Brewers in Europe may soon have to provide complete lists off ingredients on their beer bottles, according to a
recent BBC News story. The European Commission hopes to
have reworked many labeling standards, including those for alcoholic beverages, by the end of the year. While this
might not be a big deal to breweries in Germany, where beer can legally only contain water, hops (right), yeast and
malted barley or wheat, plenty of other breweries use chemicals that, while safe, may sound less than appealing to
consumers. Propylene glycol alginate, for example, is a
chemical derived from algae, used to maintain a thicker head on a beer. Personally, I'd be glad to know a little more
about what else is in my beer. I'm sure others would too.Europe ponders beer labels
Brewers in Europe may soon have to provide complete lists off ingredients on their beer bottles, according to a
recent BBC News story. The European Commission hopes to
have reworked many labeling standards, including those for alcoholic beverages, by the end of the year. While this
might not be a big deal to breweries in Germany, where beer can legally only contain water, hops (right), yeast and
malted barley or wheat, plenty of other breweries use chemicals that, while safe, may sound less than appealing to
consumers. Propylene glycol alginate, for example, is a
chemical derived from algae, used to maintain a thicker head on a beer. Personally, I'd be glad to know a little more
about what else is in my beer. I'm sure others would too.Comments [0]
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