Collector Bottle and I am not a collector

[Trentronics]

I was at the local Pub Friday night, when the bartender looked at me at said WOW looked at this Beer. Well it was packed in a bud-lite box and has a budlite label and a budlite cap but in a corona bottle. Well she gave it to me unopened of course because of a bet at pool that she lost. I have taken pictures of it. Just curious and what its worth, I might just put it up on Ebay!

Thanks
Trent

[chazwicke]

Welcome to the board. looks like a fake to me. Easy to past on labels.

[Trentronics]

No its not a fake. It has the BL cap the pics is from my camera phone.. I dont think the bar did it but i understand your concern, about faking it witht the labels but the cap..... how can i get it authenticated.

Thanks

Trent

[fretlessman71]

Interesting... the color of the beer certainly doesn't make me think of Corona - it's not "yellow corn" enough. Could Bud Light and Corona be bottled at the same facility and one bottle just got in the wrong line?

[wortchillergoal]

Put it on ebay for $1,000. If you get it, who cares if it is real or not.

[BrewDog]

Don't Bud Lite's use twist-offs and Corona's require a bottle opener? Anybody know if twist-off caps work/don't work on regular non-twist-off bottles?

Regardless, it's still a bottle of swill.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by BrewDog
Don't Bud Lite's use twist-offs and Corona's require a bottle opener? Anybody know if twist-off caps work/don't work on regular non-twist-off bottles?

Regardless, it's still a bottle of swill. It's not that hard to get leftover caps from major manufacturers and use them for what you will, so it's feasible that someone took a Bud Light cap and put it on a bottle of Corona with a standard capper.

It would be a lot more convincing if the BL label wasn't centered on the back of the Corona bottle - much more believable if it was off-center. I mean, those labelling machines don't have eyes, you know what I mean?

[chazwicke]

I still think it is a fake. Quality control at those breweries would never let this happen. Someone is pulling someone's leg.

[Trentronics]

No this isnt a fake why would a bartender that is only 22 have access to this and then want to pull my leg. By the way I have asked A.B. btw of email for some kind of verification possibility. I am not trying to sell it but just curious as to a value. I know its real and not a fake. They dont sell beers around here to a bar with a twist off top, only do consumers get those i think. I took that picture my my Camera phone, and wanted to get the best angle with the three objects in one pic. I am under the impression from some local bars that Corona and bud products are bottled in the same factory.

[Trentronics]

Also i believe that its budlite since it has a bl cap on it.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by Trentronics
I am not trying to sell it but just curious as to a value.

Something is only worth what another person is willing to pay for it. So if you get it apparised for $100 but only get a high offer of $53, what is it really worth.

I go wiith it is a fake. I also say put it on ebay for a high price and see if you get any takers.

[newportstorm]

Stuff happens all the time. I agree that QC at most macro breweries is tight with things like short fills, proper labelling, etc. but with millions of bottles/cans/etc. passing through the packaging lines, the occasional error slips by.

There was a news story last year (?) where a packaging facility mixed up some Budweiser & Coke cans - can't find the story now. But errors do happen.

As for value? I agree with others here - it's worth what someone is willing to pay. To me? $0. It's a mislabeled bottle of bad beer. Don't bother trying to "appraise" its value. Keep it behind your home bar as an odd piece of breweriana. If you get the urge to sell it, put it on ebay and see what $$ it commands.

Cheers!

[Bugz-TT]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Interesting... the color of the beer certainly doesn't make me think of Corona - it's not "yellow corn" enough. Could Bud Light and Corona be bottled at the same facility and one bottle just got in the wrong line?

Agree with you on that one, too lite for a Corona. Almost too lite for a dudlight. Put it up on e-bay, won't sell for what it takes to ship it to the buyer.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by Trentronics
Also i believe that its budlite since it has a bl cap on it. As I stated before, it's not hard to find unused caps from breweries and put them on your own beers. Simply put, I could "make" a bottle of this stuff, right down to the label and cap; you could easily siphon new beer into an old bottle, get a BL cap, soak off the labels from that bottle, and while wet, place them ever so carefully onto the new bottle. It'd work, but that doesn't mean that you're not holding onto a genuine factory goof.

[HogieWan]

Put it on ebay with a $1 starting bid but a high reserve. People won't look at it if its to high priced to start, but if 52 people already bid, they may want in on it. Make sure your description states that you are selling it for a collector's item and not for the contents of the bottle or they will remove the auction and I don't think you get your list fees back.

[chazwicke]

I've got plenty of unused labels from lots of breweries. It is one of the things I collect. I'd imagine a current Bud label would be easy to come by as would a crown. even reusing one. I think it was someones idea of a gag. maybe someone is kidding the bartender. I'd pay nothing for it. I used to have some micro labels on bottles that were missprinted or lacking one of the colors. And Anchor once put out a beer that was a one time deal where they purposefully place the labels upside down. But a clear Corona bottle making it out of a Bud plant. I don't think so. Possibly one of the plant workers made it for themselves as a gag. But I really doubt it. It's a fake.

[newportstorm]

Originally posted by chazwicke
And Anchor once put out a beer that was a one time deal where they purposefully place the labels upside down.

Earthquake beer! That seems like it might be one to hold onto. Here are some other Anchor specials:

Drop the Anchor HERE! (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/specialprojects.htm)

Cheers!

[chazwicke]

Yes, After the big quake in 89, the power was out and they were afraid the beer was going to be affected, and it was. But they released it only in the local area anyway with the labels upside down. Maytag told that story at the tasting a few weeks ago.

[Trentronics]

I just noticed that i got an email from AW asking for info on the bottle. I went to look for markings and I got a born on date of 01APR05 SK23.... I am going to call them and find out what they want.. Ill keep you posted.

Trent

[Trentronics]

Well I just got off the phone with them and I told them the codes from the bottle and the label. They are sending me a "free" 6 pack of Michalobe ultra and also the packaging materials to send the mislabeled bottle back to them well that beats putting it on ebay and just making a couple of bucks if you ask me. Thanks for the info guys really appreciated.

[HogieWan]

I'd take a quarter over a sixer of Mich Ultra, thank you.

[Trentronics]

Just seen this... ill watch it and find out....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39492&item=6174891750

[fretlessman71]

So, how close is Bettendorf to the Minnesota line? You may have a regional prankster on your hands... :)

[Fly Creek]

seems like the bug might be contagious...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6174708997&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Trentronics]

I guess so, but the ones i have seen are all "older" bottles and this one has a born on date of 01apr05 . Its a real one according to a local distributor and he wants it also. But I am just going to wait till i get word from A.B. on it.

[newportstorm]

Originally posted by Trentronics
I guess so, but the ones i have seen are all "older" bottles and this one has a born on date of 01apr05 . Its a real one according to a local distributor and he wants it also. But I am just going to wait till i get word from A.B. on it.

April 1, eh? April Fool's! Keep it, sell it, drink it, dump it. Whatever floats your boat...

Cheers!

[Trentronics]

hahahahaha Oh thats a good one, I didnt even think about that. I am wondering it A.B. did it as a marketing ploy to get people to call them like i did... hmmmm

[HogieWan]

Hey, trent - what kind of beer do you normally drink?

[Trentronics]

Sometimes corona sometimes MGD, why do you ask?

[HogieWan]

This website is here to promote "Real Beer" - or beer that is crafted to be a good beer and not to just sell a lot of beer. Have you ever had a craft brew?

[Bugz-TT]

Originally posted by HogieWan
This website is here to promote "Real Beer" - or beer that is crafted to be a good beer and not to just sell a lot of beer. Have you ever had a craft brew?

Easy now, don't want to scare him away. Tech, what is being stated here is that the world of beer surpasses the swill that is marketed under BMC. Much better beer. Have you tried anything other than from the BMC brands? SA is a good intro to get you on the path to better beer.

[newportstorm]

Originally posted by HogieWan
This website is here to promote "Real Beer" - or beer that is crafted to be a good beer and not to just sell a lot of beer. Have you ever had a craft brew?

"Real Beer" means different things to different people. There are plenty of news stories, info and advertisements on this site for beer brands that could reasonably be considered non-craft beer.

While I am all for expanding horizons, people drink what they like.
Trentronics, I see you're in Iowa. Ever pick up any Millstream beers or other upper midwest craft brews? If not, give them a shot the next time you go beer shopping. You might be surprised.

Cheers!

[Trentronics]

craft beer? I tried draft beer and love it, I am a world beer tour (on my 3rd tour) member at a place called "old chicago" which has aprox 110 beers. I wasnt trying to promote it sorry if it seemed that way.

[fretlessman71]

No worries - but we're certainly trying to promote craft brews to the best of our abilities here, so we had to ask. Aren't there some nice beers available from the Amana Colonies?

So you've don't the Old Chicago tour, eh? Fantastic! OCs are all over the place - there's 2 of them in my hometown. What are your favorites? Stouts? Porters? Pale Ales? Lagers? Fill us in!

[HogieWan]

I in no way intended to come off as rude, I was simply asking if he'd ever had anything besides bud or corona. I noticed that this is his first thread and wanted to explain exactly what the boards were here for.
Tech, I apologize if I seemed rude.

[Trentronics]

I have had plenty of different types of beer, some good and some bad. There is a considerable amount of micro-breweries around here in my area. All though i havent tried to many I do have one more question concerning something I heard at the local Old chicago here in town. Whats the difference between CO-2 and Nitrogen?

Thanks

Trent

[fretlessman71]

Nitrogen, or rather a nitrogen/CO2 mix, makes the beer feel much softer in the mouth and makes you much less apt to be gassy. Go get some Guinness on draught and you'll see what I mean. Smaller bubbles, creamy, white head no matter what color the beer is, alive without feeling like it's attacking you like a can of 7up. That's what it does, and some beers work well in that regard, while others don't. Hope I helped a little bit!

[Trentronics]

Thanks for the info, I had tasted a rather different guiness so it might have been the CO2/nitrogen issue. Thanks for the "heads" up that.

[fretlessman71]

The guinness in cans does the same thing, BTW.

[newportstorm]

Here's a discussion on BA about N2 & CO2. I love to see brewers weigh in on things like this - check out the comments from Brooklyn's Garrett Oliver on page 3:

Hold the nitrogen, please. (http://www.beeradvocate.com/forum/read.php?thread=475772&start=0)

Cheers!

[fretlessman71]

I got the FYI on BA about CO2 and N2 ASAP! Thanks newport! ;)