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The short answer is that the English wine tradition was destroyed during the little ice age in the Medieval era. It became too cold for the grapes to survive and all the vines died off. Interestingly, grape growing and wine making is now returning to England as the climate warms. We now see only the English beer traditions and miss what used to be there.
As for the French, there are several French beer making traditions including the style biere de garde that have a long history in their own right. However as part of the rivalry and conflict between the two countries the differences are emphasized and the similarities are downplayed. Also, as Americans we get our views of the French from the English so we don't see the French as a beer culture, only a bunch of wine drinkers.
So the really short answer is climatic changes and cultural perceptions make us see things this way.
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