What is a six-pointed star emblem doing on a beer glass? The Hexagram was intended to symbolize purity; folklore has it that it represented the six aspects of brewing: water, hops, grain, malt, yeast, and brewer.Picture is courtesy of o0karen0o from Flickr.
I've also heard that it represented alchemy and early brewers were considered alchemists for turning water into beer...
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