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To: SIDENET

Why 1862? The beer purity law was passed in 1516, so 1862 has to be waaaaay too late.

9 posted on 01/01/2007 8:15:49 AM PST by patton (Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)

To: patton

I was wondering about that myself. I think that beer has been around for something like 3000 years.

10 posted on 01/01/2007 8:24:07 AM PST by SIDENET (Everybody was kung-fu fighting)

To: patton

Beer was taxed by the feds beginning in 1862.

11 posted on 01/01/2007 8:28:01 AM PST by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)

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