Willamette Week - http://www.wweek.com/portland/articles.sec-1370-1-.html Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT+7 en hourly 1 The President of Beers - We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19731-the_president_of_beers_we_bootlegged_beer_from_all_50_states_for_the_ultimate_american_taste_off.html

Beer is made from barley, hops, yeast and statute. We tend to forget, but the bearded men with sweaty brows who toil over copper...

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