I dreamed that I was in the crawlspace under an old building and found a cardboard case box containing 24 dusty but otherwise perfect condition Coors crowntainers.

Flat-top pint

from the March 1971 BCCA newsletter Vol. 1, Issue 1: NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER??? Several members throughout the country have suggested we have a convention. This subject was discussed at the February 13th board meeting and the seed was planted! But, the board wants YOUR suggestions! What do ...

Hi Jim-

I'll take the 9 openers and the Feigenspan PON tip-tray, please.

Chris S.
RB 241

Iron City zip with North Carolina tax stamp on the bottom, found in 1988 at the "Wake Forest 2 Drunk Brothers Gas Station Dump". (The only one found.) The 4th photo with the NC tax stamp on a relatively shiny lid is from a completely different can (a 16 oz Nat'l Boh flat), but I posted it ...

Longhorn Mike, thank you. I and I'm sure many others weren't aware of this news.

The only flats from North Carolina.

In April of 1942, just 4 months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a group 80 U.S. Army Air Corps pilots and crew flying land-based B-25 Mitchell bombers took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet in the Pacific and bombed Japan. The group came to be known as the "Doolittle Raiders"...

L to R: Esslinger Beer qt, Blue Crest and Chester crowntainers, IRTP Gunther Ale and Storz Winterbru flats

Bought at a flea-market in Fukuoka, Japan in 1999. (The only can they had.)

Here's the Jet Malt Liquor 16 oz flat from Westminster in Chicago. I also have the matching 12 oz flat and it has Continental Can Co's "triple C" logo, but the pint flat doesn't have a can-maker's logo anywhere on it that I can tell. Back to a previous comment asking about the 16 oz Richbr...

I'm so sorry to hear the news about Matt. I used to see him and we'd do some trades at the Atlantic Chapter's fall shows in Asheville and Hendersonville, NC. Hard to believe he's gone... Here's an article and photo of him from the Meteorological Society website: https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm...

This: http://studio.ndnmediaservices.com/fredericksburg/Howard-Johnson-demolition-30621494" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw03mtr6uOg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "THEY TOOK THE BAR!! THE ...

Time to make some space in the totes! Here's a random mix of 50 dumper flats for $50 + $15 postage (U.S. only). A few notes: American Beer is 2 sided. Goebel German eagle is the earlier Pats. Pend. version Griesedieck Bros. blue can is showing the good side (other side is completely rusted over) Kru...

Zip-codes began to be used in July 1963 so this must be one of the very last cone-tops ever produced.

Mr. Rusty Bunch President, Mr. Webmaster, and esteemed members:
It is both my honor and privilege to present to you, assembled here in ONE photograph, the complete and entire collection of flat-top cans produced in the great state of NORTH CAROLINA!!

More photos from the Richbrau Chapter's show at Zion Crossroads.
Too cold outside for beer-can bowling... We'll save that for when it's 90 degrees or more.

Some photos from the Richbrau Chapter's Fall show at Center of the Universe Brewing in Ashland, VA

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なるべくお早くお飲み下さい Please drink as soon as possible. それがビールをおいしく召し上るこつです That's the trick to enjoying good-tasting beer. 専用缶切りで大きなアナを二ツあけてそのままじかにお飲み下さい Use the special can opener to make 2 big holes and drink it right from the can. あまり缶をゆすぶるとビールが吹き出ることがあります Shaking the can too much will cause the beer to...

Lone Star Steakhouse National Beer-can Appreciation Day!! Friday Jan. 24th... the 79th anniversary of the first public sale of canned beer in Richmond, Virginia Lone Star is offering PBR 16 oz drafts for 99 cents all day plus $5.00 menu items! (National Beer-can Appreciation Day not celebrated at Lo...

Some photos from the Richbrau Fall show in Richmond, VA last month...

They're both from Wilmington, Delaware... both labels say copyright 1945. However, besides the obvious difference of the "KRUEGER" written vertically down the side of one, another more subtle difference is on the front label. Look where KRUEGER is written horizontally and notice how high u...

"Copperhead" Chip Sims summed it up as we were getting ready to leave the hotel Sunday morning: "Back to reality!"

Monday at work I kept thinking about how much fun it was, and wishing I was still there....

You've got to be careful about using height alone as an indicator because a re-lidded can isn't necessarily always going to be shorter than standard height if the person who did the work was skillful. 2 of the acknowledged can restoration pros in the hobby (Keith Norton in New Hampshire and Art LaCo...

These are collection cans so not available for sale or trade... Just showing another variation of the Malt Lager cans that were sold in Virginia. (This pair was found in 1988 in my college dorm's attic in Richmond, VA.)

The first beer-can show I ever attended was the 1987 Blue Gray. I've missed 7 since then, so 2014 was my 21st trek to Fredericksburg in February. After having to turn back Wed. because of the snow in NC, it was good to get there Thursday and hang out with so many friends I often see but once a year:...

Let's see... I've been to 19 Blue-Grays: 1987 (My first ever B/G was also my first ever beer-can show. Joined the RB there, too. Good way to start!!) 1988 1989 1990 Missed 1991-93 while I lived in Japan 1994 Missed 1995-97 while I lived in Hawaii 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 200...