Beer

Beers are alcoholic beverages made from fermented grains, primarily barley, rye, millet or wheat. In the Inner sea, beer is most often drank within the nations of Khenmet, the Azanid, and Qart-Had where Wine is rarer and more expensive. Beer is also consumed as the main alcoholic beverage of the Locus Barbaricum.

Beers are typically not made from grain directly but from bread. As such breweries and bakeries are often closely located and sometimes owned jointly.

Unfiltered or 'Gruel Beer'
Cheapest of beer and most easily made, these beers still contain solid elements and resemble more gruels than the liquid beer of the upper class. This type of beer is also often used as the main element of a slave or laborer's daily ration in Khenmet.

Filtered or Liquid Beer
The more expensive kind of beers are cleared of any leftover solids which are often bitter and disliked by the finer palate.

Flavoring
Within the inner sea, beer flavoring depends on the region and the wealth of the intended customer and brewer. Poorer brews are primarily flavored with locally foraged herbs, while higher quality brews often mix expensive spices and fruits into them.

Although fairly rare, some brewers have taken to using special wooden cask to age beer, believing particular woods add to the flavor.