Soccer Collecting: A Real Kick!
The 2006 World Cup begins on June 9th, 2006 and runs for one month, through July 9th. Unfortunately, many Americans will find themselves feeling completely left out of this truly worldwide event....
View ArticleLittle Guys with a Can-Do Attitude
When the craft beer renaissance began in 1977 with New Albion Brewing Co., canned beer was not an option. The main hurdles included the high cost of a canning line, the availability of affordable cans...
View ArticleScaring Up Sales for Halloween
As Halloween increasingly becomes an adult holiday as much as one for kids, many breweries have discovered that All Hallow’s Eve is a theme to increase sales. The major brewers have used vampires,...
View ArticleA Moving Experience
For a number of years now, the bio at the bottom of this column has mentioned that my breweriana collection numbers over 400,000 items. It was not until this past spring that I realized how vast a...
View ArticleScoring Treasures from the Backfield and Breweries
Now with the opponents in SuperBowl XLI decided, it is time to look at how beer and football have huddled together. In a classic routine, comedian George Carlin analysed the differences between...
View ArticleBeer on Ice
When I first considered writing this column, I thought I might need a US-to- Canadian dictionary. But re-watching the timeless movie classic “Slapshot” put me in the correct frame of half a mind to...
View ArticleMusic to My Beers
Song and beer have gone together for thousands of years. Every one of us has surely found our inner “idol” after a few pints of liquid courage. The drinking ballads of the British Isles, the German...
View ArticleThe Collector’s Calendar
A list of the major collecting organizations, and their annual events. June 17-22, Dubuque, IA. The American Breweriana Association (ABA) Annual Meeting, www.americanbreweriana.org July 16-19, Sunday...
View ArticleThe Collectors’ Collectors
In 1951, when Herb Haydock returned to Wisconsin from his tour of duty in Germany, he brought back nine beer glasses that intrigued him. Over the next 35 years, he and his wife Helen built their...
View ArticleThe Breweriana Road Show
Charlie Staats from Texas stands in his hotel room at the Adam’s Mark in Denver, with the door propped open. He’s stashed the hotel trinkets in drawers, and every horizontal surface—the coffee table,...
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