Jax Beer

Jax Beer was first created by the Jax Brewing Company in Jacksonville, Florida, which operated from 1913-1956. It was one of the last breweries built before the prohibition era.

In 1913, the Jax Brewery was founded by German-born William Ostner who had moved from St. Louis to Jacksonville. Jax continued operations during prohibition by producing ice and non-alcoholic near beer.

After the end of prohibition, brewing resumed under the leadership of Ostner's sons, J.F. and W.A. Ostner. The brewery is also credited with being the first to sell beer in a six pack, in 1945 or 1946.

In 1956, the rights to Jax Beer were sold to the Jackson Brewing Company of New Orleans and the Jax brewery closed its doors. The company operated out of a building in the Durkeeville neighborhood on the north side of downtown Jacksonville, which as of 2014 still stands at 1429 W. 16th St.

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Beer

Beer is the world's most widely consumed and likely the oldestalcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. The production of beer is called brewing, which involves the fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used. Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included. The fermentation process causes a natural carbonation effect, although this is often removed during processing, and replaced with forced carbonation. Some of humanity's earliest known writings refer to the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating beer and beer parlours, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, served as both a prayer and as a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people.

Beer (disambiguation)

Beer is an alcoholic beverage.

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In Biblical and other Hebrew placenames, the component "Beer-" is Hebrew באר = "water well". On its own, it is the name of the place Beer mentioned in Numbers 21:16.

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Beer (surname)

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Jax (Mortal Kombat)

Jax is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Since his playable debut in Mortal Kombat II as the physically-imposing United States Special Forces superior of Sonya Blade, he has become a mainstay in the series canon, appearing in nearly every subsequent series installment, in addition to being the protagonist of the action-adventure spinoff title Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, and was one of the eleven characters representing the series in the crossover game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. His most distinctive features in the game are his metal bionic arms, which first appeared in Mortal Kombat 3.

Jax has featured prominently in alternate Mortal Kombat media such as the two feature films, comic books, the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, and official series merchandise. General and critical reception to the character has been mostly positive, but reactions to his Fatality finishing moves and other aspects of the character have ranged from negative to mixed.

Jax (singer)

Jaclyn "Jax" Cole Miskanic (Stylized JAX) (born May 5, 1996) is an American singer from East Brunswick, New Jersey. She finished third on the fourteenth season of American Idol, an American singing competition series.

Early life and education

Jax grew up in Atlantic Beach, New York and East Brunswick, New Jersey. She began singing at the age of 5. Her father is a firefighter, injured on duty during the September 11 attacks, and her mother is a New York City school teacher. In mid-2014, she studied at New York University in London, where she won the John Lennon Scholarship in songwriting via the BMI Foundation.

Career

American Idol

Jax auditioned for the fourteenth season of American Idol, with the song "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. She sang ”Toxic” by Britney Spears for her first solo audition during Hollywood Week. Jax sang The Beatles’ “Let It be” for her final solo performance. She was the only contestant out of 80 to be declared safe immediately after the performance. In April 2015, Jax became the New Jersey’s most successful American Idol contestant. In March 2015, she performed at the Filmore in Detroit, Michigan wearing #thedress. She performed Janis Joplin’s "Piece of My Heart" with Steven Tyler during the show’s season finale. Jax finished third in the competition, and her first single, "Forcefield", was released following the finale. In July 2015, Jax and the other top five American Idol contestants began the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2015. The tour began in Clearwater, Florida and is scheduled to end in Riverside, California.