What's your next holy grail item?

[John H.]

Ok, now that canvention is over (sorry I missed it), what's on the top of your list for your collection for 2020? I don't have just one, but many, and knowing my luck, I'll get none of them, but you'll never know until you try. So, without further adieu, here's what I'll be looking for:

Cans: Regal India Ale (from the Regal Amber brewery of San Francisco)
Either of the 2 metallic Poth's cans
Any English Lad can (flat, cone or quart)
Any Carnegie can (12oz cone or quart cone)

Tap Knobs: Goldenrod
Blue & white Narragansett
Red & white Narragansett
St. Claire
Indian Queen from Hohenadel

Trays: Circular Hohenadel can with a hot dog behind a glass of beer
Cavalier tray for Hop Gold (circular)
Pre Pro Ruppert that's an upright oval tray with an eagle with upswept wings like a "V" on a barrel of beer

And I would really like another Golden West light from Oakland. Gee, that wasn't so painful! Still, I think I've got better chances to win the lottery. Good luck to everybody and I hope you all find something for your collections in the upcoming year!

John H.

[pinnacle-project]

Excellent question. I look forward to seeing everyone's responses.

There are plenty of cans I would like to get in 2020 but I know some things are very unlikely to happen (Fox DeLuxe OD from Grand Rapids). Instead, here are two cans I would like to find in off grade condition.

Pfeifer dark sailboat
Pfeifer snow skier

[Leon]

BEER Crowntainer from Detroit. Or White Altes Crowntainer

[Plusonegolfer]

I want the Glory B can that the guy found. Made a good offer, but he prefers a trade for stuff I don’t have...yet! We shall see what happens. I’m not greedy here, I just had the can before and would like it back now that I’m collecting again...

I rather like a few cans in the up coming auction too, but I better not say which ones just yet.

Kiewel’s and Red Wing too...

[MarkfromIndy]

Champagne Velvet Olive Drab.
Just picked up the J-Spout and the OD is next on the list.

[henry porter]

Gluek Stite Malt Lager
Schmidt Scenic zips: Mallards, Elk, Horse & colt. I know, I know.
The last 4 Suntory bird cans I don't have
A better Molson Festival
Milwaukee Valley (not likely)

[aussieguinnessman]

Any of the variations of the Guinness Cone Top can.

[oldmoneytexan]

Tabs:

Altes 33-7
Burger Ale 50-19
18-K 61-20
Food Fair Prize 65-29
GEM 67-20
Golden Stein 70-23
Home Ale 77-6
International Franken Muth 78-23/24
905 98-12
Old Craft Brew 99-33
Old German Draft 100-30
Ox cart 105-26Schoens 123-27
Strohs 1 sided zip
Sweet Life 129-27

Flats:

Bud Bock
Copenhagen
DeSoto
Krueger's Ale and beer pre tax
Krueger's Bock
Log Cabin
Old Milwaukee waiter
Pikes Peak beer
Schaefer Bock big goat
Shamrock Ale
Town Club
Viking Draft
Waldorf Sampson Ale
Willows


Any pre-pro Texas piece I don't have

[MAKER'S MARK]

Hey John,

One of the trays you mention you are looking for is
currently available on eBay: # 333 333 151 607
1905 Jacob Ruppert Oval tin beer tray
appears to be in Nice clean condition!
Auction gavels / ends in 3 days.
Good Luck, & Cheers!

Maker's Mark

[Wrestling Nut]

I've had a great year. Added at least 2 cans I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to get. Super happy. So for next year I'd like to add a Playmate Malt Liquor. Anything else is gravy.

Sure there are others but I'm trying to be realistic.

[YooperAho]

eh! yooperaho here! IN CRIMPED STEEL

[Roy Rogers]

Wow, great post question:

1) ACE Sioux City
2) Special R&H Lager Beer
3) Pilser's Bock Beer or Old Dutch Bock Beer.........I won't be picky

[ILLINICANS]

Atlas Yorkshire ale....and Carlsbru. Both Chicago and both attainable. Then finish off the Drewrys and Meisterbrau set cans.

[willssoda]

Roy Rogers any flavor. Had a lemon lime once but sold it for $1150 it has humidity and other issues but now wish I had it back. Lol.

[MarkB]

Taster's Choice by DC Brau and Ska and the Primo test can from Schlitz.

MarkB

[Beamer]

I was able to pick up my grail can at the Cleveland Canvention. The Promise Kept can was my favorite as a kid. BEAMER

[jinsequa]

Rare and old holy grail:
1. Minty Brown Derby Quart from Salem Brewery Association, Salem, Oregon. they are out there....just keep coming in as the 2nd place bidder when they come up for sale.

Rare, fairly recently produced and searching for for decades in some cases Holy Grails:
1. Colt 45 export to Canada listing Portland and Seattle.
2. Eastside by Blitz-Weinhard, Portland, OR
3. Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve Portland, Oregon, export to Taiwan lid with a London Importer name on the seam and only sold on cruise ships...
4. Brown Derby straight steel by General, Los Angeles.
5. Minty Champagne Velvet, bu Atlantic, Spokane Washington with the red 75th anniversary logo on the label.

Eric Palmer

[kamsquared]

I was able to pick up my grail can at the Cleveland Canvention. The Promise Kept can was my favorite as a kid. BEAMER

I had never seen Beamer so excited......he was getting shakey. I think we left you in that room and you came back later with a Promise Kept and a big grin.

[kamsquared]

Still looking for a Meister Brau Lite with the "Premium Beer" top line......USBC II: 88-1.

[Leon]

Still looking for a Meister Brau Lite with the "Premium Beer" top line......USBC II: 88-1.

I'd figure you'd say red Miller Withdrawnfree or Black Miller Quart Cone?

[kamsquared]

Still looking for a Meister Brau Lite with the "Premium Beer" top line......USBC II: 88-1.

I'd figure you'd say red Miller Withdrawnfree or Black Miller Quart Cone?

Keeping my feet on the ground...


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[storzman]

2019 has been a good year, picked up 4 cans that may have made this short list, and still some months to go!

Setting aside a Red Cap Ale 16 which is #1 for sure, probably top grail cans

- Minty Golden Gate 16 - either variation
- Minty Red/Gold Champagne Velvet - Red/Gold
- Regal Select softop 16 - Blue color on the Newest....
- 15 oz Schlitz from LA
- Any Miami Natty Boh 16 -
- Krueger Beer - Gumdrop - from Cranston

Oh and a 14oz National or 14oz Draft by National would always be nice!!

[Leon]

no 16 oz. Malt Duck?

[John H.]

Well, one of them showed up on ebay, the Ruppert tray. Sadly, It sold for over 2K, well over what I could afford, so I'll just have to wait until another shows up.

John H.

[Jim Romine]

Here's mine:
Genesee Beer OI orange juice can
Old Ox Head J spout
Iron City Mountaineer basketball tab
Silver Dime J spout
Anything pre-pro from a West Virginia brewery I don't have
Jim

[Wrestling Nut]

Here's mine:
Genesee Beer OI orange juice can
Old Ox Head J spout
Iron City Mountaineer basketball tab
Silver Dime J spout
Anything pre-pro from a West Virginia brewery I don't have
Jim

Is there I pic or book # to the Iron City tab? I ignore most them but I'll keep a look out for it if i just knew what to look for.

[MI-Cans]

@Jim Romine

Iron City Mountaineer basketball tab

Yeah, I'd to see that one.
I only know of two Mountaineer Football cans - standing and running. Those are the only ones mentioned in this reference I found on Sports Cans by Bruce Remick BCCA #7549. It has 68 pages and only mentions "Mountaineer" on page 18 for College Football.

(MI-Cans)

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[hemmings]

I'd like to get solid cans- that you can at least tell are Apache and Red Wing cones.

The Apache in the 7 Most Rusted thread looks a lot like one I wish I didn't get rid of.... dooh....

[storzman]

no 16 oz. Malt Duck?

Leon - that is a cool can - is it paper or foil label or real paint - I've not seen it in person. There are a few test 16s I'd like to own for sure - but I'm not sure I venture into paper labels.

[Randy Karasek]

This type of info is why I fought the BCCA for years to share non-BCCA publications with the collecting community, instead of locked in some basement. The following is from Brewery Collectibles (Jeff Cameron publication) 1982, Dec/Jan. Pictured are two rare, possibly unique Iron City cans. The first is the 6th NJ scene showing Washington Headquarters discussed last month. The second is the Mountaineers can showing dribbling basketball.
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