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48bottling and distribution.136 This new concept, a large-scale brewpub, was to be in Pleasanton, California, east of Hayward, but this venture also failed.137Microbrewing was a booming business. According to the Brewers Association statisticians, the number of breweries grew 2 1/3 times over a ten-year period from 1982 to 1991, from 93 to 312 businesses. These numbers include New Albion Brewery, Brewpub on the Green, and numerous other breweries that did not make it, but they do not count those ventures that did not make it past the planning stage.138 Between 1982 and 2001, 2000 saw the largest number of breweries at 1,566 as seen in figure 28. The slight dip in 2001 is accounted for breweries consolidating with both small and large breweries.Fig 28. Number of US Breweries (1982-2001). Data from Brewers Association.Bill Owens walked away from Bison Brewery in 1990 and sold Brewpub on the Green in 1991. In 1994 he sold Buffalo Bill%u2019s Brewery to the head brewer, Geoff Harries, but Owens retained the labels and recipes for contract brewing.139 On the first day of ownership Harries expanded the food selection, adding pizza, bread sticks, and gourmet sandwiches and salads. In - 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800Number of US Breweries(1982-2001)