BusinessWhat is the German Beer Purity Law?02:14This browser does not support the video element.Business09/13/2016September 13, 2016In 1516, Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria decreed that beer should only be brewed from barley, hops and water. This purity law brought German brewers worldwide success. But 500 years on, some rebels want to add more variety and ingredients to German beer.Copy linkAdvertisement