Dortmunder beer
alcoholic beverage
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Dortmunder is a pale lager beer originating from Germany. It is a type of bottom-fermented lager, a category of beer that originated in continental Europe. While the city of Dortmund is known for various products including steel, machinery, and coal, beer is also listed among its principal products. Dortmunder beers are characterized as pale lagers, distinct from other German beer styles like the dark, slightly sweet beers associated with Munich.12
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