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Germany has the second largest number of breweries in the world with more than 1300 registered breweries, right behind the United States’ 1,500 breweries. Germans are notorious in terms of beer consumption and are the worlds top quality producer of beers.

Hefeweizen is just one of the most popular beers in the region and is known due to its marked streaks or indistinct masses of yeasts in it. Hefeweizen is literally translated as ‘yeast wheat’ since the word hefe would mean ‘yeast’ in German and the word ‘weizen’ means wheat in that region.

The quality of Hefeweizen production gives the beer its cloudy look since the remaining yeasts that are used to ferment the wheat during the production are not removed or filtered. The yeast then stays in the beer and gives the beer its cloudy appearance every time you pour it on a bottle or container. Perhaps, one may see that during Oktoberfest shown on TV or any type of advertising program.

Hefeweizen are somewhat sweet in taste and sometimes infused with other types of yeast that alters the white beer’s distinct taste. Due to its nature, the Germans usually call Hefeweizen “weissbier mit hefe” or white beer with yeast.

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