WHEAT

Wheat beers are top-fermented beers brewed with a mixture of wheat (malted or not) and barley malt. It is important to note that no beer is made from 100% wheat; it must contain a certain amount of barley to promote fermentation. They are known as white beers because of their straw-colored and cloudy appearance, since most of them are not filtered. They are beers with a refreshing character, slightly acidic and sparkling, which makes them especially appetizing in summer.

They are very popular and many of the most important breweries that brew wheat beer date back to the Middle Ages and their use is associated with monks and abbeys. However, after World War II these beers were close to disappearance, as the use of wheat was reserved exclusively for bread production due to the hunger of the Belgian and German population. The 1960s saw the revival of traditional wheat beers in Europe.