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The first guild for brewers, the Knights of the Mashing Fork was formed in Brabant, Belgium during reign of Duke Jean I (“Jan Primus”) corrupted today as “Gambrinus”. He is honored throughout the world as the so-called King of Beer. Legend portrays him as the inventor of the "toast" as a social custom.

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Everything you need to know to brew beer right the first time. Presented in a light-hearted style without frivolous interruptions, this authoritative text introduces brewing in an easy step by step review.

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Beer News
  • Vermont Gets Strong
    May 02, 2008 - Brewers are cheering passage of bill that will allow stronger beer to be sold in stores across Vermont
  • The Magic Pyramid
    April 29, 2008 - Pyramid Breweries and Magic Hat Brewing Co. have signed a letter of intent
  • Carbon Neutral Beer
    April 25, 2008 - Adnams has launched what it calls the first carbon neutral beer brewed in the UK.
  • New Belgium Best Place to Work
    April 23, 2008 - New Belgium Brewing is the best place to work in America according to Outside magazine
  • Original Goose is Cooked
    April 15, 2008 - Goose Island Beer Co. will close its brewpub after negotiations with the landlord failed to bring about a new lease deal.
  • Craft Five-O
    April 15, 2008 - The Brewers Association announced its annual list of the top fifty brewing companies.
  • Hope on the Hopvine
    April 14, 2008 - Some Yakima Valley hop growers are pulling other crops to add new acreage to hops in response to a worldwide shortage
  • Craft Distributor Thrives
    April 14, 2008 - Last April, state lawmakers changed an age-old law that banned beer with more than a 6 percent alcohol volume to allow for alcohol contents in beer up to 17 percent
  • Fat Cans
    April 11, 2008 - New Belgium Brewing has announced that it will be packaging and distributing its flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale in aluminum cans to limited markets this summer.
  • Blue Moon Begets Pale Moon
    April 10, 2008 - Coors announced that they will leverage the huge success of Blue Moon by releasing a pale ale called Pale Moon.
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