According to the Brewers Association, in 2011 there were 1, 940 craft breweries in operation.

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Pub sales should drop by a third this year because of the ban, according to the German Brewers Association.

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Germany's traditional beer drinkers, in the 40-to-60 age bracket, are also becoming more health-conscious and drinking less alcohol, said Marc-Oliver Huhnholz of the German Brewers Association.

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The Brewers Association's Hunholz seems to accept that too.

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Property rights groups, brewers, the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Christian Coalition -- the stars of the conservative galaxy.

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The Polish Association of Home Brewers, established in 2010, now has more than 200 members, and the group organises 15 annual brewing contests around the country and produces a quarterly newspaper called The Brewer to encourage brewing as a hobby.

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The U.S. added 442 new brewers last year for an all-time high of 2, 751, according to the Beer Institute trade association.

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