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Barley beer was probably one of the first alcoholic drinks developed by Neolithic humans. More recently, it has been used as a component of various health foods and drinks. In 2016, barley was ranked fourth among grains in quantity produced (141 million tonnes) behind maize, rice, and wheat (all of which are used for beer).
A 12 oz (355 mL) longneck beer bottle (left) and a 40 oz (1183 mL) bottle of malt liquor. Malt liquor is a type of mass market beer with high alcohol content, most closely associated with North America. Legally, it often [where?] includes any alcoholic beverage with 5% or more alcohol by volume made with malted barley.
Maerzen/Oktoberfest Beer; Pilsener (lighter lager brewed with partially malted barley) Schwarzbier (dark lager) Sahti (Finnish) Small beer (very low alcohol) Wheat beer (or "Hefeweizen", made with wheat in addition to malted barley) Witbier ("White Beer", made with herbs or fruit instead of or in addition to hops) Cauim (made from cassava or maize)
Barley provides both carbohydrates and proteins to the wort; on the negative side, the cell walls of the un-malted barley contain high levels of beta-glucans that affect wort viscosity and create haze problems in the bright beer. Barley is also used in the mash as roasted barley to provide colour to the beer.
The beer has a rather low content of alcohol (usually less than 3%) but a high content of B vitamins. It has a thick, creamy, and gritty consistency (from the maize), a heavy and distinctly sour aroma, and an opaque, buff-colored appearance. Umqombothi is cheaper than commercial lager beers brewed from barley and flavoured with hop flowers.
By far the most predominant malt drink is beer (naturally fermented barley sugars flavoured with hops), of which there are two main styles: ale and lager. A low alcohol level drink brewed in this fashion is technically identical to "non-alcoholic beer". Such a drink may be prepared by using a slightly altered brewing process that yields ...
A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea. Barley is a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain. It was one of the first cultivated grains and is now grown widely. Barley is used in various drinks and as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled drinks. In a 2007 ranking of cereal crops in the world ...
A bottle of Bira beer. The company has five beers in its portfolio - Bira 91 White (a low bitterness wheat beer with alcohol content of 4%), [4] Bira 91 Blonde (an extra hoppy craft lager), [4] Bira 91 Light (a low calorie lunchtime lager), [5] Bira 91 Strong (a high intensity wheat beer with a higher percentage of alcohol content at 7%), [5] and The Bira 91 Indian Pale Ale (the first IPA ...