Pesticides found in 14 German beers

[Cambrinus]

Oh dear....

In German but with Google translate you'd get the gist of it...

https://www.umweltinstitut.org/fileadmin/Mediapool/Downloads/02_Mitmach-Aktionen/11_Rettet_das_Reinheitsgebot/Glyphosat_Untersuchung_Umweltinstitut_2016.pdf

In short, Glyphosate  found in 14 German beers. This pesticide is mainly used in agriculture industry and seem to make its way into the beers through the malt and hops the breweries are using.

[Leann ull]

Its ok its only a carcinogen, phew
We see it around these parts as Roundup, I was wondering why those slugs were dispatched so easily in my jar of beer.

[gazz]

So much for the German Purity Law

[Will_D]

So at least I will not get any weeds growing in my Weizzens!

[GlasbrewInc]

But we're does that leave us with weyermans!

[Leann ull]

Test beer here you'd get same result

[Cambrinus]

Test beer here you'd get same result

Absolutely!   (...or worse)

[Will_D]

For a start Glyphosphate i.e. Roundup is not a pesticide it is a herbicide!

[Leann ull]

Yeah Cambrinus pesticide indeed!
Will you know the way you and I used to sprinkle roundup on our chips well you can't do that anymore apparently

[LordEoin]

i think Best Malts do an organic grain, don't they?

[Cambrinus]

Yeah Cambrinus pesticide indeed!

Ah! Should have known that!