But surely German beer is all the same: lager, lager and yet more lager? Not at all. Most of that stuff is made for export. If you fancy a change from pilsner, order a weizen (a fruity wheat beer ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed ... to protect drinkers from high prices; to ban the use of wheat in beer so more bread could be made; and to stop unscrupulous brewers from adding ...