PICNIC BEER - Revision history

Randylyon at 18:40, 19 November 2020

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	[[Image:hinderer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|"Picnic" beer bottles were thought to contain enough beer for everyone at a small picnic.]]"PICNIC" BEER~~. Unique bottles of beer~~. At the beginning of the 20th century, many small breweries were closing down as the larger breweries controlled the market. One of the new ideas used by the larger breweries was the use of large half-gallon sized bottles. These containers were called "picnic" bottles because it was thought one container held enough beer to serve everyone at a small picnic.		[[Image:hinderer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|"Picnic" beer bottles were thought to contain enough beer for everyone at a small picnic.]]"PICNIC" BEER. At the beginning of the 20th century, many small breweries were closing down as the larger breweries controlled the market. One of the new ideas used by the larger breweries was the use of large half-gallon sized bottles. These containers were called "picnic" bottles because it was thought one container held enough beer to serve everyone at a small picnic.

	"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.		"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Randylyon at 03:03, 13 July 2017

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	"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.		"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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Randylyon at 04:29, 24 December 2008

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	"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.		"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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[[Image:hinderer.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Picnic" beer bottles were thought to contain enough beer for everyone at a small picnic.]]"PICNIC" BEER. Unique bottles of beer. At the beginning of the 20th century, many small breweries were closing down as the larger breweries controlled the market. One of the new ideas used by the larger breweries was the use of large half-gallon sized bottles. These containers were called "picnic" bottles because it was thought one container held enough beer to serve everyone at a small picnic.

"Picnic" beer bottles were usually made of amber glass and stood 13 to 14 inches tall. Many were marked on the bottom with the A.B. Co. glasshouse mark. While other bottles were changing over to the use of new closures, the picnic bottles used the blob top with a wire closure and a porcelain stopper and rubber seal. "Picnic" beer bottles were generally limited to the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.