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YI about historical brewing purity laws..

The Renaissance
The production of beer was regulated and taxed in France: a Paris brewing charter came into law in 1489, with the term « beer » being specifically used. Beer could only be produced by brew masters using the following ingredients: grain, water and hops.

BREWERY LA PARISIENNE | History of beer in France The first known writings about beer go back more than 5 000 years BC, originating in Mesopotamia. We know that beer arrived in Europe in 5 000 – 4 800 BC, following two geographical currents: along the Danube (Eastern Europe) and along the Mediterranean coast (Southern France).

Anheuser-Busch InBev to acquire Italy's Birra del Borgo (Press Release) ROME, Italy—Birra del Borgo is happy to announce that it has decided to partner with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). The partnership will give Birra del Borgo, one of the leading...

According to CNN Denver CO is the best beer town in the US.

"Since 2011, more than 100 new breweries have opened in Colorado and there are more than 100,000 homebrewers in Colorado, according to the Brewer's Association."

The city has grown to support this breweries and for their work with each other, hosting CollaborationFest beer festival in Denver for the second year. Where breweries share "brewing experience and technique to join the perfect ingredients"

March 19th is the CollaborationFest, though tickets are sold out without surprise. Next years festival should be a must for brewers and beer mavens alike.


Denver, Colorado Colorado Beer
http://www.collaborationfest.com/visitdenver/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/travel/denver-beer-town/index.html

9 reasons Denver is U.S. best beer town Best beer city in the United States?

Its sort of illegal?
The economy of beer trade on Facebook.

'' It's off the back of the very popular Perth Beer Economy group, where one can trade a six-pack for say an electric fan, or get your trees pruned for the cost of a bottle of whisky.''

Goods and services traded for beer on Facebook across multiple different countries with governments shutting down and fining some organizations.


http://mashable.com/2016/02/08/beer-economies-on-facebook/

The Facebook Beer Economy is all the rage in Australia, but is it legal? The beer economy has become an Australian phenomenon, with Facebook groups trading booze for goods and services.