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Article: French beer.(brewing industry in France)(Industry Overview)
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- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- May 10, 1999
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French wine may be better known, but Gaulish brewers make some notable brews
Wine may be king in France, but beer is just as much, if not more, the everyday alcoholic drink of the French. As explained by Alain Levy, a Frenchman, professional chef and Associate Professor at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park NY, "Not everyone can afford good wine, so rather than drink a cheap or bad wine, people wait and save their money for that special bottle. In the meantime, they drink beer."
A Little History
The French, like most Europeans, have been making beer for centuries. The invading Romans found the Gauls drinking a fermented gram ...