Answers.Body: <p>I can't speak to the fame of Frankfurt, but Apple Cider is not a beer by most or all common definitions.  It's probably closer to a fruit wine.  The major characteristic that defines beer is that some conversion has taken place which converts starches from a grain of some sort into sugars, while wines are simply fermenting simple sugars already present in a fruit's juice.</p>
  
  <p>Ironically this makes Ginger Beer more like a wine and Sake, though commonly called Rice Wine, more like a beer.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Why is Frankfurt famous for Apple Cider? </p>
  
  <p>And is Apple Cider considered a beer? Can any Cider be a beer?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: There may be 2 separate questions here, one about Frankfurt and the other about the nature of cider.
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Title: Why is Frankfurt famous for Apple Cider?
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ThreadText: # Why is Frankfurt famous for Apple Cider?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-09)
  
  Why is Frankfurt famous for Apple Cider?
  
  And is Apple Cider considered a beer? Can any Cider be a beer?
  
  **Tags:** german-beers
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: There may be 2 separate questions here, one about Frankfurt and the other about the nature of cider.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-09. Score: 1
  
  I can't speak to the fame of Frankfurt, but Apple Cider is not a beer by most or all common definitions. It's probably closer to a fruit wine. The major characteristic that defines beer is that some conversion has taken place which converts starches from a grain of some sort into sugars, while wines are simply fermenting simple sugars already present in a fruit's juice.
  
  Ironically this makes Ginger Beer more like a wine and Sake, though commonly called Rice Wine, more like a beer.
  
  
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