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A toast to Repeal Day and a glimpse at Maine’s Prohibition history

December 5th is a day of celebration in the beer community, dubbed “Repeal Day”; it marks the repeal of prohibition. On January 29, 1919 the 18th Amendment to the constitution was ratified, “prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purpose.” This new law didn’t go into effect for a year, January […]