Golden Anniversary Beer. Skunked straight out of the vat. Used to use it for drinking games. Lol
Mat-Town Open II and a Bunch of Other Stuff About Beer, Kerk and Other Wrestling Stuff!
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I had a killer beer can collection when I was young (before I could legally drink, of course). This thread brought back a lot of memories. I has most of the brands mentioned. I'm also happy to say, while I drank a lot as a yout, I drank less of these than I had in my collection!
While I try to avoid sending threads off on tangents, or make posts that continue such, this seemed like an enjoyable subject to investigate. The results:
Valley Forge:
The Adam Scheidt Brewing Company was founded in the late 1870s and was incorporated in 1884. After Prohibition, the brewery thrived, brewing Valley Forge Beer, Ram's Head Ale, and Prior Beer. The brewery's name was changed to the Valley Forge Brewing Company in 1963 and , five years later, it was sold to Philadelphia's largest brewer at the time, C. Schmidt & Sons. It continued to operate as a branch of Schmidt's until 1975, when the facility was closed. Schmidt's continued to brew the Valley Forge and Ram's Head brands until the early 1980s, when Schmidt's itself finally ceased operations.
Reading Premium:
In 1976, Reading ceased operations due to increasing pressure from larger macro brewers. The label was purchased shortly afterwards by C. Schmidt & Sons. The brand changed hands several times until 1999, when it was again retired. In 2006, the Label was revived by Legacy Brewing, which produced original Reading recipes. In 2009, the Reading label and its recipes were purchased by Ruckus Brewing.
Rheingold:
Rheingold shut down operations in 1976, when they were unable to compete with the large national breweries, as corporate consolidation and the rise of national breweries led to the demise of dozens of regional breweries. The label was revived in 1998 by Terry Liebmann and partner Mike Mitaro
Ortliebs:
Ortlieb's sales peaked at 350,000 barrels in 1978. In 1979 sales slipped to 280,000 barrels. At the end of 1980, it was announced that Schmidt's had purchased Ortlieb's brands and that the Ortlieb brewery would close in March 1981.
Knickerbocker:
Made by the Ruppert Brewery, Knickerbocker was the official beer of the New York Giants, a bit ironic given that Jacob Ruppert, a.k.a. “The Colonel,” was the owner of the New York Yankees during the heyday of Ruth and Gehrig. The brewery was located at 92nd and Second, but it closed in the late 1960s. The Knickerbocker brand was acquired by another brewery, but discontinued during the 1970s.
Tiger Head:
This was a brand that the Schmidt brothers acquired in 1896 when they purchased the Robert Smith India Pale Ale brewery, which traced its establishment to 1774 and was then America's oldest brewing concern. Tiger Head Ale continued to be produced at the Robert Smith brewery plant until the start of Prohibition. In 1934, after Prohibition had ended, Schmidt's constructed a separate ale brewing facility at its brewery and resumed brewing Tiger Head Cream Ale there. Schmidt's assured customers that Tiger Head Cream Ale was still being brewed in accordance with Robert Smith's original formula, which it said dated to 1774. In the 1940s the name of the brand was shortened to Tiger Head Ale and Schmidt's continued brewing the ale until it closed in 1987.
I'm not sure about Bock, as that's a type of beer, and lots of breweries produced a bock beer.
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You guys can have the beer. One of the past St Pauli Girl models is a friend of mine! 
Surprised Yuengling hasn't been mentioned by anyone. As a Temple student from 86-91 ("I could have gone anywhere, but I chose Temple"), Yuenling was one of many cheap beers that we consumed. Lord Chesterfield Ale was the mainstay, and it was garbage (but cheap). Couldn't believe when Yuengling arrived in ATL in the early 2000's and was considered high end/quality beer. Ortleib's "Try Joe's Beer" was still around in the late 80's in Philly, but not sure where or who was brewing it. Was just as bad as Lord Chesterfield Ale and Meister Brau, but still worked with the college budget.
i kept 24 budweisers on the top row of my collection.1200 total, cone-top, schmidts, playboy, overseas etc. used to wax them.
One of Scarlett Johansson’s early gigs?You guys can have the beer. One of the past St Pauli Girl models is a friend of mine!
Hehe. Nice!!You guys can have the beer. One of the past St Pauli Girl models is a friend of mine!
But unless you were actually shagging her, beer is still the better option.
On the other hand, that is definitely one of the better name drops I’ve ever heard!
I may have missed it and I am probably showing my age - I haven't seen anyone mention dark Bud. I think you could only get it in a keg, put it was great beer.
Ha ha ha! We're both married and not to each other, so that precludes that possibility. However, when I first met her, I told her that she looks a lot like my wife. When they later met, they both agreed. You guys can still have the beer!
CRAP....I will Edit the Kirk spelling .... question.... which beer would be best for Colon Prep? Asking for a friend.
In Colon Prep, just like in any other prep school, the kids are too young to drink!
Up until 1987, I would have told you Schmidt's. Guaranteed to clean you out within 24 hours. These days, I am not so sure.
Thanks for standing up for Straub. I married into that family. Unfortunately the side that does not control the stock. However, I did get the old Straub keg fridge from her grandfather when he passed at age 96. GG is still going strong at 103. Has anyone noticed that 100 isn't old in St. Marys? Maybe we should all get on the Straub.I have a friend originally from St Mary......told me that Straub was an excellent beer. I was at a bar that had a bottle ...so I tried it. You could smell it before you lifted the bottle. Tasted only a bit better than it smelled. The next time I saw him he explained that Straub was all-natural...Zero preservatives....so it gets skunky pretty quickly. Told me to go to the brewery and get some fresh drafts. So...next time on the way to Niagara Falls I did. Completely different. So that could explain the various opinions on Straub
Awesome. Well.....the Gin Blossoms have a song called “Cheatin’”. He eloquently describes a woman he gets with....and the chorus line is: “you can’t call it cheatin’, she reminds me of you”.
so....maybe you can try that angle?? Lol.
I thought Schaefer?
Has anyone NOT had an issue after drinking that? Or while drinking it?
If the info includes beer, yes...If not, then maybe the There Is A Chance thread?
That said, the Seattle coronavirus thread is in serious need of a redirect, so that gets my vote.
Which remarkably does not mention Marsteller once.
One of the junior high/high school memories I have burned into my brain is the Gibbons Brewery Quartet singing Silver Bells at Christmas time. They appeared to be four Junior Sample clones dressed in brewery garb.
Try a mixture of IPA, stouts, Porter's, ales, lagers, and pilsners in one evening. All enjoyable but my guts did not enjoy the combo of so many different types of beer. I stick to a couple similar types at the most now.
Haha, add a couple bags of Andy Capp's Hot Fries, and the next morning you'll really be on fire.
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