Franconian Beer Message Board

Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification
Posted by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2015-08-21 00:49:58
Until 1993 it was not allowed to brew beers outside the following ranges:
Einfachbier P 2,0 - 5,5
Schankbier P 7,0 - 8,0
Vollbier P 11,0 - 14,0
Starkbier P 16,0 and more
An example: It was not allowed to brew a beer with 10.0 Plato.
The reason: The measure of Plato is inaccurate. The law should prevent that the breweries brew a beer barely under the limit of a category to save taxes.

After the reform it was allowed to brew beers in the previously forbidden gaps. So the defintion schanges, p.e. for Schankbar from 7 to 8 Plato to7.0 to 10.9 Plato.
 
Followups:
                     Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by barry on  2015-08-21 01:20:42
                       Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by Nick B. on  2015-08-21 03:03:07
                       Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by Uncle Jimbo on  2015-08-22 03:01:44
                         Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by Mosquit on  2015-08-23 11:16:38
                           Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by Nick B. on  2015-08-24 00:06:27
                             Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by Mosquit on  2015-08-24 00:18:25
                               Vollbier is Simply a Tax Category Classification by barry on  2015-08-24 01:27:23