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  2. History of beer - Wikipedia

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    Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...

  3. Adolph Coors - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Collbran held an important position with the government railways. The international shipping of Coors beer, beginning in Korea in 1908, possibly was related to the family's presence there. Adolph Jr., Grover, and Herman all graduated from Cornell University, and returned to Denver to take positions in the family operations. Adolph Jr ...

  4. Ruff (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    A ruff from the early 17th century: detail from The Regentesses of St Elizabeth Hospital, Haarlem, by Verspronck A ruff from the 1620s. A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century.

  5. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company is an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the United States.Its namesake beer, Schlitz (/ ˈ ʃ l ɪ t s /), was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer". [1]

  6. Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    PA 31 (Mount Pleasant Road) eastbound in Ruffs Dale. Ruffs Dale, also spelled Ruffsdale, is an unincorporated community in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania United States. It is located approximately forty miles from Pittsburgh. Ruffs Dale has its own post office, with zip code 15679, located at 875 State Route 31. [1] [2]

  7. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    In Denmark, the usual consumption of beer appears to have been a gallon per day for adult laborers and sailors. [21] It is important to note that modern beer is much stronger than the beers of the past. While current beers are 3–5% alcohol, the beer drunk in the historical past was generally 1% or so. [citation needed] This was known as ...

  8. Hamm's Brewery - Wikipedia

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    Brewery overlooks Swede Hollow in Saint Paul. Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company was an American brewing company established in 1865 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Becoming the fifth largest brewery in the United States, Hamm's expanded with additional breweries that were acquired in other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and Baltimore.

  9. Christian Schmidt Brewing Company - Wikipedia

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    The Christian Schmidt Brewing Company was an American brewing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] Founded in 1860, it was the largest brewing company in the history of Philadelphia, producing nearly 4,000,000 barrels of beer a year in the late 1970s.