When were stubby beer bottles discontinued?

Farewell to the reliable old stubby

In the spring of 1984, the Canadian brewing industry makes an expensive but inevitable decision: to abandon the short, brown, uniquely Canadian "stubby" bottles in favour of the taller, slimmer "American-style" bottles.

Why did they stop using stubby beer bottles?

As popular as they were, stubbies did not survive the ever-changing market for a number of reasons. One of those reasons at the time was to appease female drinkers (who for some reason where not happy holding the stubby), so big companies started incorporating American-style long neck bottles.

What beer still comes in stubby bottles?

When did beer bottles change shape?

In Canada, in 1992, the large breweries all agreed to use a 341 ml (12.0 imp fl oz; 11.5 U.S. fl oz) longneck bottle of standard design (named AT2), thus replacing the traditional stubby bottle and an assortment of brewery-specific long-necks which had come into use in the mid-1980s.

How can you tell how old a bottle of beer is?

There is no industry standard as to how brewers date their beers, though most use a “bottled on” format. That style indicates when a particular beer was canned, rather than when it is best by. Often, that date can be found on the bottom of cans, on the side of bottles, or on the case itself.

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How can you tell if a bottle is vintage?

Look for these old bottles with the characteristic crown top. The embossed maker's mark or letters on the side of a bottle or on the base of a bottle will help to reveal a bottle's age. Marks or letters on collectible milk bottles and Coca Cola bottles are commonly indicators of age and origin.

How do you date an old bottle?

In most cases, one- or two-digit numbers are actually mold numbers that indicate the specific bottle mold or section in an automatic bottle machine. If numerous molds were identical, each one received its own number. Base numbers also indicate bottle styles or shapes, manufacturing dates, or factory location codes.

When did stubby beer bottles start in Australia?

From the 1950s, bottles known as "stubbies" (as compared to traditional bottles, they were "stubby") of 2⁄3 of an imperial pint (13.3 imp fl oz; 378.8 ml) were introduced. In 1958, cans were introduced by CUB, which were originally in steel and the same size as the bottle; other breweries introduced these in the 1960s.

When were long neck beer bottles come out?

1860s to 1880s

Louis weiss beer bottle of the 1880s had the longest neck of all and resembled the early lager shape beer bottle, except that its body was narrower and the neck longer. All three of these heavy bottles held the German brew, weiss, a wheat-based, foamy beer.

How old are stoneware beer bottles?

Stoneware bottles were among the first bottles produced for Wisconsin brewers and merchants. The earliest were made in the 1850's, and more began to appear in the 1860's. The use of stoneware bottles peaked in the 1870's, and by the 1880's they began to fall out of favor.

When did Coors bring back the stubby bottle?

Coors Banquet revived its 1936-vintage stubby bottle more than four years ago, in June 2013, and continues to use them to success in the U.S.

Who makes stubby beer?

Brewed by Western Australia's Gage Roads Brewing Co, Pinnacle Drinks' latest beer brand is Stubbie – that makes the claim “just like your dad's beer – only better”.

Why is there a shortage of Miller High Life?

Molson Coors will be discontinuing a number of its economy brands including Keystone Ice, Icehouse Edge and Miller High Life Light as part of a company-wide effort to “premiumize” its higher-end offerings.

What is the purpose of a long neck beer bottle?

Beers bottles are designed with long necks which has a purpose behind. The long neck of the bottle is supposed to be the holding space which can minimise the heat transfer between the body (hands) and the beer, especially if they are stored, chilled.

Why is beer in brown bottles?

When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a photooxidation reaction takes place, creating the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol. To prevent the process of skunking from occurring, beer brewers have opted for darkly tinted glass. It's why you see so many beers in brown glass bottles today.

What does NR stand for in beer?

The first numbers tell you how many are in the case of beer and size of the beer. So: 24/12 oz, means 24/ 12 oz bottles are in a case. The next numbers tell you how they are divided. 2/12 means there are 2/12 packs, and 4/6 would be 4/6packs. And LNNR are longneck bottles.

When did beer bottles stop using corks?

After Prohibition. Prohibition lasted from 1919 to 1933. At that time, beer bottles were not being made.

Why do some beers smell like skunk?

When hops are boiled down to make beer, they release chemical compounds called Iso-Alpha Acids. They're bitter on their own, but when exposed to sunlight they break down and interact with other molecules in the beer to produce a molecule that's almost identical to the one in a skunk's smelly spray.

In what year was beer first sold in bottles?

It wasn't until the late 1600s, after a century of developments and improvements, that people started to take to them. Samuel Pepys recorded drinking “several bottles of Hull ale” with friends at an inn called the Bell in London in November 1660.

Can you still buy a Darwin Stubby?

LOVED by all, drunk by few, the iconic NT Draught is no more. The NT News can reveal Carlton and United Breweries will announce it will no longer brew the Darwin stubby on a permanent basis. Territorians have been left reeling by the imminent loss of the two-litre longneck, gone too soon at the age of 57.

When was the last Darwin Stubby made?

(A “stubby”, for those unfamiliar with Australian beer packaging, is a squat, 375ml bottle as opposed to a “long neck” which is 750ml.) When the Darwin brewery closed in 1989 NT Draught continued to be brewed from the company's Melbourne brewery.

Do Americans have stubby holders?

Outside of Australia stubby holders are known as can coolers, coolers,and in the US as koozies.

How old are blob top bottles?

Dating Summary/Notes: The blob-top style soda/mineral water bottles appear to have originated in the early 1840s and were quite popular by 1850 (Markota 1994).

How can you tell how old glass is?