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 and remains a very strong influence on Tangier, stemming from the charismatic preaching and revival camp meetings held there in the early 1800s by Joshua Thomas, the famed "parson of the islands." Because of their ties to the Northern Methodist Church, Tangier residents in the 19th Century did not support slavery and did not join Virginia in seceding from the Union during the Civil War. Religious values are very important to the community. A local ordinance prohibits the sale of alcohol, making the island "dry." In 1999, the Tangier town council blocked Warner Brothers from using the island to film