In 1514 the German Duke William 4th issued an edict in which it was stipulated that for brewing, only malt, barley, hop and water were to be used, Before then "to improve the taste and quality" of the beer, brewers and home brewers had added "devilish mixtures" and powders. Of course such additives had an adverse effect on the taste of beer.

Today brewers provide traditional quality in the line of Duke William, using only natural components.
Brewers like to joke: "Beer needs three ingredients: cold, malt and honesty".
There are 5 types of beer and more than 100 sorts;

Ale is of a dense dork and the strongest beer with strong froth, which is able to stand the weight of a coin (even a soviet ruble).
Porter is a sort of ale, but sweeter and not so strong. It is produced mostly in Russia, Czechia and Germany.
Lager is a sparkling beer, a great number of which are brewed in Uzbekistan.
Pilsner is a filtered scalded beer, which is popular in Europe.
Heifeweizen is a true German beer, which contains malt sediment. It can be light or dark and certainly should be drunk with о zest of lemon.

Beer is tapped slowly from a barrel into a canted mug during 10 minutes. Only in this way you'll get a strong froth. The height of the froth indicates the value of the beer.
It is said that when pored beer has a high froth beer is "alive".

For ladies beer is served in the glasses or in little mugs with a stem. It is better to drink cooled beer (+ 60 C +80 C). One can drink about 12 mugs of beer, Due to its high calorie content (up to 1000 kilocalories in a mug) this beverage perfectly stills hunger and acts as tonic on a hot day.

Beer is enhanced by salty snacks such as crackers, rusks, salt nuts, pistachios and bakursty (tiny dried salt fish), and only in Central Asia will you be offered kurt (dried salt curd).

Among the more sophisticated accompaniments for beer we count fish, lobsters, poached sausages or the toned down version grilled sausages with ketchup and French mustard.

There are several main courses that are cooked in beer such as for example pork and cabbage stew, a traditional recipee.

When selecting beer, do remember that the best beer is tab beer, followed by bottled and then by canned beer. There are now several restaurants in Tashkent where you will be offered beer on tab. In our opinion, among the best is "Three Barrels". It is a true hunter's restaurant offering game courses and fresh beer, brewed on site at the microbrewery from imported German maltand hop.