Beer has been prepared and enjoyed in Ossetia since ancient times.[2] Ossetian beer is dark-brown to black in color, has little-to-no foam and a significantly lower alcohol content than most ordinary types of beer. Iron Bagani is a famous beer festival celebrating this cultural treasure in a manner comparable to that of the German Oktoberfest.
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^Oboturova, Natalya; Evdokimov, Ivan; Kulikova, Irina; Bratsikhin, Andrey; Bogueva, Diana (2022). "Traditional foods of the North Caucasus region". Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods of Eastern Europe. pp. 69–91. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811734-7.00001-3. ISBN978-0-12-811734-7. S2CID244182221.