily for us, some powerful people preserved the beer so now we can enjoy them anywhere today. This branch of the beer family is best enjoyed with glassware that displays its many unique qualities. With a little background information, we will show you the best glasses to enjoy this historic beer article.
How Did Hefeweizen Survive History?


Flashback: It is the early 1500s in Bavaria and we have a bit of a beer problem. Even in the middle ages citizens from royalty to peasantry enjoy a beer quite a lot. Unfortunately, they are enjoying a bit too much because the various ingredients included in beer specifically wheat and rye are running low. Wheat and rye are vital ingredients in something more important than beer though; bread cannot be made without the two staples. With beer consumption at an all-time high, consumers found the price of bread rising along with their favorite draughts. While this wasn’t a problem for the royalty, lower income citizens would have found it difficult to sustain themselves with wheat and rye stocks running low.
Enter The Purity Order
The purity order, or Reinheitsgebot, was passed into law requiring beer to be made with only water, hops, and barley. This would have marked the end of wheat beer or witbier within the entire Holy Roman Empire, but rulers at the time could not imagine life without their favorite brews. The Hefeweizen recipe was the first to receive an exemption from the purity laws although it would have been reserved for nobility, if not by law then by cost. Hefeweizen beers survived their bout with elimination and over the years as crop cycling became common practice; wheat was no longer scarce and wheat beer could return to its former glory! With such a long history, weissbier naturally has some great beer glasses designed for its unique qualities.
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