debeer1-10, Exercise 1: For and against the law

Model answer:

For: it promises simple ingredients and consistent quality, and protects a national tradition with a clear label. Against: it excludes legitimate ingredients such as spices, fruit and unmalted grains, does not cover the brewing process or additives used in processing, and is often used more as a marketing slogan than as a real guarantee. The history in Chapter 3 adds that the law is much younger and less pure than its reputation: it was a Bavarian order with other motives (bread grain, price, authority), it has been changed many times, and wheat beer was always an exception, so it is not an unchanged ancient guarantee.