About Turkish Beers

Mankind has been brewing and drinking beer for thousands of years. The earliest recorded beer recipe was found in clay tablets written 7.000 years ago. Beer originated in Mesopotamia and then found its way to Anatolia and the Nile river valley. Four thousand years ago in Anatolia, Hittites, who had founded one of the biggest and most sophisticated civilizations of its age, were drinking beer in daily life as well as in sacred rituals.

Ancient Egyptians used beer as a remedy for various maladies. Various civilizations around Asia and Africa produced beer using different types of grain. After the eighth century A.D., hops became a part of the beer production process. Hops not only added a new flavor to beer, but also made preservation easier. In Medieval Europe, monasteries and abbeys were where most of the breweries were located.

Monks had a near monopoly on beer production. In the dark ages when this old continent was in the throes of epidemics, drinking water was one of the main culprits of disease. Beer, on the other hand, was boiled and hence saved many lives as a disinfected and nourishing drink. Efes Pilsener beer is brewed by bottom-fermentation technique with Golden barleys, high quality malt and ''Hallertau'' hops. Efes is an easy-to-drink, foamy, bright lager beer with 5% alcohol content