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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 25 1990 Chile returns to democracy and starts rebuilding its wine industry 1990 First issue of Cheers is published 1991 Fat Tire brewery is founded 1991 The Bartender's Bible by Gary Regan is fi rst released 1991 First Bar Louie, Joe's Crab Shack open 1992 Dale DeGroff, head bartender of New York's Rainbow Room, creates a cocktail called The Arkansas Gent in honor of President Clinton's election 1992 Olive Garden celebrates 20th anniversary 1992 TGI Friday's launches line of frozen cocktail mixes 1993 Lagunitas Brewing Co. Is founded 1993 The Boston bar TV series Cheers ends after 11 seasons 1994 Cheers reports on the consumer interest in specialty or "micro" beers 1994 Brewpub openings top 100 1995 Bacardi launches Bacardí Limón in the U.S. 1995 California is the fi rst state to enact a statewide smoking ban 1995 Blue Moon Brewing Co. launches 1994 Famous Dave opens his fi rst BBQ Shack in Hayward, WI YEARS OF 1996 First Yard House restaurant opens 1996 Ecco Domani wine brand makes debut 1996 The U.S. liquor industry ends a 48-year voluntary ban on TV advertising after a Seagrams ad airs on a cable network 1996 Ménage à Trois wine brand is created 1997 Blackbird restaurant opens in Chicago 1997 Grey Goose is introduced in the U.S. 1997 Tito Beveridge begins producing vodka commercially in Austin, TX 1998 Vodka brands Three Olives, Svedka launch 1998 Sex & The City fi rst airs on HBO, accelerating the Cosmopolitan cocktail craze 1998 The Big Lebowski renews interest in the White Russian 1998 First Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar opens 1999 Mike's Hard Lemonade hits the market 1999 William Grant & Sons launches Hendrick's gin 1999 First Smokey Bones Barbeque & Fire Grill opens 2000 The Apple Martini, reportedly created in Los Angeles in the mid 1990s, catches on in New York 2001 Boston Beer Co. launches hard-iced-tea beverage Twisted Tea 2001 Australian wine brand Yellow Tail is introduced into the U.S. 2001 Prosecco brand Riondo makes debut 2001 Diageo and Pernod Ricard buy the Seagram beverage assets 2002 First Tales of the Cocktail conference takes place in New Orleans 2002 South African Breweries (SAB) buys Miller Brewing 2002 First Cheeseburger in Paradise opens 2003 Ciroc vodka launched 2003 The movie Lost in Translation introduces audiences to the Suntory Japanese whisky brand 2003 First Tilted Kilt restaurant opens 2004 Speakeasy-style cocktail bar Employees Only opens in New York 2004 Gnarly Head wine brand launches 2004 The fi lm Sideways is released, making merlot an unpopular wine choice and fueling interest in pinot noir 2004 The Museum of the American Cocktail is founded 2005 Craft cocktail movement starts to take hold in major markets like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, as does the second major microbeer boom 2005 The Pegu Club opens in New York 2005 Fortune Brands, Pernod Ricard buy Allied Domecq brands 2005 Pinnacle Vodka launches fi rst fl avored expressions 2005 Molson and Coors merge 2005 The Mojito movement takes hold 2006 Death & Co., Clover Club open in New York, PX opens in Alexandria, VA 2006 Aviation gin launched 2006 Heaven Hill Distilleries launches Pama pomegranate liqueur 2006 Wild Turkey rebrands its 30-year-old honey-infused bourbon as American Honey 2006 Shock Top Belgian White wheat ale launched as a seasonal 2007 PDT opens in New York 2007 The Violet Hour opens in Chicago 2007 Brown Forman acquires Herradura 2007 Liqueur brands St. Germain and Domaine de Canton make debut 2007 Absinthe is legalized in the U.S. after a 95-year ban 2007 Mad Men TV series premieres on AMC and spurs interest in retro cocktails 2008 Drink opens in Boston 2008 SAB Miller and Molson Coors Brewing Co. merge to create MillerCoors; Belgian brewer InBev acquires Anheuser-Busch Cos. to become Anheus- er-Busch InBev 2008 Coors discontinues its 15-year-old Zima beverage 2008 Cupcake Vineyards wine brand is launched 2009 The Varnish opens in Los Angeles 2009 Anvil Bar & Refuge opens in Houston 2009 Jim Beam launches black-cherry-fl avored bourbon Red Stag 2009 Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel launches Skinnygirl brand 2009 Tiki bar Smuggler's Cove opens in San Francisco 2009 Rum-cream liqueur RumChata goes on the market 2010 Crystal Head vodka launches 2011 Cedars Social opens in Dallas 2011 The Aviary opens in Chicago 2011 Crispin Cider, Angry Orchard hard-cider brands make debut 2011 Bacardi launches OakHeart spiced rum 2011 A-B InBev purchases Chicago's Goose Island 2012 A-B InBev releases Bud Light Platinum, Bud Light Lime-a-Rita and Michelob Ultra Light Cider 2012 Cocktails on tap trend begins to catch on 2012 The documentary fi lm Somm makes debut 2012 George Clooney and Rande Gerber release Casamigos tequila 2012 Moscato's share of the wine market increases 33% over 2011 2013 The documentary Hey Bartender opens 2013 Kegged wine trend takes shape 2013 The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog opens in New York 2013 Dec. 5 marks the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition 2014 The Twin Peaks chain, launched in 2005, opens its fi rst in-house brewpub 2014 The Rainbow Room reopens in New York after being shuttered for fi ve years 2015 Serralles celebrating its 150th anniversary 2015 Cheers magazine celebrating its 25th anniversary 1993 Belvedere vodka makes offi cial launch 1993 P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Texas Roadhouse open doors purchases Chicago's Goose Island the 80th anniversary of the repeal of 2012 Bacardi celebrates its 150th anniversary 2014 Wild Turkey's master distiller Jimmy Russell celebrates 60 years of service PHOTO BY PAULJOHNSON414 PHOTO BY NATHAN_FEIR PHOTO BY VARIN TSAI 2000 Craft cocktail bar Milk & Honey opens in New York 2000 Mionetto USA introduces prosecco brand to U.S. 2014 A-B InBev launches Johnny Appleseed cider 2014 Suntory buys Beam Inc. Timeline-Gatefold-revise.indd 5-8 11/12/14 2:22 PM