With refrigeration scarce and refrigerated trucks scarcer, shipping American beer was then hard; most breweries served only local markets.
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Today, this state of wheat and barley fields has more than 30 small breweries, serving up pints for oil workers on the eastern plains, skiers in the mountains and summer travelers bound for national parks.
Fifty-four Michigan breweries served around 350 different beers that year.
While most breweries served their best-selling and seasonal ale or lager, there was one "brewery" that distinctively stood out from the others.
The craft beer scene in Orange County is thriving, and besides the great bars and restaurants highlighting craft brews, there are a dozen breweries serving the thirsty crowds from Seal Beach to San Clemente.
8 p.m. 2. With the Mitte Crowd Katz Orange, which opened last year on a courtyard that's part of a historic brick brewery building, serves a mix of vegan and organic meat dishes like lemon potato mash served with porcini mushrooms and artichokes (19 euros, about $25 at $1.30 to the euro), and short ribs glazed with soy sauce and ginger (22 euros).
Brewpubs will, of course, be open to the public most of the time, but the brewery that serves the brewpub may not be readily accessible, or may even located elsewhere.
Fat Tuesday and Oysters On Tuesday, Slow Food and the Brooklyn Brewery will serve oysters and regional Louisiana dishes from New York chefs in a benefit that includes live music and a silent auction.
