Boards 10, 11, and 12

Well, long time, no see.  It seems to be contra-intuitive to say I haven't had the time to add more boards here because of the short work hours we've had, but other projects have taken up time- as has my son, coming over more frequently on the weekends of late.  Anyway, as I have a few moments to myself that I'm not busy doinking around with something else, let's look at a few more boards.

Here we are on board # 10 and that odd little guy leading off was once silver (before we met) with black text that says "TwisTop/ or use opener" and has a Georgia state seal in the middle.  I believe that this is a Pfeiffer, or one of their brands.  Then comes a string of 3 Tuborg Golds.  The first is the same as the third, save for the logo is smaller and FLORIDA is printed at the top.  All four of these were from the Florida trip.  Next was the second generation standard Busch cap, with "Born of natural ingredients/Smooth, refreshing beer" under the logo.  The fellow in row two that seems to say nothing but "Twist Off" came from a Blatz.  Next is another of the endless variety of Little Kings Cream Ale, followed by a somewhat smushed Cerveza Modelo.  After that is the perfectly preserved Genessee Cream Ale, obviously a "nephew" cap.  Closing this section is a twist off Colt 45.  Somewhere along the line I have another of this design with blue text rather than Navy.

Here we lead off with a Lowenbrau twist cap, then a rare Michelob in red text. The rust-damaged gentleman in the middle is another Lowenbrau, this time with the trademark lion.  Then comes my first Heineken, pried from the hot tar of Webster Road many years ago.  Ending that row is an ancient (aprox. 1968) Olympia with just the horseshoe and no text. Next row starts with my first Moosehead ( a drinker), then a Black Label "Twist Cap" that was made with substandard paint by CCC. Next is a plain ol' Michelob twist cap; coming next is a Schlitz Malt Liquor tall twist,  followed by the now defunct Anheuser-Busch L.A.

Board 11 starts with a pair of St. Ives Special Brews, the first obviously a big mouth tall twist.  Then comes yet another Little Kings, a green one this time.  Right about the time I started getting these caps, my memory of how they were acquired goes non-existent.  Thus is the case for that George Killian's Irish Red coming next.  Then we have my first Michelob Light.  Row 2 leads off with a Dos Equis,a Mexican brewery product currently owned by Heineken.  It's spokesman, "the most interesting man in the world", is actually Johnathon Goldsmith, an actor whose high point previously might have been getting shot between the eyes by John Wayne in The Shootist.  He has supposedly fueled a 15.4 % increase in Dos Equis sales.  It is  followed by a 4-pack of Bud Light.  Both the regular first one and the big mouth second read "Guaranteed Fresh" top and bottom.  The third, silent around the sides, somehow worked its way out of its spot when I took these pictures.  He was suitably scolded, rest assured.  The fourth begins the blue background motif of which I have several iterations.

This section is heavily Miller.  Two High Lifes without the bow lead it off, the second a tall twist.  The third is also a tall twist, though he ain't so tall anymore.   Then we have a Molson Ice, followed by an unusual gold Michelob.  The second row here starts with a Michelob Lager, with the script "M" supered over the background.  Then comes my first Michelob Ultra, followed by a Miller High Life Light, which always puzzled me why you need a High Life Light brand when you already make a Miller Lite.  We finish out the board with a pair of MGDs (Miller Genuine Draft), one a Light.  Sometimes I wonder if some of these variations aren't the exact same thing in different bottles.  I guess to me it doesn't matter- as long as the caps are different, and what the hey, detergents have been doing that for years.

As if to prove my point, we lead off board #12 with  a MGD Light 64, which is apparently lighter than light. In trying to find out what the difference is, I found several sites that mentioned that MGD 64 not only cut calories but alcohol (from 4.2 to 2.8).  One reviewer called it "a watery pretend of a beer. A beer that tries hard to not be anything".  Then Comes a J.W. Dundee Honey Brown, which is a Genessee owned brand.  Then comes a pair of the aforementioned Miller Lites, the second reading around the edge "Taste protector cap/Locks in fresh pilsener taste".  Then  a Coors "The Rocky Mountain Legend" with waterfall.  Row 2 starts with a big mouth Coors Light, followed by three smaller ones- the first with a mountain "painting", then a duplicate of the big mouth, followed by the much simpler stylized mountain without text.  Wrapping this section up is a Bud with "Guaranteed fresh/ Great American Lager" about the sides.

We wrap up board 12 with a big mouth Bud, a dupe of the last small one.  Then comes a Bud with just the "B" and a crown.  Then comes the stylized crown of the Bud Select, followed by the really neat old style "Brewery fresh/Since 1876" Bud cap.  Next is a hybrid Bud with the stylized crown, the bow tie, and the "King of Beers" logo.  Bottom row is a pair of Labatt Blue, followed by a Heineken that differs from the one on board 10 by being lighter, with a colored in central star Then comes a pretty white Heineken Light, follwed at last by a battered Icehouse- anyone out there remember that?  It was brewed by Miller's Plank Road division, which was named after the original 1855 brewery in Milwaukee.

12 boards means we have now went through 240 caps.  Just under halfway!  See you next time.