The Larder Journalद लार्डर जर्नल

Home / Drinks / Beer & Cider

बीयरBeer & Cider

Windhoek Lager

↳ from Windhoek, Namibia

Namibia's famous beer, brewed under the German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) since 1920s, with only malt, hops, yeast and water.

History

Namibia Breweries, founded in Windhoek in 1920, still follows the German law of 1516 that says only these ingredients can be used.

Ingredients

  • Barley malt
  • Hops
  • Yeast
  • Water

How it's made

  1. Mash malted barley
  2. Boil with hops
  3. Ferment and lager
  4. Filter
  5. Bottle

Famous brands & makers

  • Windhoek Lager
  • Tafel Lager

For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

Ratings & notes

Loading…

वहीं सेSame place

More from Namibia

World CuisinesCuisine

Namibian Cuisine

German-African cooking with game meat, biltong, braai (barbecue), kapana street grills and German beer, after its colonial history.

from Namibia · Windhoek
Everything from Namibia
बीयरSame shelf

More Beer & Cider

Beer & CiderDrinks

Lager

The world's most popular beer style: fermented cool and stored ('lagered') cold, giving a clean, crisp taste.

from Germany · Bavaria
Beer & CiderDrinks

Pilsner

Golden, hoppy lager first brewed in Plzeň in 1842; ancestor of most of the world's lagers. Czechs drink the most beer per person on earth.

from Czech Republic · Plzeň
Beer & CiderDrinks

Helles

Munich's soft, bready pale lager.

from Germany · Munich
Beer & CiderDrinks

Bock & Doppelbock

Strong, malty lagers; doppelbock was brewed by monks as 'liquid bread' during Lent fasting.

from Germany · Einbeck
Beer & CiderDrinks

Kölsch

Delicate, crisp ale protected to Cologne, served in small 200 ml glasses.

from Germany · Cologne
Beer & CiderDrinks

Hefeweizen (Wheat Beer)

Cloudy, unfiltered wheat beer whose yeast gives banana and clove aromas.

from Germany · Bavaria