mexicali-kid
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New Brewery coming to Mexicali
Constellation Brands has announced they will build a $1.5 Billion Brewery in Mexicali.
http://www.cbrands.com/news-media/constellation-brands-build...
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Bajahowodd
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So interesting. Especially since the Heineken folks bought the Tecate brewery several years ago, and switched much of its brewing to Monterrey.
What was once a plethora of local breweries that identified with their towns, such as Tecate, in Tecate, Pacifico in Mazatlan, Etc., now, just three
international giants own all the beer brewing facilities in Mexico, and they are all headquartered in Europe.
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Hook
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Once upon a time, three big brewers owned most of the beer in the US, too.
Times are changing, with the rise of the craft brewer.
I'm not worried, as long as I can find good, fresh craft beer on tap. For beer with recreational activities, I will drink the commercial stuff.
That's OK; just quenching my thirst at those times, anyway.
[Edited on 1-15-2016 by Hook]
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MexicoTed
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Funny thing is they will have a capacity of up to 20 million hectoliters at a brewery in the desert that suffers from water shortages. Where is a 1.5
billion dollar brewery expect to get all of this water needed?
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Quote: Originally posted by MexicoTed  | | Funny thing is they will have a capacity of up to 20 million hectoliters at a brewery in the desert that suffers from water shortages. Where is a 1.5
billion dollar brewery expect to get all of this water needed? |
Serious risk to the "project" ... maybe they know something we don't
That river water they get is a really big thing ... in that region
Haven't been in the Imperial Valley region and Mexicali for very long time ... 1990 ... It was still a pretty big thing ... water that is
Wish them the best ... as I do like a good Mexican "beer" or two
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by MexicoTed | | Funny thing is they will have a capacity of up to 20 million hectoliters at a brewery in the desert that suffers from water shortages. Where is a 1.5
billion dollar brewery expect to get all of this water needed? |
Why, Mexicali has a river flowing through it, of course!
From Wiki:
The New River (Río Nuevo in Spanish) flows north from near Cerro Prieto, through the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, into the United States
through the city of Calexico, California, towards the Salton Sea. The river channel has existed since pre-historic times; however, the river as known
today was formed from a levee failure that resulted in massive flooding that re-created the Salton Sea. Today, the river flow is not natural, mostly
consisting of agricultural runoff, municipal discharge and industrial dumping. The river has been referred to as the most severely polluted
river of its size within the United States. Several projects have begun to reduce and mitigate the levels of pollution in the river,
including upgrading sewage treatment infrastructure and enclosing the river channel.
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I hear they're gonna ship in all the frac-water from Oklahoma to ease down the earthquake swarms. 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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