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Historic Beer Birthday: William CopelandDribbbleEmailFacebookFlickrGitHubInstagramLinkedInPinterestRSSTwitterYouTube

Today is the birthday of William Copeland (January 10, 1834-February 11, 1902). He “was a Norwegian-American brewer. In 1869 he established the Spring Valley Brewery in Yamate, Yokohama, Japan. Spring Valley Brewery was one of Japan’s first beer breweries, and in 1907 became the founding production facility of Kirin Brewery Company, one of Japan’s largest domestic beer producers.” Here’s his basic biography, from his Wikipedia page: Copeland wa…