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Revel in the Craft Beer Revolution of the 1970s

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Let RetroSparX spark your memory with Back to Basics, our memory game unit about the craft beer industry. By the early 1970s, the beer scene had become concentrated in the hands a few major players that offered limited selection. Quality was spotty, and beer connoisseurs were getting thirsty for a finer brew. A couple of brave souls launched their own brands, heralding a return to pure ingredients and cottage-size brewing facilities. This marked the dawn of the craft beer revolution, an industry that now floods tasting menus around the world with an ever-evolving selection of brews.

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This RetroSparX Memory Game Unit at a Glance

Subject Category: Cultural Trends

Featured Date Range: 1970s to present day

Number of pages to print: 8

Included: memory-stimulating narrative, 2 memory games to whet your whistle, answer key

Completion time: 30 to 40 minutes (approximately)

Memory Games for Seniors Included in this Unit

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Crack Open a Cold One (Hidden Letter memory game) - Find the missing letters to complete the names of famous beers that whet the whistle of bar patrons across the world. In the process, the country which has the greatest number of breweries will be revealed.

Features of Crack Open a Cold One

  • 3 pages of awesome ales
  • identify world leading brews by finding missing letters to their names
  • fun sudsy graphics; large print for easy reading
  • easy to complete for beer aficionados; may be more difficult for the wine set
  • can be completed individually, but also fun for a group
  • suitable for beer-swilling seniors with no cognitive decline or with mild dementia
  • answer key is included
See a Hidden Letter memory game sample
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One Thing Leads to Another (Word Link memory game) - Unscramble letters to find a word that completes a word or phrase which appears before it and begins a word or phrase which follows. The words you create will leave you thirsty for a pint!

Features of One Thing Leads to Another

  • two pages of word-brewing fun
  • beer can graphics that get your intellectual juices flowing; large print for easy reading
  • easy to complete (once you get the hang of it)
  • can be completed individually, but also fun for a group
  • suitable for seniors with no cognitive decline or with mild dementia, and (with a bit of support) for seniors with moderate dementia
  • answer key is included
See a Word Link memory game sample