How many of you soak mystery cans? Share your favorite mystery can.

[DanielinAk]

Unexpected Canadian 7-Up.
This can seriously was a mystery can and I had no hopes for it. Last night I chucked it in some old acid and just pulled it out and saw that it’s from Toronto.
And the Squirt was pretty decent. And figured the 7-Up could use a buddy in the acid.



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[DanielinAk]

Oh! And I dug this the other day. When I first saw Blue and White Stripes I thought hell yeah I have some killer Beer can. Man was I disappointed when we pulled it out. Lol.


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[Leon]

I usually only soak a mystery can if it has visable paint & I still can't figure it out what it is. 100% rusty non readable can I rarely soak but will on certain occasions. LEON.

[DanielinAk]

I usually only soak a mystery can if it has visable paint & I still can't figure it out what it is. 100% rusty non readable can I rarely soak but will on certain occasions. LEON.

That’s why I save the old acid for those complete rusty cans. Which paid off Leon.. the Lucky Olive Drab I dug was such a can.


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[DaveNH]

All the time. You just never know what lurks under the the rust.

[Leon]

If I lived in PA or California or New York or east Coast or Pacific northwest or any of those other places that are know for the land of rare $1,000+ cans I would soak Mysteries. Digging in Michigan I got tired of soaking Mysteries just to find a common Strohs, Pfeiffer, Goebel, Pabst, Budweiser, ect, ect. How often does anybody dig a $1000+ can in Michigan? Not very often. How many $1,000+ cans (book value) are even brewed in Michigan. You can't even dig Cardinals, Altes Sportsmans, National Sportsman, 7/11's or any other under $500 Michigan can. LEON.

[Leon]

I usually only soak a mystery can if it has visable paint & I still can't figure it out what it is. 100% rusty non readable can I rarely soak but will on certain occasions. LEON.

That’s why I save the old acid for those complete rusty cans. Which paid off Leon.. the Lucky Olive Drab I dug was such a can.


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Your Pfeiffer OD is from Detroit, I live & dig near Detroit, You got a better chance of digging that Pfeiffer OD way out there in Alaska 5,000 miles away then I do being only 5 miles away. LEON.

[DanielinAk]

If I lived in PA or California or New York or east Coast or Pacific northwest or any of those other places that are know for the land of rare $1,000+ cans I would soak Mysteries. Digging in Michigan I got tired of soaking Mysteries just to find a common Strohs, Pfeiffer, Goebel, Pabst, Budweiser, ect, ect. How often does anybody dig a $1000+ can in Michigan? Not very often. How many $1,000+ cans (book value) are even brewed in Michigan. You can't even dig Cardinals, Altes Sportsmans, National Sportsman, 7/11's or any other under $500 Michigan can. LEON.

You know I’ve looked at the California can’s trying to count how many $1000+ there are because I figure they have to be here in Alaska. Now you have me wondering which state I dig more can’s from?


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[willssoda]

Try digging a $5 can sod apr beer in East Tennessee.

[Conehead]

How many of you soak mystery cans?

Always!

[Scott Rollert]

When I know they're old I'll soak them to see what they are. 2 come to mind, a Pabst Bock OI ans a Silver State cone.

[Leon]

When I know they're old I'll soak them to see what they are. 2 come to mind, a Pabst Bock OI ans a Silver State cone.

that's was my exception or certain occasion mentioned above. If I dig a non beaded lids can with one big huge opener hole I can assume it's a mid 1930's can & I will take to soak, same with any j-spout or low pro or any cone. 2 very small church key holes on a late 50's early 60's dump & it's a Mystery? why waste your time? I Remember dumping some big opener 1930's cans that were Mysteries in a dry county in Alabama, Was very curious to see what these were. Ends up Krueger Ales but one was a very tough Sterling Ale LEON.

[DanielinAk]

My favorite mystery can


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[DanielinAk]

The wife’s favorite mystery can


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[DanielinAk]

When I know they're old I'll soak them to see what they are. 2 come to mind, a Pabst Bock OI ans a Silver State cone.

Let’s see it


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[Jay]

I only keep flats if they have at least one beadless lid, or if I find them in a dump I have previously found tough cans before. Cones I always soak out. I found apaches, E&B golden bud ales, black Dallas O/I and a four panel Black Eagle this way. After the 25,000th bud, strohs, Falstaff, schlitz crap, I had to draw the line somewhere.

[DanielinAk]

I only keep flats if they have at least one beadless lid, or if I find them in a dump I have previously found tough cans before. Cones I always soak out. I found apaches, E&B golden bud ales, black Dallas O/I and a four panel Black Eagle this way. After the 25,000th bud, strohs, Falstaff, schlitz crap, I had to draw the line somewhere.

Oh man an Apache. That’s to die for. Every year I go home to Arizona I have digging an Apache on my mind.


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[bantam10]

Constantly. Damn near every flat and cone that’s mostly solid I keep.
Especially pre war cans like Leon described.

My most common suspects are strohs and Drewrys scene cans.

My best mystery cans I’ve got were..
-Gotham cone
-Honors cone
-Embassy club ale flat (one of my earliest dumpers)
- no can co Johnny pfeiffer

[Leon]

I did soak a zipper seam mystery can like you see on the war cans. I knew it had to date around 45-47. Ends up it was the earliest Pfieffer with can company date of 1946. Even though most Pfeiffers are common this is a tougher variation if your into small variations. LEON.

[Boardman]

I soaked a can from the Walters dump (Pueblo) back in the 70s. That was the huge pile behind the brewery. I still have the can some where.

[Boardman]

I soaked a can from the Walters dump (Pueblo) back in the 70s. That was the huge pile behind the brewery. I still have the can some where.

oh yea here is what it was!

[Boardman]

Walters yeA Old Ale!

I will try to find it and post a photo. Was back when there was no internet and being a dum CO kid; but had an idea of the significance of that can

SEE YOU ALL IN ABQ!

Michael

[DaveNH]

Was a total mystery that I soaked on April 1st of all days from the previous fall digs and it was the last can out of the acid. The bad news is I didn't remember where I found it

[DanielinAk]

Was a total mystery that I soaked on April 1st of all days from the previous fall digs and it was the last can out of the acid. The bad news is I didn't remember where I found it

Sweet can. And sad you don’t remember where you find it.
What I do is I code name my sites. For example I saw a moose run across the road in front of me near where I’ve been digging cans lately and I call that the Loose Moose site, so when I dig mystery cans I actually take photos of them and I Catalogue my hunts when I get home. That I way I know where they came from if I dig a good mystery can.


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[Scott Rollert]

Look for the Hall of Shame thread. You'll see them in the lineup. Edit....I found a pic of the Silver State on my iPad. Middle can. Was told the dump had them in it, so I soaked every low pro cone I found. Took 3 days before I could identify it.

[Longopener]

E & B Golden Bud was one of my first mystery cans back in the 70s. The Golden Rod was dug by Rustmonger when I was with him at Conifer, NY. The New England Ale and Neuweilers long opener were total mysteries from my trip to Maine back in May with DaveNH.

[MarkB]

I always do. The mid 30s cans I got in Massachusetts last May were mysteries, and one was a Stroud Ale. I use the "squeeze test." If i give the can a gentle squeeze and it does not crumble then it may be solid enough to survive. Sometimes they clean up better than cans with a lot of label showing.,

MarkB

[Rockbob]

Curiosity always gets the best of me, so I soak them all. My best mystery can would have to be a Keeleys Half and Half cone.

[bantam10]

Curiosity always gets the best of me, so I soak them all. My best mystery can would have to be a Keeleys Half and Half cone.

My Keeleys was a mystery too.

[iggyks]

Around here 99% of the cones are Canadian Ace beer or Country Clubs. So I was happy when I pulled this out of the oxalic: Duquesne Can-O-Beer OD.

Another fun one was a Genny 12-Horse Ale OI far from home along a stretch of the former US-40 (pre-I-70) in my home town.