No. 174 November - December 2011
Cover
Oertels ’92 Beer Ad
Oertels '92' Season's Best advertising
gono.com web site
Features
Friendships and International Travel Opportunities
Bryan Monaco —
9
Putting a Different Spin on a Beer Collectible
Dennis Tacke —
15
Birk Bros. Brewing Co., 1891-1950
Bob Kay —
19
History of the Lipps Brewery in Frederick
Tim Bowers —
22
Birk Bros. Brewing Company
Bob Kay —
18
Vignettes
500 Years Ago: Yeast’s Epic Journey Gave Rise to Lager Beer
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27
Road Warriors
Merlin and Trudy Simonson —
27
On the Bookshelf: Brewing Beer since 1829- D G Yuengling & Son
Robert A Musson, MD —
43
On the Bookshelf: A guide to Ohio Brewery Trays
Robert A Musson, MD —
43
On the Bookshelf: Brewing Beer in the Glass City Vol I - Toledo OH Breweries
Robert A Musson, MD —
43
On the Bookshelf: Brewing Beer in the Glass City Vol II - Toledo OH Breweries
Robert A Musson, MD —
43
On the Bookshelf: Brewing Beer in the Capital City - Toledo, OH Breweries
Robert A Musson, MD —
43
Departments
Can Collector’s Corner: Frank Fehr Brewing Company
Mark Benbow —
30
ABA Coaster Source
Mark Benbow —
35
Back Roads
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36
ABA Exchange Reports
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37
Chapter Chatter
Harold Gee —
40
People, Places and Things and On the Book Shelf
Doug Hoverson —
42
ABA Label Source
Bob Meyer —
44
Upcoming Breweriana Events
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45
Advertising & The Brewery Browse
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46
The Hop Vine
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46
Museum
Museum Report
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8
ABA
A Message from the President
Larry Bowden —
7
New ABA Members
John Seelow —
5