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All in a Day’s Work

29 Thursday Dec 2011

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According to a journal entry from 1636, farm workers in the colony of Quebec not only received an allowance of flour, lard, oil, vinegar, and codfish; they were also given “a chopine of cider a day or a quart of beer.”

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Erding

19 Monday Dec 2011

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Erdinger is the largest weissbier brewery in the world…and they’re still independent.

Big Six

18 Sunday Dec 2011

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Munich’s “Big Six” are: Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbrau, Lowenbrau, Paulaner & Spaten (Franziskaner). Unfortunately, only one is still OWNED by Bavarians.

The Lion’s Beer

16 Friday Dec 2011

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Lowenbrau was produced by Miller in the US before 2002 under contract. Since then, they produce out of Germany for the US market. Ironically, since 2003, the brand is owned – along with Spaten/Franziskaner among Munich’s “Big 6” – by InBevAB, the same company that makes Budweiser.

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