When it comes to beer, variety rules in USA
<p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="refreshing">refreshing</span>, <span word="intoxicating">intoxicating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fattening">fattening</span> <span word="malt">malt</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 6,000 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Czechs">Czechs</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 132 <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Slovenia">Slovenia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>?</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="brews">brews</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> 100 <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lagers">lagers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pilsners">pilsners</span>, <span word="ales">ales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="porters">porters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stouts">stouts</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span>: <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="rye">rye</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="barleycorn">barleycorn</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="bock">bock</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, “<span word="lite">lite</span>” <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seasonal">seasonal</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, “<span word="low">low</span>-<span word="carb">carb</span>” <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beers">beers</span> <span word="flavored">flavored</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="blueberry">blueberry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chili">chili</span>.</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="brew">brew</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>, <span word="amber">amber</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>, <span word="blonde">blonde</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>, <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="India">India</span> <span word="pale">pale</span> <span word="ales">ales</span>,” <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="brewed">brewed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="Brewing">Brewing</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MillerCoors">MillerCoors</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>” <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="caramel">caramel</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frothy">frothy</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="Anheuser">Anheuser</span>-<span word="Busch">Busch</span>, <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="brewer">brewer</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Belgian">Belgian</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> 54 <span word="milligrams">milligrams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="caffeine">caffeine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> 355-<span word="milliliter">milliliter</span> <span word="can">can</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Anheuser">Anheuser</span>-<span word="Busch">Busch</span>, <span word="MillerCoors">MillerCoors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="breweries">breweries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="smaller">smaller</span> “<span word="craft">craft</span>” <span word="breweries">breweries</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> “<span word="brewpubs">brewpubs</span>” <span word="making">making</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="batches">batches</span>.</p>
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