Beer in Morocco Beer in Morocco Beer production in Morocco was introduced by the French in the 20th century. Société des Brasseries du Maroc is part of the Castel Group and oversees the production and distribution of beer. Popular beers include "Spéciale Flag" (pilsner) and "Stork" (light lager). The Moroccan premium beer is "Casablanca" (also a lager), which costs more than the other two. "Casablanca" is also exported and, for instance, served in the Morocco pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. The breweries of Brasseries du Maroc are located in Fes, Tangier, and Casablanca, also a bottling unit exists in
Tangier, Virginia Virginia and in Hampton Roads. Historically, there were two cases of Tangier disease, a recessive genetic disorder which causes high blood cholesterol, which, following discovery, was named after the island. There are very few residents with this genetic anomaly who currently live on the island. The residents of Tangier enjoy regular cable television and Internet through a microwave tower installed in spring 2010. There are phone lines on the island. One physician's assistant and a number of registered nurses live on the island. David Nichols treated residents for thirty years, piloting a Cessna 182 or Robinson helicopter for once a