Under the Reinheitsgebot, beer could be made using just three ingredients: water, barley, and hops.

Flash forward to our day, and you’ll find the Reinheitsgebot being broken all over the place.

And in the past, the company likely used experimental GMO rice, according toThe New York Times.

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And not just any HFCS, but corn syrup made from genetically modified corn.

But it is a corn syrup made from GMO corn.

[The] syrup is made of carbohydrates and some simple sugars like dextrose and maltose."

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A previous version of this article was originally published on June 3, 2022.

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