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Grand Valley Brewing Company

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Clix Malt Liquor
ManufacturerGrand Valley Brewing Company
Introduced1939
StyleMalt liquor

The Grand Valley Brewing Company was founded in 1937 in Ionia, Michigan. It created the first malt liquor brewed in the United States.[1]

Brewery owner 'Click' Koerber was the creator of the process and owner of the patent[2] that details the production of Clix malt liquor.

In addition to Clix Malt Liquor, the Grand Valley Brewing Company created a stout beer using the same process.

References

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  1. ^ A Story without Heroes: The Cautionary Tale of Malt Liquor Archived 2006-12-03 at the Wayback Machine A History of Malt Liquor. April 30, 2005. Accessed on November 20, 2007.
  2. ^ "US Patent Office, #2442806 June 1948". Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
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