Prost!: The Story of German Beer by Horst D. Dornbusch & Horst D. Dornbusch

Prost!: The Story of German Beer by Horst D. Dornbusch & Horst D. Dornbusch

Author:Horst D. Dornbusch & Horst D. Dornbusch [Dornbusch, Horst D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: CKB007000 Cooking / Beverages / Beer
ISBN: 9781938469282
Publisher: Brewers Publications
Published: 1998-03-03T00:00:00+00:00


Wheat Ale Becomes a Political Football

On the political side, the dukes had to respect the inherited monopoly of wheat-beer brewing enjoyed by the House of Degenberg. Blatant revocation of a feudal privilege was unthinkable in an era when the power of the state to make war depended on the willingness of the landed gentry to supply the infantry with serfs. The local lords, who owned the serfs, traded the military services of their subjects for rights and privileges. They usually drove a hard bargain, exacting advantages for themselves in perpetuity.



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