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Beer

Beer is the most consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. It is also the oldest known alcoholic drink to date. This beverage is enjoyed all over the world and is hugely popular. The countries that consume the most beer in the world are the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Estonia, Poland, Ireland, Croatia, Venezuela, Finland, Romania and Australia. The leading beer-producing countries are China, the United States and Germany.

Beer is best served chilled. Traditionally it is poured into pints or tankards, glasses specifically designed for drinking beer in larger or smaller measures. Beer is an alcoholic drink that can be consumed in greater quantities than many others. It is most often enjoyed as an aperitif. Today, beer is also drunk during meals. Beer has evolved and now offers a wide range of flavours that pair beautifully with food. As a result, more and more sommeliers recommend beers to accompany certain dishes. Fish, for example, pairs wonderfully with a beer offering citrus aromas. Some chefs in Michelin-starred restaurants even cook with beer. The signature bitterness of beer allows cooks to develop tasty flavour combinations. Traditionally, beer features in many recipes — as the main ingredient in beer soup, or as a secondary ingredient in carbonade flamande, for example.

Beer is appreciated by gastronomes for the breadth of its character. First and foremost, beer wins drinkers over with its taste. Beers can be sweet, bitter, sour, syrupy or even quirky in their most original versions. They also range from light to high-strength when it comes to alcohol content. Beer can be alcohol-free or reach up to 28% ABV in the strongest examples. Beer also wins over the eye, sometimes hazy, sometimes crystal clear, and capable of donning every colour to grace a table.

How beer is made

Beer is brewed from several ingredients in several stages. Barley and water are used for malting. The malt is then mixed with hot water (the mash) to undergo saccharification. This produces what is known as wort, to which hops and spices are added during hopping. Yeast is then added to the wort for fermentation. The result is beer. It can be matured and packaged or packaged immediately.

Beyond the essential ingredients, others may be added. As a reminder, beer is most often composed of water, malt (or barley, wheat and oats), hops and yeast. Raw grains may also be added, such as wheat for witbier and lambic, or rice for Budweiser. Beer may also include spices like coriander, orange peel, hemp, honey or caramel.

The ingredients that make up beer give rise to several styles:

Pale beer: Pale beer is brewed with very pale malts. This gives pale beer aromas of fruit and flowers. Lagers are often pale beers. Amber or red beer: amber beers, also known as red beers, are brewed with lightly roasted malt. Amber beer has a more or less pronounced copper colour. Caramel, liquorice and hazelnut are the aromas you may find when drinking a red beer. Brown beer: brown beer is made from roasted malt. Like Guinness, brown beer takes on a more or less opaque brown hue. Its taste varies between the bitterness of caramelised sugars and pronounced hop notes. Black beer: black beers are brewed with heavily roasted malt. Black beer can offer coffee aromas. Witbier: witbier is brewed from wheat (malted or raw). It displays a pale yellow colour, often hazy due to suspended yeast. Witbier often features citrus notes.

The best beer according to Bestwine • Online

Thanks to the expertise of chefs, sommeliers and bartenders of the world's most acclaimed restaurants, you benefit from suggestions made by trusted professionals who recommend to their patrons the beers they consider the very best. The professionals who craft the wine lists of Michelin-starred restaurants are tasked with satisfying a discerning clientele. These tastemakers also aim to surprise their guests with unusual beers such as abbey beers or saisons. Sommeliers of Michelin-starred restaurants regularly taste new beers to add to their lists, seeking out breweries and brewers who breathe life into beer. Beer is an alcoholic drink behind which stand passionate people. The beers selected by these sommeliers are therefore a story of taste and value. Find on Bestwine • Online the beers that have won over the most demanding fine-dining professionals. Browse a reference of the best beers according to them and discover new labels. We have chosen not to crown a single best beer, but to offer you a selection of excellent beers found on the finest tables of haute cuisine.

Every day, we update this reference of the best beers. To help you quickly find and buy a good beer, we present those that appear most often on the wine lists of starred restaurants. You can also browse the table of beers offered in each Michelin-starred restaurant. This reference is not intended to be a ranking or comparison, but simply a suggestion of quality beers. Feel free to draw inspiration from it without restraint!

Curating premium beers

How are beers selected on Bestwine • Online? Bestwine • Online lists the beers found on the wine lists and in the cellars of the most renowned fine-dining restaurants in the world. Beers championed by the greatest chefs and sommeliers, themselves celebrated by critics. Only beers available for purchase online are presented, so you can buy them easily.

How is the best beer reference updated? It is updated daily as we add new labels from the wine lists of fine-dining restaurants made available to us. We also refresh deals and promotions so you can buy a quality beer online at the best price. We commit to listing only beers from the wine lists of award-winning restaurants.

Why choose a beer through Bestwine • Online? The chefs and sommeliers of Michelin-starred restaurants are the guardians of haute cuisine, offering the finest products, dishes and drinks. Naturally, they list the very best beers on their menus.

Why buy your beer through Bestwine • Online? Bestwine • Online is committed to listing the best beers and guiding you to the most attractive online deals so you can buy them at the best price. The right tip for the right beer at the right price!

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I am a beer lover. This drink is a symbol of sharing and conviviality. It is enjoyed all over the world. There are thousands of beers and breweries that produce them, and dozens of beer styles. Logically, it is impossible to compare them all and crown just one as the best. Each beer is unique, and there are thousands of exceptional ones. Original beers, craft beers, local beers — beer is everywhere and in many forms. That is what I love about it. It is an authentic alcoholic drink that constantly invents and reinvents itself. There is always a new beer to discover. With Bestwine • Online, I want to give everyone the chance to discover new premium beers. Beers selected by tastemaking professionals. I am no beer expert, but I know that the chefs, sommeliers and bartenders of Michelin-starred restaurants are legitimately placed to point out delicious beers. To choose beers, I consult this reference of the best beers to find and buy a sure bet. Anyone, regardless of their beer knowledge, can draw inspiration from the selection of the world's finest tables to pick a delicious beer.