Hello my fellow beer collecting fanciers, and welcome to another addition of Bottoms Up. I would like to start by talking about what is hot and what is not in the beer collecting world of ours. There is a major controversy amongst us and this topic can no longer be pushed to the way side. What in the world is happening with this aluminum bottle nonsense? How can this beer sore be considered a bottle when it is made out of aluminum?

     Ok, let us take a step back and look at this controversy in a quiet, stressless way. I mean let us debait this topic with an open mind. Here is a container that looks like a bottle, it smells like a bottle but is it really a bottle? Since the beginning of history, or the 1880’s what ever came first, the beer bottle has always been made of glass. Let me mention that again, a beer bottle since its entrance into the world has always been made of glass.

     Now, along came this goofy looking item which has been called an aluminum bottle. To the best of my knowledge, when a container that holds a liquid of a mans choice that is made of metal, it is officially called a CAN. In case you have not been with us since the beginning of this article, let me feel you in with the condensed edition. A container made of glass is a bottle, and a container made of metal (yes aluminum is a metal) is and will always be called a can. Glass = Bottle, Metal = Can (again.) Glass = Bottle Metal = Can.

     It does not take a phizzesist to figure that one out, so enough with this aluminum bottle non-sense, and let us move on. With the introduction of this style of beer can, a new category in the beer can collecting world has been created. With every new category, comes new problems. How do I display these new cans?, Do I have too adjust my shelves or make new ones?. Is anyone in our club setting rarity numbers to these new containers.? Which of these funny looking cans are common and which ones are tough too come by?

     Ah the fun of beer collecting, you got to love it. Next on the agenda is the recent re-introduction of great beer commercials that have come up recently. Miller has come up with these new Man Law Commercials. I think their great, ( does anyone know who the old geezer that is writing the new man laws is?). The other series of commercials that are fantastic is the Meister Brau Light “BE A Man” commercials. These are usually aired during the world poker tour events on espn. You know , when a guy does something not manly, a big man beer can of Meister Brau Light falls on him.

     I think a round of applause should go out to the Miller Brewing Company, for creating these great commercials. Here is the score: Miller 2 Budweiser 0. and Coors and their silver express train, 1. (I should take away ½ a point for that dumb alien commercial).

     Here we go again, East Coast vs. West Coast. I hate whenever a new beer can book comes along it always seems that the so called experts that are gathered to add input for this new project always are east coast heavy. I believe that when a panel is organized, the group putting on the book should get a panel of collectors from that state and take input from them and only them. Example, I do not think a person from Wisconsin should be telling me what a rare can from Arizona is. I believe that if you want to know what beer cans are rare from Arizona , ask someone from Arizona . Comprende?

     I know I should not really complain, if a collector from the east coast wants to charge me 10 dollars for a can from the west that is worth a lot more, then that is ok with me.

I guess that is all for this time kiddos,

Salud, and uno mas cerveza por favor

Beerfully

Primo Jax Stallion