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It’s time to celebrate a very big birthday! - When the beer can made its first public appearance in sleepy Richmond, VA in January 1935, no one could begin to imagine the impact this nondescript metal cylinder would have on cultures and industries around the world. Back then American Can was supplying the G. Krueger Brewing Company with 180,000 cans a day. Today, a single production line can churn out 2,400 cans a minute.
BCCA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Beer Can
The History of the Beer Can
75 Cans for 75 Years in a commemorative, full-color fold out
What was it like Before Beer Cans
and, all of our regular features, many with special 75th Anniversary stories |
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What’ll ya have, Mr. President? - CANvention 39 will be remembered for a long time to come, just like President Lincoln, who surprised guests with an appearance during the 75th Anniversary of the Beer Can Kick-Off on Wednesday night. Lincoln is recreated here by professional actor and scholar Fritz Klein, who resides in Springfield, IL. Klein has portrayed Lincoln in over a dozen documentaries and films.
75th Anniversary of the Beer Can
CANvention 39 Wrap up and Awards
CSI:Springfield - A Room to Room Adventure
Energy Malt Beverages
Bud Light True Colors Cans Cut from Team |
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Perhaps the coming of the aluminum beer can was inevitable. But the fact that it happened when it did was primarily due to the fierce determination of one man: William K. Coors. In honor of the aluminum can's fiftieth birthday, read how Bill Coors turned a proposal from a fast-talking dealmaker into an innovation that would change the packaging and brewing industries forever. Cover photo courtesy of Miller/Coors
50th Anniversary of the Aluminum Beer Can
Moose Brewing Company
Pennant Fever
Making Aluminum Bottles
Chapter Brewings |
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Cap off your summer reading with “Capping Off Crowns,” a celebration of seldom-seen crowns from long-gone NY, NY breweries. The melding of Ron Small’s crowns, Bob Kay’s labels and John Stanley’s and George Arnold’s openers make for fascinating visual fare. Also, enjoy the following stories and regular columns:
New York, New York - Crowns & Openers Revisited
Malt Syrup Tins
Dumping on Government Land
New BCCA Code of Ethics
Beer Burps, ACT III |
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Springfield, IL, the site of CANvention 39, isn’t just about Abraham Lincoln. It’s a town with a long and rich brewing heritage, as beer historians Kevin Kious and Don Roussin point out in Part 2 of “Brewing on the Prairie.” Just wait till you see some of the gorgeous (and not just the calendar girls) breweriana! Also, enjoy the following stories and regular columns:
The Can Restoration Question
Ale Cans of the Midwest
Beer Can Archaeology: The "Lone Dumper"
Label Lore: Pennsylvania Brewery Syndicates
Right Place: Rainy Day Discovery |
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What do you call a bock can without a picture of a goat on it? A real treasure, says Merry Bockster Chapter maven Jim Romine. According to Jim, these “goatless wonders” are relatively unappreciated and undervalued despite their rarity. See some great examples from Jim’s collection.
Brewing on the Prairie
CANvention 39 Highlights
Label Lore: Prohibition Era Near Beers
Right Place: Not the Usual Suspects
On Display: Another Great Schaefer Beer! |
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Rare was the early 1900s bartender who hadn not mastered the art of leveling the head of a freshly drawn schooner of suds with a deft swipe of the foam scraper. Our New York, New York series continues with a visual tribute to the pre-Pro and post-Pro brewery-branded foam scrapers of Gotham.
America's Only Franchized Beer Brand
Who Made the First Cone Top?
Beer Burps, Act III
The Box That Turned into a Treasure Chest
Frat House Fiasco |
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BCCA member Mike Wilbur knew the way to San Jose. And the story of the great beer cans he discovered when he got there could have come straight out of Hollywood! Read all about it in California Dreamin’.
200 Years of Beer in Brazil
Postcard Breweriana
The Labels of Christmas Past
An Anheuser-Busch Bonanza
"Men Only" Beers |
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CANvention 38 in Orlando was a huge success! Read the stories, see the pictures, learn who created the best displays, find out who was inducted into the BCCA Hall of Fame—all in our colorful post-CANvention report!
Auction Block: Mexican Breweriana
The Pink Beer Mug
Label Lore: A brand new column!
Treasures from Maine
Beer Can Closeup: Four Rare Beauties |
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In anticipation of the Orlando CANvention our 2008 pre-CANvention issue features a number of Florida-related stories: A profile of early labels, an Auction Block about Florida breweriana, and a Can Close-Up on some of the scarcest of Florida cans.
Label Reference and History of American Brewing
Auction Block: Florida Breweriana
New York Crowns
Florida Flat Tops
On Display: 1956 A-1 and Gettleman Trade Booths |
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The letter B seems to be the theme this issue. We have Beautiful Breweriana featured in a profile of St. Louis Anthony & Kuhn; Bucky, the Buckeye mascot; Ballantine Brewerina; Baldies or Bust; Best Laid Plans; Billboards; even a Book review. We think you should find the Bs in this issue will all rate an A!
Anthony and Kuhn Brewery of St. Louis
Bucky the Mascot Picks You Up!
Ballantine Breweriana
Rare Tabs Malt Duck, National
Hawaiian Breweriana |
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Curl up for some great midwinter reading and get whisked away to warmer climes: to California with a feature on Maier labels, to Hawaii for a look at Maui Brewing Company; to Venezuela for a fascinating look at cone tops from that country. And, of course, much more!
Presidents message: USBC Volume II
Maui Brewing Company
Venezuelan Cone Tops
Moerschbacher Old German
Many Labels of Maier |
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Our annual CANvention recap issue has lots of snapshots of the fun goings-on in Colorado at CANvention 37! Plus regular departments like Beer Can Archaeology and Auction Block and features on Austrian flat tops and New York, NY.
Auction Block - Aluminum Bottles
CANvention 37 Display Winners
Austrian Flat Tops
Ledig, Ruppert Bock, Hornung Bock
Land of Amber Waters, History of Brewing in Minn. |
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From the President Message, Auction Block and CANvention update, to a guided path through Colorado brewpubs on page 25, This pre-CANvention issue features focuses on Colorado, host city of the 2007 gala. And catch other non-Colorado features too: a study of grocery store brands, Mudshark Brewing and more!
Mudshark Brewing - Shark Sighting in Arizona
Bloom Family
Erik Amundsen
Colorado Brewpups and Micros
Hunting Cans by Land and Water |
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A second Class can? You bet. Find more about it inside, along with great features about Swiss cans, Grace Bros., and more. Plus, with CANVention right around the corner, this issue has all the info you need to plan a great Denver trip.
Swiss Flat Tops
Golden Rod, Trent, Atlas Yorkshire
McCabe Family
Grace Brothers Profile
Hall of Fame and Can of Year Ballot |
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Our cover features a legendary find of epic proportions. In New Jersey in 1980, 159 incredible cans came to light. Read about how they made their way into our hobby.
Early Colorado Breweries
Indoor Dumping in New Mexico
N.J. 1980 - Rogalski Brothers
Father and Son: Rudy S. and Rudy F. Czech
At Large Chapters: Pabst |
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Our first 2007 issue highlights a little of the familiar and a little of the new. The familiar: A cover story featuring much-loved Beer Can Archaeology. The new: a lighthearted column from Rich Lasusa called BURPS. And much more.
Beer Can Archaeology: Pennsylvania Dumping
Father and Son: A Johnson Family Affair
Sun Valley Suds Connection
76 Ale
Pabst Blue Bonnet Lady |
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The cover for this issue features a western-themed advertsing campaign by the Arizona Brewing Company. Inside, you will find more great New York, New York breweriana and a host of other great features.
A-1 Western Beer Prints: A Collector Dream
New Art of Digging for Cans
Chapter Brewings
Canadian Breweriana
1972 Dance Hall Find |
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Our issue cover feature spotlights cans from the Stag Brewery. And in an effort to whet your appetite for Canvention, Auction Block features Kansas City breweriana. You will also find the first installment of a new feature on the pioneers of our hobby. Happy summer reading!
The Beer Cans of Stag
At Large Chapter: Skedder
Pioneers of Beer Can Collecting: Joe Veselsky
Kansas City Breweriana
Genesee and Walforf Ols |
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This KC-themed issue is highlighted by a wonderful profile of early Kansas City breweries with marvelous photography, a CANvention update and registration forms for CANvention and the display competition. And find more of the continuing feature on New York, New York breweries!
Kansas City Breweries Corporation
New York, NY: Trommers, Edelbrew, Lion and More
CANvention 36 Update
D.A.B.
Can Closeup: Early Zip Tops |
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This issue carries on our colorful series of New York city breweriana, with an expanded four-page feature depicting several more Big Apple brewers.
New York, New York! Horton, Pilsers, Ebling, more
At-Large Chapters: Old Style Chapter
Desert Dumping
Randy and Charlie Bosse
Auction Block: California Breweriana |
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Our latest issue features a geographical theme, with an comprehensive history of the breweries of Toledo, Ohio, and part one of an occasional series on the breweries of New York, New York.
Breweries of Toledo, Ohio
Auction Block: Zip Top Cans
Heurich Brewery and Basketball
Iroquois Half and Half
Chapter Challenge |
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Our annual CANvention recap issue boasts 48 full color pages and lots more than just CANvention coverage, with a beautiful pictorial on Vienna Art Plates and a Can Closeup of the ultra rare Regal Lager from Detroit.
CANvention 35 Special Coverage
Tab Top Beer Book Update
Can Closeup - Detroit Regal
Vienna Art Plates
Auction Block: Hamm's Items |
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This issue features new president Bob Post's first message to the club. You'll also find loads of can coverage from the earliest instructionals in our Auction Block column to the newest U.S and foreign Brand Changes.
History of Boise, Idaho's Bohemian Brewery
Brewing Beer in the Buckeye State
300 Beer: Absolutely Perfect!
Can Closeup - Unherald variations
Chapter Brewings |
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This issue brings you a feature on beer thermometers, an appropriate topic for the dog days of summer! Plus, a nice package of WWII items: beer in the Pacific Theater and a Can Close up of the recently-unearthed Miller OD!
Collecting Beer Thermometers
Talkin Sports Cans
WWII and Beer in the Pacific
Northeast Scatter Dumping
U.S. and Worldwide Brand Changes |
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The summer barbecue season is here again and our issue pays homage to beer's place in the kitchen and on the grill. We even provide a recipe for you to try—if you dare!
Cans (and breweriana) With a Culimary Connection
Microbrew Beer in Cans
Red Fox, Ben Brew Cone Tops and more
The Brewery and its People
CANvention 35 update |
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