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  • The <em>Real</em> History of Beer
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    The Real History of Beer

    March 1, 2008 - Lew Bryson

    We all know how craft beer history goes. Beer was great until the 19th century, when mass production of lagers took over the world, and American brewers put corn and rice in their beer to make it cheaper. By 1950, everyone was hypnotized by marketing into drinking the fizzy yellow beer. It looked bad, but... View Article

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