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LisaM

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10. Interesting, though there was plenty of beer in the 70s that wasn't "tasteless schlock".

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2024, 02:07 PM

Dec 2024

Before the big companies swooped in and bought up local breweries, plenty of it was good. Then Miller and Anheuser Busch, etc. started their grabs. In Michigan we drank Strohs and it was good. They even came out with a boch in the spring.

Not that I have anything against Carter's initiative, which, of course, brought us the infamous Billy Beer!

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KC Star: If you're enjoying a craft beer right now, say a word of thanks to Jimmy Carter - Opinion [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 OP

In the thirty or so years since I discovered micro-brews, Aristus Dec 2024 #1

my ex called them 'girlie beer', cuz they were meant to appeal to women. mopinko Dec 2024 #2

i knew this, but forgot. ty for reminding me. mopinko Dec 2024 #3

I'm a home brewer and I knew this - that is why WOLFMAN87 Dec 2024 #4

Who could forget Billy Beer? radical noodle Dec 2024 #9

Now if only . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 2024 #5

My family owned a brewery in Baltimore Mr.Bill Dec 2024 #6

Did Prohibition shut them down? IronLionZion Dec 2024 #8

No, but I bet they were glad to sell it when they did. Mr.Bill Dec 2024 #11

Good to know. I enjoy visiting microbreweries and trying different types. IronLionZion Dec 2024 #7

Interesting, though there was plenty of beer in the 70s that wasn't "tasteless schlock". LisaM Dec 2024 #10

Thanks Jimmy! Blue Owl Dec 2024 #12