Beer in the United States Beer in the United States Beer in the United States is manufactured by more than 3,000 breweries, which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of beer per capita annually. In 2011, the United States was ranked fifteenth in the world in per capita consumption, while total consumption was second only to China. Although beer was a part of colonial life in the United States, the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1919 resulted in the
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (film) the Bund. Rupert Murdoch personally arranged for the film to be released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, which opened the film in North America on July 15, 2011.<ref name="http://www.movingpicturesnetwork.com/27627/summer-preview-2011-snow-flower-secret-fan/"></ref> The film received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 21% approval rating, based on 87 reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 42 out of a possible 100, based on 31 reviews. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (film) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a 2011 historical drama film based on the novel of the same name written by Lisa See. Directed by Wayne