First up is an almost flat Michelob Light from Florida, obviously a Florida trip prize. Next to him is a split-color Mich Light ez-twist that looks like it might have been a home drank bottle. Then comes the standard Mich ez-twist, along with a Florida model of the same thing. Finishing out row 1 is a Miller High Life ez-twist from Florida. On the bottom we see one of the green Miller caps which I think may have indicated 3.2 beer (weaker alcohol for Sunday sales). Next is a trio of Canada's Molson beers- first is a Molson Golden Ale, then the blue clipper ship that indicated Molson Export, and finally the red and blue of Molson Canadian. Then we have a rather rough around the sides Oktoberfest, from Canada. I remember the huge 132-oz cans you could get of this stuff, the biggest can you could collect back then.
Next is an Old Chicago twist off, a Zulu cap. Then come my pride and joy Old Crowns- First my cork liner Old Crown red c.1950, then a white version plastic liner, and finally an Old Crown Ale. The red and green are '37 Chevy finds, the somewhat worse for wear white one was a more modern 1980s cap after Peter Hand bought the brand. Wrapping up that row is an Old German 2¢ Virginia cork that was a dump find; below that we have three Old Milwaukees out of four. The first is a Florida which I think was also a dump find , rather than a trip prize. After him is the surrounded Heileman's Old Style, a Zulu cap. Of the remaining Old Mils, the next one is a Florida and the last is a regular, and I believe both of them I found on the Florida trip. The difference in the two Floridas is that the first has it printed right under the crest, the other is just above the ring. The last of board 5 is an Olympia tall aluminum twist that may also have came on the trip. It would've been neat if I'd have kept track of the when and wheres, but it hardly seemed important back then.
That brings us to Board #6, and it leads with another "Oly", this one the regular size "sof-twist cap" Back then, Olympia advertised with a character that came in the bar and shouted "Olys for the house!" Our High School a.d. back then was a well-known alcoholic, and was often greeted in large groups of students by an anonymous "Olys for the house!" shout. Never did quite figure out where it was coming from though. Usually from someone in our little group. Next is an Olympia Gold, which was their original light beer. This was a "nephew" acquisition. The next two were road finds- a standard Oly, and an Oly Light (you can see "light" in cursive above the "Olympia"). Then begins the great collection of my father's brand, Pabst Blue Ribbon. At the end of row 1 is a tall twist; The next two were the standard Pabst caps of the day. #1 is a dark blue on flat silver, a zapatA cap, the other a Crown Cork Co. that was a lighter blue on polished silver. Interrupting the group was a Renner Old Oxford Ale, that was pilfered by my nephew from the can show. I suspect this was a re-creation, as the Goerge Renner Brewing Co., the oldest brewery in Ohio, shut down in December of 1952 and nobody picked up the brand's production. After him are the oddballs of the Pabst family- a blue-background that has the outline of the ribbon, and a red one that does not. The red one was from the Chevy; I think I found the blue one in our basement.
Next we have a red twist off, and I think that was a road cap. Then come three blue twist offs: the first a GEORGIA from the trip; then the standard with the light blue; then a Georgia state seal (which is almost obliterated by a rust spot). Next comes Pabst's foray into light beer, the Pabst Extra Light. Second row is another standard twist, this one the dark blue and flat silver version. Exiting the PBR family, we then have a Pearl with the double "twist-turn" and stamped FLORIDA. Pearl was a brewery out of Texas, I think San Antonio. Then the final two of the four "pilferings" from the can show, a pair of generic Bock caps from Armstrong. Out of the four, only the Renner held up, the others gained "age spots" almost immediately. Finally for board six is an Old Chicago with the signature "PHBCO" for Peter Hand, who I suspect had a bit of an ego.
Board seven has some of the caps I got in my first great e-bay purchase- a lot of 100 caps, mostly microbreweries, of which I got 78 usable caps from. The first is a "Rich and flavorful O'Doul's Amber." I think this is a Miller non alcoholic brand. Next comes the first of many Rolling Rocks. I remember another trip with my brother's family, this time to Fawn Forest campground near Angola. On a walk there I found the first Rolling Rock can we'd ever seen, before it had ventured far from its Latrobe, PA base. It took me five minutes to even determine if it was indeed beer, it seemed. Next is a Bud Light, standard fare; that HB is a Hofbrauhaus out of Munich, and next to him a Samuel Adams. Second row is a Sam Adams "brewmaster's collection", followed by a Bud Light "pry off". The following Miller Lite reads "4-time world beer cup gold award winner" on the top, with the years below. Then comes a "Millenium " Budweiser, released to celebrate the millenium in 1999. The green cap with the lighthouse comes to us from the Blue Point micro from Patchogue, Long Island.
Wrapping up this especially-long trip, we lead off the second half of board seven with a Leinkugels "Leinie's Oktoberfest". Next is from the Brooklyn brewing micro, folled by one of my two Amstel Lights. The red "h" is the Harpoon micro out of Boston, and Windsor, VT. The next cap, with the Eagle and "America's Oldest Brewery" logo is a Yuengling, which was established in 1829. We used to get uengling cans; but in 1996 they pulled back into their home area to reconsolidate to better meet demand. They then slowly expanded, and bought the old Strohs plant in Tampa to complete their jouney back into the wider world.
Bottom row starts out with a Guinness draught, then a Clipper City micro from Baltimore. Then comes a Bells which seems to be a tavern beer from England, but I could be wrong here. Next comes the Smuttynose brewery of Portsmouth, NH, which features a seal in front of a mountain, with the legend, "Make Mine A Smutty!" (which was quite an eye opener for someone who hadn't heard of them before). And we finish off this post with a Newcastle Brown Ale, which is brewed by Heineken in the UK.
Wow, three boards done! take your time, savor the flavor, and I'll send ya some more later.
Ireland trip will not take place till October. Also I have a son who lives in Australia.. I will see if he will send you a few from there. Have a good holiday weekend!
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