Question:  Award Theatre was a recurring television showcase of major first-run motion pictures sponsored by a brand of american beer produced by a company that went public in what year?

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Patsy Garrett: Virginia "Patsy" Garrett (May 4, 1921 – January 8, 2015) was an American actress and singer.  Beginning her career as a radio performer at the age of seven, Garrett is best known for her seven years on Fred Waring's "Pleasure Time" radio show during the 1940s, as well as for her recurring television and film roles; as nosy neighbor Mrs. Florence Fowler on "Nanny and the Professor" (1970–1971), school secretary Miss Hogarth on "Room 222" (1972–1973) and as Mary Gruber in the "Benji" series of motion pictures beginning in 1974.

Blue Mountain Brewery: The Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia is a brewery which forms, along with Starr Hill Brewery, South Street Brewery, Wild Wolf Brewing Company and Devils Backbone Brewing Company, an integral part of the Brew Ridge Trail.  Blue Mountain was the first brewery to open in Nelson County.  They cultivate 1/3 acre of mainly Cascade-variety hops.  One of their seasonal beers, Blue Reserve, took home the first-ever medal (Silver) for a beer hopped solely with Virginia hops at the world's largest beer competition, the Great American Beer Festival, in 2011 for the American-Belgo Ale category.  Blue Mountain is also the only Virginia brewery to hold back-to-back Gold medals at the 2010 and 2011 Great American Beer Festival.  In 2012, a new sister brewery, Blue Mountain Barrel House, was opened by two of the founders of the original Blue Mountain Brewery.

Award Theatre: Award Theatre (also known by its full title, Schaefer Award Theatre) was a recurring television showcase of major first-run motion pictures aired between 1959 and 1968, and revived briefly in 1970.  In New York City, the program ran primarily on WCBS-TV (Channel 2), except for two occasions in 1970 when it was shown on WNBC-TV (Channel 4).  This special series was sponsored by Schaefer Beer, and each film run under this banner was shown with only four commercial interruptions. On WCBS-TV, this show was aired in place of their usual late-night umbrella, "The Late Show", while the two WNBC-TV airings in 1970 were shown in place of that station's late-night weekend movie show, "Sunday Film Festival".

Schaefer Beer: Schaefer Beer is a brand of American beer first produced in New York City during 1842 by the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company.  The company relocated to Brooklyn in the early 20th century.  It went public in 1968 with a $106 million stock offering.

Chicago film industry: The Chicago film industry is a central hub for motion picture production and exhibition that was established before Hollywood became the undisputed capital of film making.  In the early 1900s, Chicago boasted the greatest number of production companies and filmmakers.  Essanay Studios founded by George K. Spoor was one of the earliest successful studios to produce movies in Chicago, employing stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson.  Actor and co-founder of Essanay Studios "Broncho Billie" Anderson gave birth to the western genre.  Early film companies such as Essanay Studios produced multiple silent films every week and rented viewing equipment to showcase the latest cinematography to the public.  This rental culture gave birth to the popularity of Nickelodeons up until the Great Depression.  However, due to the high demand for motion pictures during this time, a black market for films and equipment developed.  The Motion Picture Patents Company, established in 1909 as a conglomerate of the major studios, sought to eliminate all illegal use of patented film equipment.  As a result, independent ventures entered the film scene.  Independents drove the film industry to the west to avoid legal trouble with the trust of major film companies united under the Motion Picture Patents Company.  The west offered fairer weather and scenery that better accommodated film making.  Not until the 1980s and early 21st century has Chicago experienced a film production revival.  Blockbusters, such as "Blues Brothers", "Sixteen Candles", and "The Dark Knight", have rejuvenated the Chicago film scene.  In the 21st century, Chicago further experienced a film revival due to a tax bill the state of Illinois passed to give filmmakers a 30% tax break on production costs.

Experimental beer: Experimental beer is beer that is produced in or as a new style, using a new recipe, or as a type of beer that does not fit within present beer style criteria or definitions.  The term also encompasses minor beer styles that are not covered under any of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) categories, with the exception of Belgian beers.  Such minor beer styles may serve "as an incubator" for new potential categories, and may attain an official category if the style becomes of interest to the general public at a sufficient level.  The Great American Beer Festival has an experimental beer category as a part of its competition, for which awards are given, as does the World Beer Cup, which also provides awards for beers in this category.  The Oregon State Fair has a home brew competition that includes a category for specialty and experimental beers.

Beer by region: This is a list of articles and categories dealing with beer by region, including breweries and brewing in general.  Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, and is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea.  It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage.  A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history.  A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company.  The diversity of size in breweries is matched by the diversity of processes, degrees of automation, and kinds of beer produced in breweries.  A brewery is typically divided into distinct sections, with each section reserved for one part of the brewing process.

Dry Dock Brewing Company: Dry Dock Brewing Company is a brewery located in southeast Aurora, Colorado.  Since opening, Dry Dock has won awards from both the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival, winning Small Brewing Company of the Year in 2009 at the Great American Beer Festival.

Heavy Seas Beer: Heavy Seas Beer is brewed by Clipper City Brewing Company, in Baltimore, Maryland.  The brewery was established by Hugh Sisson in 1995.  Previously, Sisson operated Maryland's first brewpub, Sisson's.  In 2010, the brewery rebranded.  While the name of the company remains Clipper City Brewing Company, all of its beer falls under the Heavy Seas brand.  Heavy Seas hosts tours on most weekends.  It is located at 4615 Hollins Ferry Road, Suite B, in the Halethorpe section of Baltimore.  Heavy Seas currently offers a variety of beer styles in approx. 18 states within the United States.  Several Heavy Seas beers have been awarded and include the following: Cutlass Amber Lager (a repeat medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival from 2006-2010, bronze medal winner at the 2010 World Beer Cup and silver medal winner at the 2012 World Beer Cup as Heavy Seas Märzen), Powder Monkey Pale Ale (silver medal winner at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival and bronze medal winner at the 2010 World Beer Cup as Heavy Seas Pale Ale), Small Craft Warning Uber Pils (bronze medal winner at the 2004 Great American Beer Festival), Gold Ale (gold medal winner at the 2010 World Beer Cup, bronze medal winner at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival and bronze medal winner at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival as Heavy Seas Gold Ale) and Winter Storm Imperial ESB (gold medal winner at the 2008 World Beer Cup).

Schneider (beer): Schneider is the brand of beer produced by the "Compañía de Cervercerías Unidas Argentina" (CCUA), or Company of United Beer Producers, in Spanish.  The CCUA is as of 2006, the 3rd largest producer of beer in Argentina.  It controls around 16% of the beer market in the country, and is the official importer of foreign brands Heineken and Budweiser in Argentina.  It also imports and commercializes Corona and Guinness.

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Answer: 1968