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Seychelles Beer

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Today in 1976, Seychelles gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.

Seychelles
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Seychelles Breweries

Seychelles Brewery Guides

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%

Seychelles

  • Full Name: Republic of Seychelles
  • Location: Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Creole 91.8%, English (official) 4.9%, other 3.1%
  • Religion(s): Roman Catholic 82.3%, Protestant 7.5% (Anglican 6.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.1%), other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6%
  • Capital: Victoria
  • Population: 90,024; 196th
  • Area: 455 sq km, 198th
  • Comparative Area: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
  • National Food: Fruit Bat Curry
  • National Symbols: Coconut Tree; Swordfish
  • Nickname: Africa in Miniature
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth
  • Independence: From the UK, June 29, 1976

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18
  • BAC: 0.08%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 1

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bear
  • How to Order a Beer: One beer, please
  • How to Say “Cheers”: cheers
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 85%
  • Wine: 11%
  • Spirits: 4%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 9.59
  • Unrecorded: 1.00
  • Total: 10.59
  • Beer: 7.15

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 9.6 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Location, specific events, intoxicated persons
  • Advertising Restrictions: Yes
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Yes

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: None

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Djibouti Beer

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Today in 1977, Djibouti gained their Independence from France.

Djibouti
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Djibouti Breweries

Djibouti Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%

Djibouti

  • Full Name: Republic of Djibouti
  • Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
  • Religion(s): Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
  • Capital: Djibouti
  • Population: 774,389; 162nd
  • Area: 23,200 sq km, 151st
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Massachusetts
  • National Food: Cabri
  • National Symbol: Red Star
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Arab League
  • Independence: From France, June 27, 1977

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  • Alcohol Legal: N/A
  • Minimum Drinking Age: N/A
  • BAC: 0.08%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 0

djibouti

  • How to Say “Beer”: bière / beereh (biræ)
  • How to Order a Beer: Une bière, s’il vous plait
  • How to Say “Cheers”: A votre santé / Santé
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 14%
  • Wine: 5%
  • Spirits: 81%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 1.37
  • Unrecorded: 1.50
  • Total: 2.87
  • Beer: 0.87

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 1.37 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
  • Excise Taxes: N/A
  • Minimum Age: N/A
  • Sales Restrictions: N/A
  • Advertising Restrictions: N/A
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: None

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Madagascar Beer

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Today in 1960, Madagascar gained their Independence from France.

Madagascar
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Madagascar Breweries

Madagascar Brewery Guides

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%

Madagascar

  • Full Name: Republic of Madagascar
  • Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: French (official), Malagasy (official), English
  • Religion(s): Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
  • Capital: Antananarivo
  • Population: 22,585,517; 56th
  • Area: 587,041 sq km, 47th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
  • National Food: Romazava
  • National Symbol: Baobab
  • Affiliations: UN
  • Independence: From France, June 26, 1960

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 16
  • BAC: 0.08%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 6

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bière
  • How to Order a Beer: Une bière, s’il vous plait
  • How to Say “Cheers”: A votre santé / Santé
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 44%
  • Wine: 13%
  • Spirits: 43%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.78
  • Unrecorded: 0.55
  • Total: 1.33
  • Beer: 0.34

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 0.8 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Decrease
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 16
  • Sales Restrictions: Certain hours, places
  • Advertising Restrictions: Yes
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A

Prohibition: None.

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Slovenia Beer

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Today in 1991, Slovenia gained their Independence from Yugoslavia.

Slovenia
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Slovenia Breweries

Slovenia Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05% (Zero for drivers with 3 years or less experience and professional drivers)

Slovenia

  • Full Name: Republic of Slovenia
  • Location: South Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia
  • Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
  • Language: Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%
  • Religion(s): Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1%
  • Capital: Ljubljana
  • Population: 1,996,617; 146th
  • Area: 20,273 sq km, 155th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than New Jersey
  • National Food: Slovenian Gibanica; Slovenian cuisine
  • National Symbols: Lipizzan, Goldenhorn, Proteus, Lynx, Alpine Ibex, Carniolan honey bee; Tilia (linden); Triglav with Aljaž Tower
  • Affiliations: UN, EU, NATO
  • Independence: From Yugoslavia, June 25, 1991

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18 [Note: There is no law regulating the possession and consumption, but it is illegal to sell or offer alcohol of any kind to minors. Also, it is illegal to sell alcohol in stores from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., 10 a.m. in bars and restaurants. The law also prohibits serving alcohol to obviously intoxicated customers as well as less than 1 h before and during sport events.]
  • BAC: 0.05%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 38

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  • How to Say “Beer”: pivo
  • How to Order a Beer: Eno pee-vo, pro-seem
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Na zdravje / Zivjo!
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 39%
  • Wine: 48%
  • Spirits: 13%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 12.19
  • Unrecorded: 3.00
  • Total: 15.19
  • Beer: 4.10

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 12.2 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Certain hours, places
  • Advertising Restrictions: alcohol advertising
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: alcohol sponsorship

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: None

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Mozambique Beer

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Today in 1975, Mozambique gained their Independence from Portugal.

Mozambique
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Mozambique Breweries

Mozambique Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%

Mozambique

  • Full Name: Republic of Mozambique
  • Location: Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4%
  • Religion(s): Catholic 28.4%, Protestant 27.7% (Zionist Christian 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal 10.9%, Anglican 1.3%), Muslim 17.9%, other 7.2%, none 18.7%
  • Capital: Maputo
  • Population: 23,515,934; 50th
  • Area: 799,380 sq km, 35th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly less than twice the size of California
  • National Food: Shrimp Piri Piri
  • National Symbol: Red Star
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth
  • Independence: From Portugal, June 25, 1975

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18
  • BAC: 0.06%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 5

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  • How to Say “Beer”: cerveja
  • How to Order a Beer: Uma cerveja, por favor
  • How to Say “Cheers”: A sua saúde
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 36%
  • Wine: 6%
  • Spirits: 55%
  • Other: 3%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 1.56
  • Unrecorded: 1.00
  • Total: 2.56
  • Beer: 2.05

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 1.6 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: No
  • Advertising Restrictions: No
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A

Prohibition: None

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Red Stripe Sound Sculpture

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This is kind of fun, and certainly an interesting way to reuse discarded beer cans. Red Stripe is apparently launching a marketing campaign under the banner “Make with a Red Stripe” and this is the first one. Below is the description from YouTube and the video itself is below here. And a hat tip to Adam for the link.

Make Something from Nothing, the first of a series of cultural projects called ‘Make with a Red Stripe’, features a unique sound sculpture created by sound artist Yuri Suzuki, in collaboration with DJ Al Fingers, singer/songwriter Gappy Ranks and designer Matthew Kneebone.

The 2.5 metre high, fully functioning sound sculpture is made using thousands of recycled Red Stripe beer cans partly collected at this year’s Notting Hill carnival. The project celebrates the DIY culture of the brand’s Jamaican roots, with Reggae, Dub and Jamaican music influences as well.

Make Something From Nothing debuts on 16th November with an exclusive launch party at Village Underground. Visit Facebook for more information.

Kuwait Beer

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Today in 1961, Kuwait gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.

Kuwait
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Kuwait Breweries

Kuwait Brewery Guides

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: Zero Tolerance

kuwait

  • Full Name: State of Kuwait
  • Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
  • Government Type: Constitutional Emirate
  • Language: Arabic (official), English widely spoken
  • Religion(s): Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
  • Capital: Kuwait City
  • Population: 2,646,314; 139th
  • Area: 17,818 sq km, 157th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than New Jersey
  • National Food: Machboos
  • National Symbol: Golden Falcon
  • Nickname: Fortress Built Near Water
  • Affiliations: UN, Arab League
  • Independence: From the UK, June 19, 1961

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  • Alcohol Legal: No
  • Minimum Drinking Age: Illegal (Forbidden by Sharia law)
  • BAC: 0.00%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 0

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  • How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)
    جعة / شراب من الشعير / جعة / المزر شراب نوع من الجعة / بيرة
  • How to Order a Beer: N/A
  • How to Say “Cheers”: N/A
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 99.9%
  • Wine: <1%
  • Spirits: <1%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.00
  • Unrecorded: 0.17
  • Total: 0.17
  • Beer: 0.00

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 0 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: No
  • Minimum Age: Illegal
  • Sales Restrictions: N/A
  • Advertising Restrictions: N/A
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: 2

Prohibition: Yes, alcohol currently banned under Sharia law

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Egypt Beer

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Today in 1953, Egypt declared their Independence and on the same day three years later, in 1956, all foreign troops finally left. Egypt celebrates today as Eid el-Galaa, meaning the “evacuation of foreign troops”

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Egypt Breweries

Egypt Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%

egypt

  • Full Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
  • Religion(s): Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
  • Capital: Cairo (Al Qahirah)
  • Population: 83,688,164; 15th
  • Area: 1,001,450 sq km, 30th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
  • National Food: Ful medames, kushari, molokhia, Falafel
  • National Symbols: Saladin’s Eagle; Lotus; Pyramids of Giza; Nile River
  • Nickname: The Gift of the Nile; “Om El Donya” (Mother of the World)
  • Affiliations: UN, African Union, Arab League
  • Independence: From UK protectorate status, February 28, 1922 / Revolution began July 23, 1952, Republic declared June 18, 1953 and all troops finally left June 18, 1956 / Earlier c. 3200 B.C.E. the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18 (beer), 21 (wine/spirits)
  • BAC: 0.05%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 3

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  • How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)
    جعة / شراب من الشعير / جعة / المزر شراب نوع من الجعة / بيرة
  • How to Order a Beer: Waheed beera, meen fadleek / In Ancient Egyptian: Wekha henqet
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Bisochtak / Fee sihetak
  • Toasting Etiquette: Toasts are not common

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 56%
  • Wine: 11%
  • Spirits: 33%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.27
  • Unrecorded: 0.10
  • Total: 0.37
  • Beer: 0.10

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: .27 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Location
  • Advertising Restrictions: No
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: 2

Prohibition: None

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Iceland Beer

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Today in 1944, Iceland gained their Independence from Denmark.

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Iceland Breweries

Iceland Brewery Guides

Other Guides

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%

Iceland

  • Full Name: Republic of Iceland
  • Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
  • Government Type: Constitutional republic
  • Language: Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
  • Religion(s): Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 80.7%, Roman Catholic 2.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.4%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other religions 3.6%, unaffiliated 3%, other or unspecified 6.2%
  • Capital: Reykjavik
  • Population: 313,183; 178th
  • Area: 103,000 sq km, 107th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Kentucky
  • National Food: Hákarl
  • National Symbols: Falcon; Mountain Avens; Nordic Cross
  • Nickname: The Land of Fire and Ice
  • Affiliations: UN, NATO
  • Independence: From Denmark, June 17, 1944 / Became sovereign state under Danish Crown, December 1, 1918

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 20 [Note: Possession or consumption of alcohol by minors is not an offense, but supplying them with alcohol is. However, law allows alcohol possessed by a minor to be confiscated.]
  • BAC: 0.05%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 7

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  • How to Say “Beer”: öl, bjór
  • How to Order a Beer: Ay-dn byohr, tahk
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Santanka nu
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 52%
  • Wine: 28%
  • Spirits: 19%
  • Other: 1%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 5.91
  • Unrecorded: 0.40
  • Total: 6.31
  • Beer: 3.67

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 5.9 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 20
  • Sales Restrictions: Time, location, specific events, petrol stations
  • Advertising Restrictions: Yes
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Yes

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: 1915 to 1922, then partially lifted until 1935 in Iceland (though beer was still prohibited until 1989) / See Wikipedia: Prohibition in Iceland

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A-B InBev Trademarks 40+ Airport Codes

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Here’s a strange development. Remember Anheuser-Busch InBev filed trademark applications for over a dozen telephone area codes a few months ago. Speculation ran high that they were planning on duplicating the success of their recent acquisition, Goose Island Brewing, and their 312 Urban Wheat Ale, named after the local Chicago area code, but nobody could say for sure. This past Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted ABI a 6-month extension to submit their mandatory “Statement of Use” forms, meaning we’ll have to wait a bit longer to discover exactly how they’re planning on using those area codes.

Pro Brewer is now reporting — though the original sources are Evan Benn on St. Louis Today and Jenn Litz at Craft Business Daily — that ABI has spent over $12,000 filing similar applications to lock-up over 40 airport codes, including “LAX (Los Angeles), SFO (San Francisco), MIA (Miami), BOS (Boston) and LGA (New York LaGuardia).” Again, no word on what the plan is for them, but it would have to be for a beer name, wouldn’t it? What else could it be? Surely not just making sure no one else uses them? ‘Cause that would be kinda evil. What’s next, famous zip codes? Two-digit state codes? There was a great joke Lily Tomlin used to tell in her stand-up act. “I love it how New York City named their streets after all the famous numbers.”