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Beer Wars is a 2009 documentary film about the American beer industry. In particular, it covers the differences between large corporate breweries, namely Anheuser-Busch, the Miller Brewing Company, and the Coors Brewing Company opposed to smaller breweries like Dogfish Head Brewery, Moonshot 69, Yuengling, Stone Brewing Co., and other producers ...
Beer Wars is a revealing and entertaining journey that provides unexpected and surprising turns and promises to change the world’s opinion on those infamous 99 bottles of beer on the wall. Filmmaker Bio
- Sober Second Thought
- Teetotalling by Province
- Law and Loophole
- The Hangover
Unlike the United States, which imposed a nationwide prohibition on alcohol from 1920 to 1933, Canada never had a country-wide ban. There was an attempt to impose Canada-wide prohibition when, in 1898, a small majority of Canadians voted in a plebiscite to ban alcohol. However, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier refused to impose such a law, saying a 5...
The decision was thus left to the provinces. Prince Edward Island was the first to get on the wagon; its prohibition period lasted the longest—from 1901 to 1948. Saskatchewan was next (1915 to 1925), then Ontario (1916 to 1927), Alberta (1916 to 1924), Manitoba (1916 to 1923), Nova Scotia (1916 to 1930), New Brunswick (1917 to 1927), and British Co...
The laws generally closed drinking establishments and forbade the sale of alcohol. Exceptions were made for its use in such things as medicine and industry. Interestingly, distillers and brewers could still make their product and sell it outside the jurisdictions they were located in. This created a loophole that was exploited by a handful of indus...
Total prohibition proved unenforceable. It led to organized crime in the form of rum-running and a proliferation of illegal drinking establishments. However, the influence of the temperance movement lives on today in provincial liquor control boards, restrictions on advertising, and strict rules governing places where alcohol is served.
Anat Baron takes you on a no holds barred exploration of the U.S. beer industry that ultimately reveals the truth behind the label of your favorite beer. Told from an insider’s perspective, the film goes behind the scenes of the daily battles and all out wars that dominate the industry.
- Anat Baron
- 89 min
- 22
Apr 16, 2009 · Beer Wars. Rent Beer Wars on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. Independent brewers challenge corporate behemoths in the U.S. beer...
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- Norman Adami
- Anat Baron
- Documentary
Beer Wars. An irreverent and eye-opening journey through the underbelly of the American beer industry pitting the country's smallest brewers against the largest. 42 IMDb 6.8 1 h 29 min 2009. X-Ray PG. Documentary · Cerebral · Edifying · Joyous. Freevee (with ads)
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2009 · 1 hr 30 min. R. Documentary · Comedy. A contemporary David and Goliath story that takes you inside the cutthroat world of the big business of American beer.
