Beer in India

Beer in India has been prepared from rice or millet for thousands of years. In the 18th century, the British introduced European beer to India. Beer is not as popular as stronger alcoholic beverages like desi daru and Indian-made foreign liquor, such as Indian whiskey. The most popular beers in India are strong beers.[1]

Beer-like sura has been produced in India since the Vedic era (c. 1500–1200 BCE, Rig Veda),[2] rice beer has been produced by the native tribes since ancient times,[3] European beer imports to India from England started in 1716, introduced by the British raj.[4] Lion beer, produced continuously since the 1820s, is Asia's first beer brand, and the first Indian brewed European style beer.[5][6][7]

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