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Watch “How Beer Saved The World” Right Now | Beer Street Journal

Posted by imus on December 6, 2011
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The Discovery Channel recently premiered a program aptly named “How Beer Saved The World.” Beer started civilizations, founded economies, healed the sick.  How you ask?   Watch this my beer drinking friends.   Its inspirational.  Note: Vid is in 3 parts.  Click the video pop-up to see the next part.  Like watch videos on beer history?  Check out Ken Burn’s Prohibition on Itunes.

 

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Krueger

Posted by imus on January 24, 2011
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It was not until Jan 24, 1935, that the first beer cans went on sale to the general public when Krueger’s Finest Beer went on sale in Richmond, Virginia.

I’ll need to buy some beers in cans in order to celebrate this ostentatious day. Maybe some Oscar Blues?