The Session

July 4, 2009

Holidays

• Independence Day (US)
• Indivisible Day
• Honor American Beer & Cyder Day

Brewery Openings

• Hale's Ales (1983)
• Abita Brewing (Louisiana; 1986)
• Cardinal Brewing (West Virginia; 1994)
• Bayou State Brewing (Kansas; 1996)
• Cleavelander Brewery (Florida; 1996)
• Independence Restaurant & Brewery (Florida; 1996)
• New Holland Brewing (Michigan; 1997)
• Rattlesnake Mountain Brewery (Washington; 1997)
• Triangle Brewing (North Carolina; 2007)

Birthdays

• J.P. Benzel (1833)
• Dave Hoops (1967)

Events

• Louis Hoster 1st arrived in Columbus, Ohio (1833)
• Phillip Best died (1869)
• Fireworks set off a fire in Oppmann's Brewery (Cleveland, Ohio; 1889)
• Miller Brewing's Milwaukee Beer Garden destroyed by fire (1891)
• C. Lund & Sons' 1st beer brewed (Timaru, New Zealand; `976)
• Heineken informed Myanmar Brewery that they were ending their business relationship with them (1996)
• Riverwalk Brewery reopened with new owners as the Independence Restaurant & Brewery (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; 1996)
• Caldera brewed their first beer (Oregon; 1997)

For more dates, visit the Brookston Almanac

1. Stout (March 2007)
2. Dubbels (April 2007)
3. Milds (May 2007)
4. Local Brews (June 07)
5. Atmosphere (July 2007)
6. Fruit Beer (Aug. 2007)
7. The Brew Zoo, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Sep. 2007)
8. Beer & Food (Oct. '07)
9. Music & Beer (Nov. '07)
10. Winter Seasonals (December 2007)
11. Dopplebocks (Jan. '08)
12. Barleywine (Feb. '08)
13. Organics (Mar. 2008)
14. Beer People (April 2008)
15. How Did It All Start For You? (May 2008)
16. Beer Festivals (June '08)
17. Drinking Anti-Seasonally (July 2008)
18. Happy Anniversary (August 2008)
19. German Bier (Sep. '08)
20. Beer & Memories (October 2008)
21. Your Favorite Beer (November 2008)
22. Repeal of Prohibition (December 2008)
23. Old & New (Jan. 2009)
24. Tripels (February 2009)
25. Love Lager (Mar. 2009)
26. Smoke 'Em (April 2009)
27. Beer Cocktails (May '09)
28. Think/Drink Globally (June 2009)
29. Up Next: Will Travel For Beer (Coming July 3, 2009)

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