"Vintage Beer Brands"..

[Todd Cline]

This is intended for the "over 40 crowd", but anyone is certainly welcome to comment.
We have a store here in Battle Creek that has just about any beer you can think of. Recently I was out there and spotted a six-pack of Schlitz beer. I hadn't seen this brand in over 30 years. I think the original Schlitz brewery went out of business in the 1980's. Anyway, I bought a six-pack, and as I expected, it wasn't very good. But, the bottle caps were printed with a very fine logo that I might be able to cut out for a sign over the tavern on my HO scale layout, so it wasn't a total loss... Lots of other hard to find beers there though, remember "Mickeys Malt Liquor"? How about "Carlings Black Lable"?
So, what is your favorite old vintage beer? Let's start a list......

Not to exclude the non-beer drinkers, lets start a list of old favorite soft drinks that are from the past as well.....

Todd

[GTWFRED]

Above and beyond the jokes: STROH'S, Detroit's finest! (now they make ice cream)
Oh, must be Maybel wanted to keep around the "Black Label", now theres a blast from the past!

[Raildudes dad]

How about Bosch?

[Mick]

Does anyone remember Hamms---with the bear in the commercials?
My Dad used to drink Goebels...he always said he knew none of us kids would never nard any of that stuff!
How about Blatz? "The Ex-lax of beers"!


Mick

[AARR]

Traditional Coke...hmmm...love the caffeine and sugar

[MDH]

Traditional Coke...hmmm...

???

[AARR]

Traditional Coke...hmmm...

???

My co-workers believe that my "laid-back" personality hides some dark side of me that would shock the world. So I'm sure there's a few who'll look at this and think, "I knew that's what AARR was doing".

[Todd Cline]

OK, so as far as the soft drinks go, I used to love Orange Crush, and you rarely see that anymore in stores. While I have seen it, it seems to be a "micro-brew type brand" these days.

Todd

[Todd Cline]

Hey Don, remember "New Coke"? circa 1980? Wasn't that a classic corporate blunder???

Todd

[Raildudes dad]

Does anyone remember Hamms---with the bear in the commercials?
Mick

"From the land of sky bue waters"

[conrailmike]

OK, so as far as the soft drinks go, I used to love Orange Crush, and you rarely see that anymore in stores. While I have seen it, it seems to be a "micro-brew type brand" these days.

Todd

I see it pretty much in all the stores around here, but I swear it doesn't taste the same as it did when I was little.

[redside20]

I can account for two beverages that are still lurking around in stores but have kinda fallen off the radar in favor of other beverages.

Canada Dry, Ginger Ale
Mello Yellow

Canada Dry is by far my favorite ginger ale. Ale 8 and Schweppes are great to drink too. I cannot stand the taste of Vernors (sp) though, as i don't care for the taste at all.

[SD80MAC]

They have Orange and Grape Crush up here, my dad buys them a lot. Also as far as old drinks go, we've been seeing Dad's Old Fashioned Rootbeer and Frosty Cream Soda, too.

[redside20]

Heres another i used to consume when i was younger but really couldn't take the bitter taste from the product and that was Squirt. i think they still make it

I cannot stand Fanta for some reason and and whats the name of that orange drink that kills my stomach every time i drink it.

[SD80MAC]

Yup they still make Squirt, one of my favorites. One pop I think that's changed even since I was a kid is Mountain Dew. I don't think it tastes like it used to.

[PAT.C]

even since I was a kid ------SINCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU'RE STILL A SNOT NOSED, WET BEHIND THE EARS BRAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND A DARN GOOD KID TOO.

PULL MY FINGER !!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr. Tops]

I like Sprecher's Root Beer. The IGA in Villa Grove, IL had it when I lived there. Good stuff.

[conrailmike]

I like Sprecher's Root Beer. The IGA in Villa Grove, IL had it when I lived there. Good stuff.

Very good root beer, the only place we can get it though is at Costco by the case.

[sd70accsxt700]

Oh yea orange and grape crush is still all over, mostly in gas stations. In fact I got two orange crush out of the vending machine at 59th st, to drink on the way home last night on the train.

[Mr. Tops]

I run the vending machine out of Orange Crush at the hotel.