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American  Beer,  Wine  &  Booze

here on Page 1 short history general beer links beer events national/intl brewers national beer/pub chains info on foreign brewers movies, plays, other media image gallery • links

top of page 2 info by state & province, A-L AK  ★  AZ  ★  CA  ★  CO  ★  IL top of page 3 info by state & province, M-Z ME  ★  MI  ★  NM  ★  OR  ★  TX  ★  WI top of page 4 general reading material regional reading material reading material around the world periodicals

“Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.” ~~ W.C. Fields [1880-1946]

'Beer' entry at Wikipedia
'Beer in Canada' entry at Wikipedia
Brewers Association of America [est. 1942]

Brewery Database [est. 2009] by PintLabs
travel-focused Pub Crawler search engine [est. 1995] - domain for sale? shut down? 2014

beer sold online {1,000+ items} at Amazon

Cheers All Store [est. 2016] by Pub 'N' Co. at Amazon distinctive beverage glassware shipped from their secret location in Pennsylvania, USA Cheers All Store at Amazon • Cheers All official website

AnheuserBusch-InBev sells 39 percent of all beer in the U.S.A., Miller-Coors sells 26 percent – which leaves
35 percent of the market to all the other commercial and craft brewers in the country. (2012 stats)

Beer Industry Section on the Business & Economic Monopolies Page at Working Minds / Things To Worry About

NEWS 9/2016: Cavitation Technology Is About To Revolutionize Beer-Making
read the M.I.T. Technology Review article

General  Beer  Links

North American Guild of Beer Writers [est. 1990]

Ontario Craft Brewers [est. 2005] based in Toronto
'Beer Me BC' based in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Home Brewers online community & forum [est. 2000?]
Troy Burtch's Great Canadian Beer Blog [est. 5/2011]
proposed Museum of Beer & Brewing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Beer  Brewing  Equipment  and  Accessories
ManCan Universe of Colorado makes stainless steel growlers & other equipment: company website • purchase products at Amazon

Sussman Electric Boilers [est. 1917], 4320 - 34th Street in Long Island City, NY

C.P.E. Systems - brewery, winery & distillery equipment [], 7272 Buller Avenue in Burnaby, BC, Canada

purchase Beer Brewing Equipment at Amazon
purchase Home Brewing Starter Sets at Amazon
purchase books on Homebrewing, Distilling & Wine Making at Amazon

Beer  Events
Toronto Beer Festival - Spring [April 2015 = #2]
Albuquerque [NM] Beer Week [April 2011]
Albuquerque [NM] Blues & Brews [April 2011]
Blazin' Brewfest [May 2014 = #2] in Las Cruces, New Mexico
American Craft Beer Week [May 2014 = #9]
Legendary Boonville [CA] Beer Festival [May 2015 = #19]
Ontario Craft Beer Week [June 2014 = #5]
Vail Craft Beer Classic [Father's Day Weekend 2018] in Vail, Colorado
Toronto Beer Festival - Summer [July 2014]
Golden Tap Awards [2014 = #12] - online voting thru September
The Denver Beerathon [Sept 2013 = #1] {defunct?}
Great Canadian Beer Festival [Sept 2014 = #12] in Victoria, British Columbia
September 28th is National Drink A Beer Day {origin unclear, but happens to be
the birth date of Arthur Guinness [1725-1803], founder of Guinness Brewery in Ireland in 1759}.
New Mexico Brew Fest & Music Showcase [Oct 2013 = #4] at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque
Great American Beer Festival [Oct 2015 = #34] in Denver, Colorado
Yukon Beer Festival [Oct 2014 = #1] in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
New York City Beerathon [Nov 2014 = #8]

nationwide and worldwide charity initiative Black Is Beautiful Stout [2020] 1,200 breweries in U.S.A. are participating, and breweries in two dozen other countries; official oatmeal imperial stout recipe was created by Weathered Souls Brewing Company in San Antonio, Texas and publicized in the media; each brewery was asked to designate a local progressive beneficiary of the proceeds, generally going to groups like the A.C.L.U. or supporters of police reform or other legal defense issues

National  &  International  Brewers

Brewers Collective [est. 2004], the craft brewing arm of Anheuser-Busch [est. 1852] - the nation's largest brewer, supports 20+ partner brands Craft Brands Alliance [est. 2004] began as an informal agreement between Redhook of Seattle and Widmer Brothers of Portland; the company was formalized in 2008 with Anheuser-Busch buying a 1/3 stake; the name was changed to Craft Brew Alliance in January 2012; addition of further members is hard to pinpoint, but at some point, Anheuser-Busch paid $16.50 per share to Craft Brew's shareholders, giving Anheuser-Busch ownership of 100% of C.B.A.; by 2020, the 23 brands of the Brewers Collective 'business unit' were locally managed by the original owners under several general managers reporting directly to Brewers Collective president Marcelo 'Mika' Michaelis; in September 2020, C.B.A. chief Andy Thomas and C.B.A. chief financial and strategy officer Christine Perich officially joined Brewers Collective as general managers in charge of a combined 17 of the division’s 23 brands. C.B.A. entry at Wikipedia • C.B.A. Facebook page • official but vague Brewers Collective homepage

Brewers Collective partners include: Appalachian Mountain Brewery [est. 2013] of Boone, NC; Blue/Point Brewing [est. 1998] of New York; Breckenridge Brewery [est. 1990] of Colorado; Cisco Brewers [est. 1995] of MA, NH, CT; Devils Backbone Brewing Co. [est. 1990] of Virginia; Elysian Brewing [est. 1996] of Seattle, Washington; Four Peaks Brewing Co. [est. 1996] of Arizona; Golden Road Brewing [est. 2011, AB-BC partner 2015] of California; Goose Island Beer Co. [est. 1988] of Chicago; Karbach Brewing Co. [] of Houston, Texas; Kona Brewing Company [est. 1994] of Hawai'i; Omission Brewing Co. [] of Portland, Oregon; Platform Beer Co. [est. 2014] of Ohio; Redhook Ale Brewery [est. 1981] of Seattle, Washington; Square Mile Cider Company [est. 2013] of Portland, Oregon; 10 Barrel Brewing Co. [est. 2006] of East Bend, Oregon; Veza Sur boutique Latin craft brewery & bar [est. Summer 2017 by AB-BC] of Miami, Florida; Virtue Cider [est. 2011] of Michigan; Wicked Weed Brewing [est. 2012] of Asheville, NC; Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. [est. 1984] of North Portland, Oregon; Wynwood Brewing Co. [est. 2011] of the Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Florida — the status of these two is uncertain: L.Q.D. Creative Liquids [launched by AB-BC 7/2020] of Bend, Oregon // website = dead?; Maha Organic Hard Seltzer [] // website = dead?

seasonal "24 Craft Beers of Cheer" Advent Calendar Pack [new 12/2021] is produced by Brewers Collective the first year's 12-ounce cans were from Seattle (7), Oregon (6), Chicago (4), Los Angeles (4), and Hawai'i (3) local supermarket price $59.99 ($2.50/can), not found on Amazon (12/2021) the 2021 selected breweries & brews are: Elysian Brewing of Seattle: Salt & Seed - watermelon with lemon-lime tartness; Night Owl - pumpkin ale brewed with pumpkin puree & juice and spices; Altered Contact - an electrifying tart IPA; Split Shot - milk stout made with coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters • Golden Road Brewing of Los Angeles: Mango Cart - light wheat ale; Christmas Cart - bright cherry wheat ale spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice; Golden State Cerveza - Mexican-style lager; Hefeweizen - Bavarian-style wheat beer • Goose Island Beer Co. of Chicago: 312 - urban wheat ale inspired by the city of Chicago; Christmas IPA; So-Lo IPA; award-winning Goose Island IPA • Kona Brewing Co. of Hawai'i: Big Wave - golden ale; Longboard - pale-gold traditional lager; Pipeline Porter • Redhook Brewery of Seattle: Winterhook - classic winter warmer; Storm Surge - hazy IPA; Big Ballard - imperial IPA • 10 Barrel Brewing Co. of East Bend, Oregon: award-winning Crush Apricot Sour; award-winning Crush Cucumber Sour • and Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. in North Portland, Oregon: Hazy Jack Pale Ale; Brrr Hoppy Red - Northwest-style red ale; Green Skies - bright & fruity hazy IPA; Hefe - American-style hefeweizen

Constellation Brands [est. 1945] is based in Victor, New York Began as bulk wine distributor Canandaigua Industries; incorporated in 1972, IPO in 1973; purchased the Manischewitz winery in Canandaigua, New York in 1987 under license to R.A.B. Foods; changed name in 2000; acquisitions include BRL Hardy (Australia) and Nobilo (New Zealand) in 2003; Robert Mondavi Corp. for $1B in 2004; Vincor International, Canada's largest wine company, for $1.44B in 2006; Spirits Marque One (owner of Svedka Vodka) in 2007; Beam Wines Estates for $885M in 2008; sold off Almaden Vineyards, Inglenook Winery, the Paul Masson winery, and its value spirits portfolio in 2008 to Sazerac Company in 2009; paid $1B for Ballast Point Brewing of San Diego (12/2015); bought Funky Buddha Brewery of Oakland Park, Florida (8/2017) • beer brands/brews include Corona (US & Mexico), Modelo (US only), Cerveza Pacifico, Cerveza Victoria, Ballast Point, Funky Buddha • liquor brands include High West bourbon & whiskey, Casa Noble Tequila, Svedka Vodka, Black Velvet Whisky, Paul Masson Brandy, Serpent's Bite apple-flavored whisky

National  Beer/Pub  Chains

	Alamo Drafthouse movie theaters [chain est. 1997] based in Austin, Texas • 29 locations in 9 states; first outfit to offer food & drink service inside of theaters; each location offers handcrafted cocktails, bottled beers, and over 30 beers on tap
	Growler USA® microbrew pub [chain est. 2014] based in Centennial, Colorado • 23 locations across the country (with 7 'opening soon') offering only 100-percent American-made craft beverages and a food menu designed & engineered to celebrate the flavors of each drink; up to 100 taps of craft beer, hard cider, draught wine, and hand-crafted non-alcoholic beverages such as root beer and kombucha tea
	Pink Boots Society [est. 2007] free education and networking club for women Pink Boots Society New Mexico Chapter each local group produces annual collaborative brew, others on occasion; 2020 brew was Essential Pie fruited kettle sour, flavored with graham crackers, cranberry, cherry, and raspberry; NM group brewed in March, released at 13 locations as draft or cans in June.
	Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery [chain] is based at CraftWorks Restaurants in Colorado Rock Bottom has 26 locations in 14 states: Boston, California (3), Colorado (7), Florida, Illinois (5), Indiana, Maryland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Ohio, Oregon, Pittsburgh & Virginia; full food menu; taps include 16 in-house brews
	Yard House sports bar [chain est. 1996] based in Irvine, California • 72 locations in 25 states; upscale-casual, great food, classic rock music, and 130 taps of imported, craft, and specialty ales & lagers

Beer  Info  by  State  &  Province

The Bankrate blog posted their study of the Top Ten States For Beer Lovers in September 2014; the results are included here not because they are
definitive or official but for purposes of opening discussion on the matter. (One of the comments noted that these are states that 'nobody goes to'.)
In reverse order: #10 Nebraska, #9 Iowa, #8 South Dakota, #7 Maine, #6 New Hampshire, #5 Colorado, #4 Wisconsin, #3 Oregon, #2 Vermont, and #1 Montana.

Of course the main beer page grew & grew, so this section was split off in May 2022.
AK  ★  AZ  ★  CA  ★  CO  ★  IL  ★  ME  ★  MI  ★  NM  ★  OR  ★  PA  ★  TX  ★  WI

Foreign  Brewers

Austria

Pauls Homebrewery [est. 9/2016] in Stockerau, Korneuburg, Austria homebrewers Sonja & Martin Paul made some White House Honey Ale in bottles in 2016-2017   in-house brews available in bottles include: 4.8% Gigantosaurus Himbeer Raspberry Sour; 4.8% Gigantosaurus Ananas Banana Sour; 4.8% Gigantosaurus Mango Sour; 5.8% Little Joe Saison Farmhouse Ale; 4.4% Knolli Potato Ale; 5.8% Hudriwudri Rauchbier; 7.7% Hang Me Up To Dry Brut IPA; 5.1% Lenny {gestatten: Leonard Bernstein} Weizenbier amber wheat beer

Canada
'Beer in Canada' entry at Wikipedia
provinces on pages 2 & 3 include Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec

Germany

The Beer and Oktoberfest Museum (Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
opened in September 2005 in Altstadt, Munich in an historic town house built in 1327
museum website

Oktoberfest [est. 1810 - Sept 2022 = #187] in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The equivalent of 124,425 kegs of beer were consumed at Oktoberfest 2019.

Great Britain / United Kingdom
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Britain-Jeff-Evans-ebook/dp/B007OTQXWE/

   Italy   
Birra Dolomiti = Rossa & Pilsner
Menabrea Ambrata

   Japan   

Japanese Craft Beer (Assn.) [8/2018] - operates from a Facebook page industry association of 23 Japanese craft brewers; the participants are: Abashiri Beer, AJB Co., Akari Brewing, Baeren Brewery Co., Baird Brewing, COEDO Brewery Kyodoshoji Corp., Far Yeast Brewing Company, Kankiku Meijo, Karuizawa Brewery, Kiuchi Brewery, Kizakura Co., Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Miyazaki Hideji Beer Co., Niken Chaya Mochi Kadoya Honten, Rise & Win Brewing Co., Sekinoichi Sake & Beer Brewery, Taikyokusha Co., Tenchokaku Group, Voyager Brewing Co., WAKU WAKU Tezukuri Farm Kawakita, Yamaguchi Hagi Beer Co., Yamaguchi Ji-Beer, and YOHO Brewing

http://www.amazon.com/Brewed-Japan-Evolution-Japanese-Industry/dp/0774825049/

   Old Mexico   
Grupo Modelo and FEMSA send more than 80% of their exports to the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Mexico

FEMSA is paired with Dutch enterprise Heineken USA to promote and distribute its brands, especially Dos Equis (Lager & Amber) and Tecate.

Grupo Modelo Brewing Company [est. 1922] is based in Mexico City, Mexico http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupo_Modelo basic brands include Bocanegra Cerveza Mexicana, Cerveza Barrilito, Cerveza del Pacifico, Cerveza Modelo Especial [est. 1925], Cerveza Negra Leon, Cerveza Victoria, Cervezeria Cucapa, Corona, Estrella Jalisco {see below}, Hoegaarden, Montejo Cerveza Clara, Aand Negra Modelo

Estrella Jalisco Cerveza Dorada [est. 1910, purch 1954], imported by Import Brands Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri from Compania Cervecera de Zacatecas, S. de R.L. de C.V., a Grupo Modelo Company basic brand is Estrella Jalisco Cerveza Dorada, a 4.5% ABV Mexican pilsner or light lager; other brews include: Classic Michelada, Mango Michelada, and Tropical Chamoy Michelada - all made with Clamato by Golden Road Brewery of California, available in 8-can packs

   Philippines   
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_the_Philippines

Reading  Material

current page kept growing, so this section was cut to its own page in Spring 2018

top of page • general reading material • regional reading material • around the world • periodicals

Movies & Television,  Stageplays,  Other Media

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/economy-business/business/selling-suds-the-beer-industry-in-canada/six-pints-per-day.html

"Beer Nutz" podcast? [2006-?] /tt0892901/

"Beer: An Insider's Guide" podcast? []

"Beer Traveler" beer blog [est. 4/2010]

"The Roaming Pint" travel & beer blog

"The Full Pint" beer news & reviews blog [est. 7/2007] based in Southern California

"The Beer Buddha™ " blog

Josh Christie's "Brews & Books" blog based in Maine

"What! No Beer?" feature comedy [Feb 1933] /tt0024762/ starring Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante

"The Fatal Glass of Beer" short [1933] /tt0022883/ starring W.C. Fields

"Three Little Beers" comedy short [Nov 1935] /tt0027097/ starring 'The Three Stooges'

"Beer Barrel Polecats" comedy short [1946] /tt0038344/ starring 'The Three Stooges'

"Beer" aka "The Selling of America" comedy feature film [Orion Pictures Aug 1985]

An advertising firm that is desperate to keep an account with financially-ailing Norbecker brewery concocts a new macho ad campaign centered on three losers who inadvertently prevent a robbery at a bar; filming in Toronto, Canada & on location at the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada; rated R • Produced by James D. Brubaker & Robert Chartoff; directed by Patrick Kelly; written by Allan Weisbecker; music by Bill Conti; starring Loretta Swit, Rip Torn, Kenneth Mars, David Alan Grier, Dick Shawn, William Russ, Saul Stein, Peter Michael Goetz, David Wohl, Renn Woods, A.C. Peterson/Alar Aedma, William Mooney, Robert Wolberg, Gerald Vichi, Maurice Shrog, Ray O'Connor, David Lipman, Donald Acree, Amy Wright, Charlie Barnett, John Bennes, Elena Kudaba, Gino Marrocco, Ralph Manza, Donald Ewer, Deena Levy, Matthew Kimbrough, Jade Bari, Steve Mittleman, Richard Litt, Tracey Berg, Robert Blumenfeld, Willy Nickels, Jonathan Slaff, Roy K. Stevens, W.M. Supernaw, Gene Mack, Sharon Dyer, Terry Elik, Caitlin Hicks, Jan Saint, Charles Bolender, Doug Anderson, Jeff Scott, John Meanes, Cassandra Danz, Rosalyn Braverman, Jean Bruno, Joseph Battle, Drew Geraci, Jesse Holmes, John Corbett, C.J. Lusby, Annie McAuley, Julie McLeod full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia M.G.M. color DVD-R [11/2011] for $22.95 Warner Home Video color VHS [7/1988] out of prodn/used watch official trailer [upload 2/2015; 4:58] online at YouTube with transcript

"American Beer" road trip documentary [April 2004] /tt0372140/

"Beer: The Movie" comedy video [May 2006] /tt0810769/

"Beer League" feature film [Sept 2006] /tt0453453/

"Beer Wars" documentary feature [April 2009] /tt1326194/

"Beer Movie {Der Bier-Film}" [Germany Sept 2010] 45-minute color documentary about beer from ancient Egypt to Oktoberfest - and how a Bavarian in Bohemia invented German beer • Directed by Christian Gierke; narration by Christian Hanreich or James Spencer Film Europa color DVD-R [2/2011] for $19.98 full credits at IMDb • official German-language movie website

"Brew Masters" TV mini-series [Discovery Channel Nov-Dec 2010] Sam Calagione and the crew at his Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware were filmed researching and making obscure beers; the first five episodes were about: a Miles Davis tribute beer; ingigenous corn Chicha from Peru; cedar-flavored beer; New Zealand tamarillo-flavored beer; and ancient-recipe Egyptian beer; the sixth 'lost' episode (about Italian craft beers) was broadcast in June 2012; this DVD supposedly contains all six shows (but run time does not match); all six can be streamed at Netflix; Amazon Instant Video has only the five shows. Zero Point Zero Prodns color DVD [6/2012] for $10.24 series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia

"How Beer Saved The World" documentary [Discovery Channel Jan 2011] /tt1832368/

"The Love of Beer" documentary [2011] /tt2040553/
http://www.theloveofbeermovie.com/

"A Beer Tale" feature film [2012] /tt1510988/

"Beer Hunter: The Movie" documentary [March 2013] /tt3158992/ is about beer expert Michael Jackson

"Brew•Opoly Monopoly™ Game: A Game For People Who Like To Drink Beer" [2012] from Late For The Sky • for 2-6 players age 8 & up {or maybe age 21 & up}; includes game board, paper money, game cards, bottles & barrels, dice, official rules 15.4" x 10.6" x 2.1" box [2012] for $15.00 also available as a Canadian Edition 15.4" x 10.6" x 2.1" box [2012] for $39.99

Image  Gallery

"How To Order A Beer Around The World" tin sign 16"x11½" tin sign for $10.14	"Wine From Around The World" tin sign 16"x12½" tin sign for $10.00 + s/h	"Beer Will Change The World" tin sign 12"x16" tin sign for $9.20 + s/h	"How To Toast Cheers Around The World" tin sign 16"x12½" tin sign for $11.13
"BEER: Helping Ugly People Have Sex Since 1862!" tin sign 16"x12" tin sign for $8.99	"I Drink Coffee Because I Need It and Wine Because I Deserve It" tin sign 16"x13" tin sign for $10.14	"I Believe I'll Have Another Beer" tin sign 16"x13" tin sign for $10.00	"I Like Cooking With Wine . . ." tin sign 16"x12½" tin sign for $14.99

L i n k s
Fuegón Red-Licorice Liqueur based in Denver, Colorado
beer sold online {1,000+ items} at Amazon

          
Wine  and  Spirits  Events
Whisky Live tasting & sampling shows in 19 countries
World Whiskies Awards [March 2014 = #8] are sponsored by Whisky Magazine, U.K.
San Francisco World Spirits Competition [March 2014 = #14]
San Francisco International Wine Competition [June 2014 = #34]

Wine  Links
http://www.elioswinewarehouse.com/
http://www.thenationwineclub.com/

Distilled  Spirits
"Premixed cocktails were the fastest-growing segment of the spirits market in 2021."
http://www.whiskybible.com/
http://www.83proof.com/
http://www.cmwhiskey.com/
http://www.35maplestreet.com/
http://www.sourmashmanifesto.com
Whisky Advocate Magazine's 'Whisky 101' info pages
Cotton & Reed rum distillery tasting room [est. 2014], next to Union Market in Washington, DC
Scotch Whisky Experience [est. 1988], The Royal Mile, 354 Castlehill in Edinburgh, Scotland
The John Milroy Selection [est. 1964, sold 2009] of U.K. - brand of single cask, single malt Scotch whiskies

spirits giant Diageo bought actor George Clooney's Casamigos luxury tequila brand [est. 2013] in June 2017 for a possible $1 billion sale price.

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