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Bottle, Beer

Object number2018.17.2

Datec. 2018

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediumglass; paper; ink

Credit LineGift of Pennsylvania Brewing Company

DescriptionBrown molded glass beer bottle. Bottle is amber in color, and narrows at the top to form neck. Label is red, with an oval in the center. In oval, gold-tone border surrounds an image of an older caucasian man, with a long white beard and half, wearing a red shirt with one suspender on his proper left shoulder. He is wearing a reddish-brown hat with a plant, possibly holly.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 8.938 × 2.375 in. (22.7 × 6 cm)
InscriptionsWhite text on proper right side of label reads "GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC / BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. (2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC / BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS."
MarksBlack text reads "BREWED & BOTTLED BY PENNSYLVANIA BREWING CO., PITTSBURGH, PA".

Stamp in the top-left section of label reads "3077".

Sticker on neck reads "PENN BREWERY / PITTSBURGH'S MICROBREWERY".

Text around image of St. Nikolaus reads "PENN BREWERY / ST. NIKOLAUS BOCK BIER".

Stamp in the top-left section of label reads "3077". Black text on right side reads "PURE BARELY MALT LAGER BEER 12 FL OZ.". White text reads "At the start of the 19th century, he was a tall, stern patriarch in bishop's robes. Today, he's / a jolly globular sky-riding elf. Saint Nick may be a milk-and-cookies guy, but he knows what / you want, and it's this St. Nikolaus Bock Bier. Rich, dark, and full bodied, because it's brewed / just like beers are brewed in Germany. With a blend of roasted barley malt and Bavarian Hallerlau hops. It's fresher though, because we make it right here in Pennsylvania."

Symbols embossed around bottom of bottle include four short lines, and another that looks like a backwards "E". Embossed text around bottle of bottle reads "16 NO REFILL". Another section of text on right side reads "67".
Historical NotesSt. Nikolaus Bock Bier bottle from Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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