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Bierbrand (also known as Bierschnaps or Eau de vie de bière) is a liquor produced by distillation beer. Bierbrand produced in the European Union and Switzerland is required to contain at least 38% alcohol by volume and retain the flavor profile of beer., §13 Additives such as Rectified spirit or flavorings are prohibited, except for caramel color.
It is a traditional spirit in the Germany state of Bavaria, where small brewers would convert excess or leftover beer, a perishable good, into a spirit with a longer shelf-life. It can be consumed neat, either chilled or at room temperature, or is sometimes mixed into beer to make a boilermaker. Bierbrand is also occasionally used as an ingredient in Bierlikör.
Bierbrand differs from whisky in that it is not barrel aging, and whiskey is made without hops.
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