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Bottle, Beer

Object number2018.17.5

Date2018

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediumglass; paper; ink

Credit LineGift of Pennsylvania Brewing Company

DescriptionPenn Brewery's Penn Dark beer bottle. Amber colored, molded glass bottle with two mold seams Label is purple, with a gold-tone oval in the center. In oval, gold-tone border surrounds an image of what may be a sculpture or an illustration of a woman (goddess?) carrying the body of an unconcious man while riding a horse, while carrying a sphere in her proper right hand. Black text throughout gold-tone oval section. Gold-tone text along top and bottom of label. Purple and yellow checkered section in lower section of oval, with a gold-tone section containing black text, and pattern across the top section of the label.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."
MarksMaker's mark along top of label reads: "BREWED AND BOTTLED BY PENNSYLVANIA BREWING CO."

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

Black text in gold-tone circle reads "PENN BREWERY / SINCE 1986". Gold-tone text in black banner across oval reads "Penn Dark". Black text set against gold-tone background below this reads "LAGER BEER". Maker's mark along top of label; text along bottom label reads "LAGER BEER PITTSBURGH, PA 12 FL OZ".

White text on proper right side of label reads "A PURE BARLEY MALT LAGER BEER, PENN DARK IS / MADE WITH MUNICH AND VARIOUS ROASTED MALTS / TO GIVE IT A VERY MALTY, RICH TASTE WITH A HINT / OF TOASTED FLAVOR. 100& IMPORTED HALLERTAU / HOPS LEND MODERATE BITTERNESS AND AROMA. / 5c DEP. CT-DE-MA-ME-NY-VT-CA REDEMPTION VALUE.

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