ocr: Gamous Dates in BEER History E 1303 Purity Nurnberg, in brewing Germany. law adopted in - 4 1351 Ginbeck brewery begins pperation. 1500 British brewers begin using hops. Reinheitsgebot issued; German beers may be 1516 brewed only with malted barley, hops, and water. - First record of brewing in U.S. by Thomas 1587 Heriot of Virginia. 1600 First appearance of the Bohemian tavern.