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   From: JYOB@aol.com   
      
   On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 8:30:20 AM UTC-5, The old geezer wrote:   
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   >   
   > I remember reading an article as to why the MicroBrewery explosion   
   > happened here in the USA but my memory fails me now as to what those   
   > conditions were.  Perhaps some government deregulation? (Ha!)  The   
   > first Microbrews that I remember coming across were Anchor Steam (out   
   > of San Francisco) & Pete's Wicked Ale.   
      
   And now Pete's Wicked Ale is nowhere to be found.  Has been replaced by a   
   million other small microbreweries,   
      
   Southern Tier is now my fave,  Southern Tier 2X IPA!!!  IPAs Rule!!!  Thank   
   the British Empire for that!!  Though Guinness is great this time of year too!   
      
   The Old Geezer   
      
   ND: Southern Tier 2X IPA   
   NP: Pagan Streams - Van Morrison   
      
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