Declaration of Beer Independence

May 11-17, 2009
DECLARATION OF BEER INDEPENDENCE
I de
d cl
c ar
are
e th
that
at tthe
hese
he
s are his
se
isto
to
tori
oric
riic ti
time
mes
me
s fo
f r be
beer
er wit
ith
h to
oda
day’
y s be
y’
b e
err lovver
er hav
avin
in
ng in
inal
alie
al
iena
ie
na
abl
ble
e ri
rg
gh
hts
ts,,
amon
am
on
o
ng th
thes
ese
es
e li
l fe
e, liibe
bert
r y,
rt
y, and
d the
h pur
u su
s it o
off ho
ops a
and
nd mal
altt fe
ferm
rrm
men
nte
ted
d fr
f om
o the ffin
in
nes
estt of U.S
.S.. sm
s al
alll
and
an
d in
inde
d pe
de
end
den
nt craft
ra
afftt b
bre
re
ewe
wers
rs w
wit
ith
it
h mo
more
r tha
re
han
n1
1,,400
40
00 off the
em br
brew
ewin
ew
ing
in
g to
toda
day,
da
y, an
y,
nd
d
I de
decl
clar
cl
are
ar
e th
the
e be
beer
er I cho
h os
o e to enj
njoy
oy
y is no
nott a co
comm
mmod
mm
o it
od
ity,
y b
y,
but
ut mor
ore im
impo
p rtan
rttan
a ttlly an art
r tis
isti
is
tiic cr
crea
eati
ea
ttiion of
livi
li
ving
vi
ng liq
iqui
uid
ui
d hi
hist
stor
st
o y ma
or
made
d fro
de
rom
m pa
pass
ssio
ss
io
ona
nate
te inn
te
nnov
ovat
ov
a or
at
o s. The bee
eerr I dr
drin
in
ink
nk fu
urt
rthe
hers
he
rs
s our cul
ultu
ture
tu
re
e and
te
eac
ache
hes
he
s us
u geo
geogr
eo
ogr
g ap
phy
h and
d hel
elps
p to nu
ps
n rtturre a se
ens
n e of com
ommu
muni
mu
nity
nity
ni
ty,
y, a
an
nd he
h lp
lps
s to mak
ake
e th
t e wo
worl
rld
rl
da
be
bett
etttter p
pla
lace
la
ce
e, an
and
d
I de
d cl
clar
are
e to
t pra
act
c ic
i e th
the
e co
conc
ncep
nc
e t off ‘‘In
ep
Info
In
fo
orm
rmed
ed Con
ed
onsu
sump
su
m ti
mp
tion
on
o
n’ wh
whic
ich
ic
h ha
as m
me
e des
serr vi
v ng
ng to kn
now
w iiff my
y
be
eer com
omes
es fro
r m a sm
mal
a l an
nd in
inde
depe
de
p nd
pe
nden
en
nt br
b ew
wer
er or if it
it is
so
own
w ed by a ma
wn
m ss
s p
pro
rodu
ro
duct
du
ctio
ct
ion
io
n br
b ew
ewin
in
ng
co
omp
mpa
an
ny.
y I wan
antt to
o kno
ow wh
hy s
so
o man
any
y of my lo
oca
al be
beer
er b
bra
rand
ra
n s ar
nd
are
e no
ot av
avai
aila
ai
lablle in man
la
man
any
y of
o m
my
y fa
avo
v ri e re
it
rest
stau
st
aura
au
ra
ant
n s,, bar
ars
s an
nd be
b er
e sto
tore
re
es,
s, and
d I enc
ncou
ou
o
ura
rage
g bee
ge
eerr se
sell
ller
ll
e s to
er
t offfer a wid
de se
sele
lect
le
ctio
ct
ion
io
n off bee
eerr
styl
st
yles
es and
and
n bee
e r bran
bran
br
ands
ds
s th
ha
at in
incl
clludes
ud
des bee
bee
e r fr
from
om my lo
oca
al an
nd re
regi
g on
gi
onal
al bre
rewe
weri
we
ries
ri
es,, an
es
nd
I de
d cl
clar
are
ar
e Am
Amer
eric
ican
an cra
cra
aft bre
r we
ers p
pro
ro
ovi
vide
de
d
e fla
lavo
vorf
vo
rfu
rf
ul and
ul
n div
iver
erse
er
s Ame
se
meri
riica
cannm
nma
ade bee
ers
r iin
n mo
m re tha
tha
an
10
00 di
dist
sttin
inc
ct sty
ct
t le
les
s th
hat hav
ave m
ma
ade
d the
h U
Un
nite
nite
ni
ted
d St
S at
ates
e the
es
ee
env
n y of eve
nv
very
ry
y bee
e r drrin
nkiing
n nattio
ion
n fo
forr th
he
qu
q
ual
a it
ity
y an
and
dv
va
ari
r et
e y of
o bee
eers
rs
s bre
rewe
wed
we
d in
i Am
me
eriica to su
such
ch a
an
n ex
exte
tent
te
nt tha
hatt be
beer
er m
er
mad
ad
ade
de by Ame
meri
rica
ri
ca
an cr
craf
afft
brew
br
ewer
ew
ers
er
s he
help
lp
ps to
o red
duc
uce depe
uce
de
epe
pend
pend
n en
nce
e on im
impo
port
po
r ed
rt
d pro
rodu
duct
du
c s an
ct
and
d tth
her
eref
efor
ef
orre co
o
cont
ntri
nt
ribu
ri
bute
bu
tes
te
s to
t b
bal
alan
al
an
nce
c d
trad
tr
ade,
ad
e, and
and
d
I de
d cl
c ar
are
e to c
cha
ha
hamp
amp
mpio
on th
the
e me
m ss
ssag
ag
ge of
o res
spo
pons
ns
sib
ble enj
njoy
oyme
oy
ment
me
nt o
off cr
craf
a t be
af
b er
er,, th
the
e be
beve
vera
ra
rag
age
ge of mo
ode
d rra
attiion
on,, as
s the mak
aker
ers
er
s off these
he
ese b
bee
ee
ers
s pro
rodu
duce
du
ce liib
bat
atio
io
ons of su
subs
b ta
bs
anc
ce an
a d so
soul
u tha
ul
at ar
a e si
s nc
ncer
ere
er
e and
and
an
au
uth
then
enti
en
tic,
ti
c and the enj
c,
njoy
o me
oy
m nt of th
hem iis
s ab
bou
ut sa
savo
vori
vo
ring
ri
ng tthe
he g
gas
astr
as
trron
nomic
om
mic qua
uali
liiti
ties
es inc
nclu
ludi
lu
ding
di
ng ffla
lavo
la
vor,
vo
rr,,
arom
ar
oma,
om
a b
a,
bod
ody
od
y an
and
d mo
m ut
u hf
hfee
ee
e
el wh
whil
ile
il
e pr
prac
acti
ac
tici
ti
cing
ci
ng
g res
sp
po
ons
n ib
ible
le app
pre
r ci
c at
atio
ion.
io
n.
I th
her
eref
e or
ef
ore
e de
decl
clar
cl
a e to
ar
t sup
uppo
port
po
rt Ame
Ame
m ri
rica
ca’s
ca
’s
s sma
mall
lll and
and
d iind
n ep
nd
pen
nde
dent
nt cra
raft
ftt bre
rewe
wers
we
r dur
rs
urin
in
ing
ng Am
A erric
ican
a Cra
an
r ft
Beer
Be
er Wee
er
ek Ma
M y 11
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a d be
beyo
y nd
yo
nd…
…
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