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712:, a beer festival that celebrates Quebec's macro and micro brews. Approximately 80,000 attend the five-day event every year. This 4 day festival usually hosts around 100 breweries and features more than 500 products (beers and related products). The event traditionally takes place at
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1680:List of countries by beer consumption per capita
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921:Salut! The Quebec Microbrewery Beer Cookbook
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566:Bavarian Purity Law of 1516
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981:L'Institut de la bière
779:June 29, 2008, at the
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