Matthias Trum from Schlenkerla Bräu in the 6th generation of the family in front of the wood stove used to dry the green malt. In his hand he is holding a drawing on industrial malt drying based on Sir Nicholas Halse. The English were the first to ban smoke from beer. Around 1800, Georg Sedlmeyer from the Munich Spaten Brewery built the first non-smoking kiln in Germany. Heller Brewery of Schlenkerla Smoke Beer Bamberg, Germany

• Contributor: Georg Berg / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2DAFPHT
• File size: 80 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 6017 x 4649 px | 50.9 x 39.4 cm | 20.1 x 15.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 5 November 2020
• Location: Oberer Stephansberg, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany