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Malaysia Beer

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Today in 1957, Malaysia gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.

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Malaysia Breweries

Malaysia 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 0.05%

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  • Full Name: Malaysia
  • Location: Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
  • Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
  • Language: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
  • Religion(s): Muslim (or Islam – official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8%
  • Capital: Kuala Lumpur
  • Population: 29,179,952; 43rd
  • Area: 329,847 sq km, 67th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly larger than New Mexico
  • National Food: Nasi Lemak
  • National Symbols: Malayan Tiger; Hibiscus; Durian; Petronas Tower; Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Stars)
  • Affiliations: UN, ASEAN, Commonwealth
  • Independence: From the UK, August 31, 1957 / Malaysia Day, celebrating the formation of Malaysia, September 16, 1963

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: None (to drink); 18 (to buy)
  • BAC: 0.08%
  • Number of Breweries: 3

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bir
  • How to Order a Beer: N/A
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Slamat minum / Ceria
  • Toasting Etiquette: The only times toasts might be given is when you are with Chinese or Indian hosts. The term “Yam Sing” is often used when everyone drinks at the same time.

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 79%
  • Wine: 4%
  • Spirits: 17%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.50
  • Unrecorded: 0.32
  • Total: 0.82
  • Beer: 0.38

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 0.5 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Hours, location
  • Advertising Restrictions: Yes
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Yes

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: None

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Tatarstan Beer

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Today in 1990, Tatarstan announced their Independence from the USSR, though it didn’t stick and they became part of the Russian Federation, though it’s stil celebrated as a holiday.

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Tatarstan Breweries

Tatarstan 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 0.00%

Tartarstan

  • Full Name: Republic of Tatarstan
  • Location: Center of the East European Plain, approximately 500 miles east of Moscow, between the Volga and the Kama Rivers, and east to the Ural mountains.
  • Government Type: Democratic constitutional state associated with the Russian Federation by the Constitution of the Russian Federation
  • Language: Tatar (a.k.a. Tatarian)
  • Religion(s): Muslim 55%, Russian Orthodox 45%
  • Capital: Kazan
  • Population: 3,772,800
  • Area: 68,000 sq km
  • National Food: Ndolé
  • National Symbols: Winged Leopard; Tatar Tulip
  • Affiliations: None
  • Independence: August 30, 1990, Tatarstan announced its sovereignty with Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992, the Tatarstan Constitution defined Tatarstan as a Sovereign State, but their constitution, as of 2002, defined Tatarstan as a part of Russian Federation.

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: None (to drink); 18 (to buy)
  • BAC: 0.03%
  • Number of Breweries: 13

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bira / sira / сыра
  • How to Order a Beer: ber bira, zínhar öçen
  • How to Say “Cheers”: сёлёмётлек
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 33%
  • Wine: 1%
  • Spirits: 63%
  • Other: 3%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 11.03
  • Unrecorded: 4.73
  • Total: 15.76
  • Beer: 3.65

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 11.2 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Sales Restrictions: Time, location, specific events, intoxicated persons, petrol stations
  • Advertising Restrictions: N/A
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: 5

Prohibition: None

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California Craft Brewers Video

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I saw an early version of this video last year, but today noticed it’s up at the CCBA (California Craft Brewers Association) website. It’s in the style of Greg Koch’s original I Am A Craft Brewer video, but features all California brewers. It’s apparently on behalf of both the CCBA and Support Your Local Brewery. I’m sure somebody wil complain — somebody ALWAYS does — but it’s fun to see. Having visited almost all of the 180 breweries in Northern California researching my forthcoming book California Breweries: North, it’s great to see so many familiar faces. Enjoy.

Beer In Ads #682: He Goes Native … At The Drop Of A Moonbeam

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Wednesday’s ad is for Goebel Beer, from 1947. According to the ad, Goebel Beer fans are so enamored of their beer that even when they dream about tropical destinations, like Bali, they still find the Detroit brand sitting on the beach, waiting for them. “He goes native … at the drop of a moonbeam.” I think I’d rather have the trip to Bali.

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Three Decades Of Beer Containers

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Here’s an interesting little snapshot of the various containers beer comes in over the last thirty years from the Container Recycling Institute. In Container Types Used For Beer in the U.S., 1981-2010 , they detail how beer in bottles have increased steadily 15% over that time and now make up almost 40% of how beer is sold. At the same time, draft beer has receded. Cans are still on top, but dipped significantly beginning in the 1990s, but in recent years have started to rebound.

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Beer In Ads #682: He Made The Frontier A Good Place To Eat

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Tuesday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1948, another in their “Great Contributions to Good Taste” series. The image of this as I have is fairly small so it’s hard to make out the story. It appears to have something to do with a man named Fred Harvey and how he made food on the train a better experience for people. I’m not sure what the frontier has to do with that, because it seems to me if the train went there it was no longer the frontier exactly. My understanding of “frontier” is that it’s meant to describe the edge or just beyond a settled area. Once there was a train station and regular rail service that seems to me that it would now be a settled area.

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Beer In Ads #681: It Seems There Was This Cow …

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Monday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1951, showing a simple cartoon of the cow who apparently started the Chicago Fire in 1871. Today we know that’s probably not what happened, but the story of the ad is that with water in short supply after the fire, Schlitz sent a shipload of beer from Milwaukee. This was supposedly the first time their beer was sold outside their local market. Is it true? Who knows, why let the truth get in the way of a good story.

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Moldova Beer

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Today in 1990, Moldova gained their Independence from the USSR.

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Moldova Breweries

Moldova 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 0.03%

moldova

  • Full Name: Republic of Moldova
  • Location: Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
  • Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%
  • Capital: Chisinau (Kishinev)
  • Population: 3,656,843; 130th
  • Area: 33,851 sq km, 140th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly larger than Maryland
  • National Food: Mămăligă; Moldovan Cuisine
  • National Symbol: Aurochs (a type of wild cattle)
  • Affiliations: UN, CIS
  • Independence: From the Soviet Union, August 27, 1991

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 18
  • BAC: 0.05%
  • Number of Breweries: 8

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bere
  • How to Order a Beer: Oh beh-reh ver rohg
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Noroc (“good luck”) / Pentru sanatatea dunneavoastra / sănătate
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 31%
  • Wine: 36%
  • Spirits: 33%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 8.22
  • Unrecorded: 10.00
  • Total: 18.22
  • Beer: 4.57

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 8.2 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: N/A
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: 16
  • Sales Restrictions: Places, petrol stations
  • Advertising Restrictions: Advertising
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: 4

Prohibition: None

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