The Grand Valley Brewing Company was founded in 1937 in Ionia,
Michigan
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. It created the first malt liquor brewed in the United States.
Brewery owner 'Click' Koerber is the creator of the process and owner of the patent
US Patent Office, #2442806 June 1948
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In addition to Clix Malt Liquor
Clix is a brand of malt liquor made by the Grand Valley Brewing Company in 1937. It is often credited as the first malt liquor brewed in the United States. At Gluek Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Alvin Gluek had a similar idea in 1942. The sty ...
, the Grand Valley Brewing Company created a Stout beer using the same process.
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External links
Link to US Patent
Beer brewing companies based in Michigan