![]() Early BCCA member Vaughn Amstutz in Lafayette, Indiana drove to the Milwaukee area in October, 1970 and bought the group from Jean Root, who also provided a copy of the above referenced Milwaukee newspaper article.Ī second example of the St. Louis ABC Old English Type Ale Waldorf Golden Bock Fort Pitt Ale Waldorf Lager Beer/Ale a well-tarnished Manhattan Bock Fitger's Natural Beer, and a Dutch Club Brand Beer cone from Pittsburgh. Among the labels in his group of cans was a St. Per a Milwaukee newspaper article c1940, he had been mostly a collector of beer bottles for some years. One example was in a small, c40 can group, that was assembled by a man in the Milwaukee area named "Jung". Louis ABC Old English Type Ale OI cans have been found in limited numbers on-grade and in dumps. For on-grade examples, there may be 3 or more and the provenances on two have been documented: Louis ABC Beer cans, as well as on other brands, Old St. That brewery name and a variation are shown on St. Louis ABC Old English Type Ale beer can with opening directions. Brewing Corp., St Louis, Mo" is printed on this St. Louis ABC Old English Type Ale: (January/2014) The name "A.B.C. These cans, each given a different color, have been called, "Fads of the '50's," a term coined first by John Ahrens BCCA #9. There also was a series of Silver Bar Lager cans having different colors, a marketing approach that was done by a number of other breweries for brands such as Blatz, Drewry's, GB, etc. Silver Bar Lager Beer was started in the earlier 1950s with a striking black can showing a silver bar across the label. The Silver Bar Ale high profile cone started a group of different labels under that brand, including a flat top can having a similar label, and then later variations. The SB cone has been scarce in top shape due to its metallic label and this example was picked up by Dick Caughey in the early 1990s from Fred Goodhart of Lexington, Virginia. S is for Southern Brewing Co., Tampa: (June/2012) In Tampa, Florida this brewery canned beer from the later 1940s to 1956 when the brewery plant became part of International Breweries, Inc. Related Article, based on booklet, by Modern Brewery Age, April 5, 1971: S is for Some Thoughts.On the Beer Can's First 35 Years: (Jan/2021) Top Off grade examples have been found in several locations around California and in at least one other state. On grade examples of the Golden State quart are scarce and have been located in the Reno, Nevada area and in Oregon State. The rarest quart from the brewery is the metallic Golden State Beer. area (Carson Pass.)īesides its Burgermeister brand sequence of 12oz cans, quart-sized cans with the 1930's Beer and Ale label were filled, and in the mid-1950's another quart label was sold that matched the beer brand at the time. The brewery also sold beer in a number of secondary or private label 12oz cans such as Wilshire Club Beer and Ale, Brau Haus, Pilsengold. Alpen Glow, etc. - see W is for Wilshire Club Ale. The can pictured was collected by Wally Gilbert in the 1980's. Per Ed Scoglietti (an active beer can collector with the website, ), a few examples of the 10oz size have been dug in Alaska, and another example was found among a large group of Burgermeister Beer cans in the Markleeville, Calif. ![]() ![]() Of the cans pictured, the 1930's Beer and Ale cans in on-grade condition are moderately scarce, but the other labels are common except for the 10oz can of which very few are known in on-grade condition. Over a 25 year interval, the Burgermeister label was updated from its classic style 1930's Beer and Ale designs in following years, by a sequence of cans with a younger-looking man shown. A Lucky Lager employee in the 1970's said the youngest man's image on the last two cans, was a modeled after Burgermeister brewery employee at the time who lived in the Richmond district. In 1956 the name was changed to Burgermeister Brewing, and a few years later in 1961, the brewery was sold to Schlitz. By the early 1950's, led by its popular Burgermeister Beer, it and General Brewing were the two largest breweries in San Francisco. S is for San Francisco Brewing: (Sept/2011) In late 1936 San Francisco Brewing was the 5th largest brewery in San Francisco, located at 470 10th St.
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