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[Barbasol]

At the recently held militaria fair in Ciney, I bought this amazing beer botle. Still closed and filled with beer. This is one of the beers the GI's drank in the Rest Centers. The Rest Centers were spread out in the region I live in, so was Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade the Netherlands a well-know Rest Center (and there is some footage of it).

 

[RDUNE]

That is really cool I remember my grandfather talking about drinking Fort Pitt during the war. I'd love to find a bottle one of these days. Great find!

 

-Ryan

[bummer]

The building still stands in Sharpsburg Pa. You can view it when your on route 28 North East of Pittsburgh

[dunmore1774]

That's it, Fort Pitt!

[Garandomatic]

Wooooooow....

[Backtheattack]

Great find! How would it taste after all the years?

[everforward]

Great find! How would it taste after all the years?

 

I'd say a little skunky.....
 

[king802]

I picked up one of these too. Ive also got a 1944 dated Coke.

[TexRdnec]

very cool item, would love to throw one in with my cigarette display!

[Barbasol]

WOW King802 that is a very nice bottle of beer. Me is advised NOT to drink the beer. I think it would taste awfull after 70+ years..

[General Apathy]

I picked up one of these too. Ive also got a 1944 dated Coke.

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hiya,  a much nicer example than the one I have .  . . . . . . . . 

 

hope to see you in Normandy sometime . . . . . .    

 

regards lewis

 

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[Garandomatic]

A friend was helping his parents move, and they found a can of Pabst from around the time he was born (1979 or so). He drank it and lived, but I don't think the flavor was all there!

WOW King802 that is a very nice bottle of beer. Me is advised NOT to drink the beer. I think it would taste awfull after 70+ years..

[General Apathy]

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Wartime Beer bottle . . . . . . . . 

 

we would all like to find full bottles but sometimes its a case of taking an empty one one they come along.  Heres a 12 fluid ounce Muehlebach's Pilsner, brewed in Kansas City, bottom of the bottle is dated 1943.

 

regards lewis

 

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[blitz67]

A little off topic, but I once had a grouping to a Coast Guard guy that was at D-Day. He carried a bottle of Old Grand dad whiskey with him and wrote the names of all his port calls on the bottle. On July 4th 2004 I opened that bottle up, best whiskey I have ever had.

[Garandomatic]

That aged liquor has a flavor all its own. Purty rare bottle there nowadays!

A little off topic, but I once had a grouping to a Coast Guard guy that was at D-Day. He carried a bottle of Old Grand dad whiskey with him and wrote the names of all his port calls on the bottle. On July 4th 2004 I opened that bottle up, best whiskey I have ever had.

[huey]

This is a great post, wow   beer  that old and the bottles.  The oldest beer I have is a large can of Sapporo. got it 1993. never been opened