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German beer.
German beer is a major part of German culture. According to Reinheistgebot, only water, hops, and malt are allowed as ingredients in German beer, and states that beers that do not use only barley malt, such as wheat beer, must be fermented. In 2012, Germany ranked third in Europe for beer consumption per capita, after the Czech Republic and Austria. The Rheinheitsgebot, also called "German Beer Purity Law" or "Bavarian Purity Law" in English, was a regulation on beer production in Germany. In the original text, the ingredients that could be used to make beer were water, barley and hops, which had to be added before fermentation. After its discovery, yeast became the fourth legal ingredient.