{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/annex-II/division-1/division-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/annex-II/division-1/division-13.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/110",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1/division/13",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière",
  "text": "(a)Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière is a spirit drink obtained exclusively by direct distillation under normal pressure of fresh beer with an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 86 % such that the distillate obtained has organoleptic characteristics deriving from the beer.\n(b)The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière shall be 38 %.\n(c)No addition of alcohol as defined in Annex I(5), diluted or not, shall take place.\n(d)Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière shall not be flavoured.\n(e)Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/110/annex/II/division/1/division/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:26.371169+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}