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More reasons to rethink throwing away that empty Heady Topper can. We’ve that, “Words to Drink By” and more.
Michigan Brewery Recreates Extinct Neolithic Beer
Michigan’s Archival Brewing is following an ancient technique to recreate a beer it hopes to bring back from the past. “The beer will be made using amphoras — 4-inch thick terracotta pots — known to be one of the oldest-known fermentation and shipping vessels for wine and beer dating back to the Neolithic era,” according to the Drinks Business.
MLive reports that ” Take it to the Grave, a Scottish heather ale, has been fermenting since early February. The recipe, long-thought to be extinct, was recreated by experts who analyzed scrapings from clay vessels found during Scottish archaeological digs.”
Words to Drink By
“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget who we were.” – Joan Didion, American author – The White Album
Vintage Beer Can Sells For $62,830
(Courtesy Morean Auctions)
On February 25 a world auction record was set for a vintage beer can with the $51,500final bid for a quart cone top can at Morean Auctions in Massachusetts. And when you add in the “buyer’s premium,” which is the 10% auctioneer company charge that can cost the lucky collector, an astounding $62,830.
“The can dated to the 1940s, when the cone top format was dominant,” according to Antiques Trade Gazette. “Auctioneer Dan Morean described it as “a Grail can for many a quart and Pennsylvania collector”
The can is a relative newcomer in brewing history.
The “official” birthday of the beer can be traced back January 24, 1935 according to Brewery Collectables Club of America. “That’s the day cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale first went on sale in Richmond, VA. But the beer can really made its debut some 14 months earlier – just before the repeal of Prohibition.”
So maybe hang on to that empty Heady Topper can?
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