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You might not care that it's been that way for a thousand years, but the point is that it's not "adding something" to beer.  It's all just beer.  It's been that way for as long as "beer" has existed in Europe.  Nothing has been added that is not an acknowledged and accepted part of "beer."

Taking your argument you could say that beermakers are "adding something" when they include hops.  While that might be technically true, it's not considered beer, without the hops.  And adding TOO much hops results in crappy-tasting American IPAs, but not adding any hops would be just as bad.

anything beyond the 4 basic ingredients of beer "could be" considered adding something

anything made with one of those 4 missing could be considered - not beer

you know... like adding beans to chili

Not really.

Even the Germans don't follow the Reinheintsgebot and they invented that definition.

Many types of lambic beer require-- by definition-- the inclusion of fruit.  

There are no 4 ingredients to beer.  Never have been.

Many types of lambic beer require-- by definition-- the inclusion of fruit. 

fruit that they added to perfectly good be the produce a specific type

utee likes to argue about beer

Well, I like basic kinds, mostly ales and lagers ...

Well we can certainly agree on that!

And I'll go a little further, and say that I mostly prefer lagers in the summer, and ales in the winter, although there are a few exceptions either way.

Ha!

anything beyond the 4 basic ingredients of beer "could be" considered adding something

anything made with one of those 4 missing could be considered - not beer

you know... like adding beans to chili

Shut your whore mouth

 I don't care for wheat beer either

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