Brewery facts for kids
A brewery is a special place where beer is made. It can also be a business that makes and sells beer. Think of it like a factory, but for drinks!
Breweries come in many sizes. Some are huge, taking up several city blocks. Others might be small, like a collection of equipment in someone's kitchen for making beer at home. No matter the size, breweries usually have different areas. Each area is used for a specific part of the beer-making process.
The History of Breweries
Making beer has a very long history! The oldest brewery that is still making beer today is thought to be the Weihenstephan brewery. It's located in the city of Freising in Germany. This brewery has been around since 1040! That's almost a thousand years!
Another brewery in the Czech Republic, called Zatec, says it can prove it paid beer taxes way back in 1004. This shows how old the art of brewing really is.
Images for kids
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A 16th century brewery
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Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery
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The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from an ancient Sumerian brewery, c. 2050 BC
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19th century brewery installations
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The machine room of the former brewery Wielemans-Ceuppens in Brussels
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Brewery in Hurbanovo, Slovakia
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Royal Brewery in Manchester, UK, with steel fermentation vessels
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Filling line, Radegast Brewery in Nošovice, Czech Republic
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Yuengling Brewery, a regional brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
See also
In Spanish: Cervecería para niños
