Posts Tagged: Breweriana
The New York Times Considers A Beer Can's Value
Posted by on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in - 1 comment
Rather good of The New York Times to take on the question of "what New York City beer can is considered the most valuable as a collectible?" in today's paper. Results included: • Liebmann’s Beer, a flat-top can from the 1930s from Liebmann Breweries in Brooklyn, the brewer of Rheingold Beer. A …
I Was Looking For The Moon Under Water Mug... Again
Posted by on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in - 6 comments
So, you recall that I bought that rather swell Wedgewood 1940s sage green tankard? I seem to have caught a bit of a fever. And there is only one cure for that... a tankard you can play like a cowbell. For the record, here is the information which came with the online listing: • This quart mug …
What Was 1736's George Orwell's Favorite Tankard?
Posted by on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in - leave a comment
Now that I have a 1940s china tankard I want more. And think the view above is one that I would appreciate. A George II silver tankard for a mere £7,750. It's on eBay right now. I think it's worth it. I am worth it. What beer would it have held two hundred years or so before Orwell daydreamed … read more »
I Was Looking For The Moon Under Water Mug...
Posted by on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in - 5 comments
But I found this which will do for now. • In George Orwell's 1949 essay The Moon Under Water - mentioned here, here and here - we are taken perhaps though the looking glass to an idyllic perfect pub of post-war Britain. It is a gorgeous physical essay that sets out the elements of Orwell's dream …
Session 55: My Favorite Beer Label Is From Gdansk
Posted by on Friday, September 2, 2011 in - 1 comment
I still use the wallet I bought in Gdansk back in 1991. Doesn't fit Canadian dollars properly. I used it to carry the notes worth about 0.03 of a dollar, zloty, that I used to buy zapjakanky, The Warsaw Voice and piwo, piva as well as piv. At least I think that was what it was. I better check at …
Kentucky's Hofbrauhaus Wages Criminal War On Crime
Posted by on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in - 6 comments
OK, this is just weird. I am used to reading reports every day on disorderly bars in one place or another but usually the disorder is caused by drunk patrons, not the staff as the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverages Control Board found this week: • ...most of the disputes were related to searches for …
Must I Ask A Kiwi What A "Rigger" Is?
Posted by on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in - 8 comments
I enjoy the language of beer. Wort. Bung. Mash Tun. But I really like the local words for quantities or container sizes of beer. Like "rigger" which I saw for the first time today in this oddly detailed article: • It took a little adjusting for us to appreciate the plastic soda bottle-type …
Session 52: Breweriana Or Those Things In The Mail
Posted by on Friday, June 3, 2011 in - 2 comments
Collecting? That is what this month's edition of the Session is about: • As host of Session #52, I’ve decided not to focus on the substance of beer, but the material that plays a supporting role. Bottles, coasters, cans, labels, ads, tap handles, church keys, hats, t-shirts, tip trays, glassware …
A Treasure Trove of Tiny Teutonic Glassware
Posted by on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in - 4 comments
I am a lucky man. I was almost into a nap after a failed morning of showshoeing followed by some throwing around of embarrassingly light weights when the family poured back into the house with many purchases - including a collection of tiny German beer glasses bought at a charity second hand shop …
Knut Sent Me The Greatest Beer Thing Ever
Posted by on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in - 2 comments
Other than beer, of course. That is the problem with the whole breweriana thing - compared to beer, it sucks. Compared to everything else in the world, it's really great. • Like this poster. Knut of Norway (aka Norske Knut) sent it in the mail this week. Actually he sent FOUR copies of it - two …
