From imported and domestic, to large and small, the key players in providing consumers their favorite malt brands are the beer distributors. It's because of them that Americans can enjoy an immense amount of choice and variety.

During the year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, April 7, marked the day 75 years ago that 3.2 percent beer was officially reintroduced in the U.S. marketplace. Historians note that Prohibition officially ended on December 5, 1933, with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.

Prohibition marked a unique period in American history. Between 1920 to 1933, the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

In 1980, a group of restaurateurs approached the Mayor of Chicago with the idea of a food festival on the Fourth of July. It was the birth of Taste of Chicago. Confidence was high that the one-day event could attract 75,000 people.

The word "rational" has all kinds of connotations - good and bad - in today's culture. Be rational, we say to people who seem unable to see reason. Or, conversely, we tell people all too skilled at using fake logic to justify their own bad ideas: You're just rationalizing.