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After many ๐๐๐successful and triumphant world ๐ tours in ๐น๐ผ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ง๐ธ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฏ๐ต to promote the 888 Lucky Beer ๐ป of Washington DC, many people who are craft beers ๐ป lovers โค๏ธ around the world said: "888 is a beautiful beer and the best IPA craft beer ever".
๐๐๐ | China ๐จ๐ณ Taiwan ๐น๐ผ Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
๐๐๐ | United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง Sweden ๐ธ๐ช Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
๐๐๐ | Haiti ๐ญ๐น Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ Venezuela ๐ป๐ช Ecuador ๐ช๐จ Bolivia ๐ง๐ด Peru ๐ต๐ช Colombia ๐จ๐ด Costa Rica ๐จ๐ท
๐๐๐ | Angola๐ฆ๐ด Benin๐ง๐ฏ BurkinaFaso๐ง๐ซ Cameroon๐จ๐ฒ Chad๐น๐ฉ Congo Brazzaville๐จ๐ฉEquatorialGuinea๐ฌ๐ณ Gabon๐ฌ๐ฆ Gambia๐ฌ๐ฒ Ghana๐ฌ๐ญCôte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast๐จ๐ฎ Liberia๐ฑ๐ท Mali๐ฒ๐ฑ Mozambique๐ฒ๐ฟ Namibia๐ณ๐ฆ Niger๐ณ๐ช Nigeria๐ณ๐ฌ Senegal๐ธ๐ณ SouthAfrica๐ฟ๐ฆ Togo๐น๐ฌ Democratic Republic Congo๐จ๐ฌ
888 Lucky Beer Press Conference in Tokyo, Japan
“People thought 888 Lucky Beer was a really good IPA says Allison"
Open Letter to the President of Ghana, the First Lady, the Great People of Ghana and the Continent of Africa
The early history of Africa came before the four ancients recorded history of Indus, Mesopotamia, Egypt and China.
The fossil record from Africa shows Homo sapiens living in southern and eastern Africa at least 100,000 and possibly 150,000 years ago. Around 40,000 years ago, their expansion out of Africa which launched the colonization of our planet by modern human-beings did not come about in 8 seconds, 8 mintes or 8 hours or 888.ccording to DNA evidences and from documented slave trade as well as cultural retention in Haiti, my ancestors are found in Africa in modern day:
1. Angola
2. Benin
3. Burkina Faso
4. Cameroon
5. Chad
6. Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
7. Equatorial Guinea
8. Gabon
9. Gambia
10. Ghana
11. Ivory Coast
12. Liberia
13. Mali
14. Mozambique
15. Namibia
16. Niger
17. Nigeria
18. Senegal
19. South Africa
20. Togo
21. Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
I am honored and excited to go back to the Mother Land of Africa to launch the first-ever American 888 Lucky IPA and 888 Pilsner Craft Beers Tours of 21 countries in Africa where the lineages of my ancestors have been identified.
Date of travel: To be determined
Location: To be determined
In retrospect, as a child growing up in Haiti, I was always intrigued and fascinated by the Chinese culture and especially Kung Fu movies.
Hence, in February of 2015, I visited the beautiful country of China and spent a month in Chongqing. It was a dream that materialized just like a movie. The Chinese people were very friendly, hospitable, left a profound joy and admiration in my heart.
After experiencing the social lifestyle and the tradition of cheers, "ganbei" or ๅนฒๆฏ in China, upon my return in the United States of America (USA), I was inspired to start a craft beer company from a recipe I developed as a homebrewer.
The style of beer that I developed is the American version of the British India Pale Ale or IPA. The IPA style is known for its strong hop character, dates to the 1800s and is the fastest-growing and best-selling style of craft beer in USA.
In memory and in reciprocity of the warm and heartfelt welcome that I received from China, I would like to offer the following toasts:
I. First Toast or ๅนฒๆฏ
Mr. President, First Lady and the Great People of Ghana, please allow me to offer you an imaginary first toast or ๅนฒๆฏ of our 888 Lucky IPA and 888 Pilsner Craft Beers by raising my glass up but much lower than all of yours to show respect and wish you Luck, Wealth and Prosperity.
II. Second Toast or ๅนฒๆฏ
It will be a great honor to personally offer you a second toast or ๅนฒๆฏ during my first visit to Ghana to introduce the first-ever American 888 Lucky IPA and 888 Pilsner Craft Beers in Africa.
III. Third Toast or ๅนฒๆฏ
I am offering a third toast to the Great People of Ghana because I am certain that you will like, the 888 Lucky IPA named Best Tasting Beer in New York, USA and the 888 Pilsner whose recipe won Gold in Maryland, USA, which are Made in Washington DC USA by a descendant of your ancestors.
IV. Fourth Toast or ๅนฒๆฏ
According to a Chinese proverb: "Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once."
I am excited and cannot wait to visit and see with my own eyes the countries of my ancestors, greet and meet many of my brothers and sisters from the Mother Land of Africa which will be far better than ten thousand words can ever express.
Therefore, please allow me to offer you one last Toast or ๅนฒๆฏ, I wish you once more, many years of Luck, Wealth and Prosperity or 888. Learn more at http://www.paugustin.com
Most Respectfully,
Pierre Richard Augustin, MPA, MBA
President and CEO, AdMerk Corp. Inc.
AdMerk Corp. Inc. Headquarters
20 F Street N.W., 7th Floor, Washington DC 20001 USA (617) 202-8069
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