CAN...struction - Fall 2004

CAN...struction - Fall 2004

Black Label Ice - Alberta member Wayne Cunningham reports a new, promotional 473mL version of Black Label Ice. This can has "4-PACK" SUPERCAN written on the neck. MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities.
Ball Packaging U.S., - Nov., 2004

Bowen Island Lager - Bruce Richardson had this very unusal 355ml Bowen Island can at our Horst Wendland trade in October. It's an all-black can with a silver neck and silver/white text. I say unusal for two reasons; 1) it's colours are the reverse of another unusual Bowen Island can that was first reported as a new brand on our 2001 list of new cans, but may have been a test can. The silver can with black neck is CCS-9949 and was manufactured in 2001. It has the "old" wider neck. Earlier this year I received the same can from western member Wayne Cunningham in the small, tapered neck version, manufactured this year. It had beer in it. The silver cans are "BREWED & PACKAGED BY WHISTLER BREWING CO. LTD., CALGARY, AB," The 2nd reason the black can is unusual is there is no brewery listed. In place of the mandatory is a gold, numeric code, 55-4-0236. The +607861 is the same on both cans but the bar code differs by one digit. Strange indeed.
Crown 8025 - Oct., 2004

Budweiser - Budweiser is out with a new design on the side panel of the 355mL can. The new design is similar to one of the many versions in the U.S, this one has the stylized "B" at the top of the panel and the word "FRESH" on a red panel and the story of fresh beer; in other words Budweiser Fresh. The label is the usual.
TM/MC Labatt Brewing Company - La Brasserie Labatt, 7 cities. Labatt spec. code 4-A-04A.
Crown 0308 - Nov., 2004

Budweiser - Editor Ted Bartolacci reports the new design is also out in the 473mL size. Same mandatory as above. The "B" "FRESH" panel on the side is very thin; why didn't they make it wider? Labatt spec. code 4-B-03A.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004

Coors Light - While we're still looking for the supposed 4th French slogan can, along comes a new 355ml English slogan can in time for Christmas with a Christmas motif; Editor Ted reports a can with "TO: ME FROM: ME". MOLSON CANADA., 5 cities.
Ball Packaging - Nov., 2004

Foster's - Larry Sherk reports the 750mL Foster's has changed to the new design as of mid October. Like the new cans in the U.S., the design now has the kangaroo (in red) and stars (in white) beneath the large Foster's "F". The long-time sponsorship logo with the grand prix flags has been replaced with a much nicer stylized race car, "FOSTER'S AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF GRAND PRIX". "Premium Quality" is now in blue script on the neck. BREWED BY MOLSON CANADA UNDER LICENSE FROM FOSTER'S BREWING INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIA - MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Oct., 2004

Foster's - U.S. member John Ahrens reports a variation on the new label/logo, export version of the 25.4 Ounce can. This can has the Grand Prix logo on both sides, in a racing checkered flag design combined with a Southern Cross. John says he only found a few cans with this design, and seems to recall this variation was produced on the previous can as well. MOLSON CANADA, TORONTO, CANADA.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004

Hockley Gold Draft - Barrie member Bruce Richardson (& Larry Sherk) reported at our trade that Hockley Valley Brewing, a central Ontario microbrewery, has released their 2nd 355ml can, this time it's a gold can. The design is very similar to the first (silver) can with blue, script text on the face of the can along with the Hockley shield/crest. There is also three lines of blue text on one side panel and the brewery's web site is printed in bold text, www.hockleybeer.ca. No spelling mistakes this time. Note, the can supplier has changed from Ball Packaging to Crown Metal Packaging. The mandatory is printed around the base of the can, Hockley Valley Brewing & Malting Company, Inc., Hockley Village, Ontario, Canada L9W 2Z2.
Crown 0303 - Oct., 2004

Labatt Blue - Wayne Cunningham emailed me in early October with news of another 5 Litre, special promotional gallon in the U.S. This time it's Labatt's Blue and the can has an overhead graphic of a football stadium on one side. Ken Kubik had this brand new design at our Trillium Trade and our new board member Neil McDonald emailed me a photo in early December. "Show Your Fall Colurs" LIMITD EDITION Collector Series is written in black text at the top of the side of the can with the graphic. The other side of the gallon is the regular 'Imported' Labatt Blue label.
Huber 1 - Oct., 2004

Labatt Extra Dry - The "new" design finally made its appearance on the 950mL can size in early November. Same basic design as the 355mL, 473mL and 750mL cans. *TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY - LA BRASSERIE LABATT, 7 cities. Labatt spec. code 4-A-24.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004

Labatt Genuine - George Newman reports a new Labatt Genuine can. This silver 355ml can with a mountain scene was last changed in 1996 (CCS-6105). While the mountain scene, brand name and graphics have been modernized, what is noteworthy is the brand name is no longer Labatt Genuine Draft. This can is therefore somewhat a new design with a new brand name. The words "CRISP, CLEAN TASTE" are now printed in gold on the label beneath the white/gold text of Labatt GENUINE. Another change is the addition of black, block text at the bottom of the can, "BREWED TO PERFECTION". The can is generally the same silver, black and gold of its predecessor version however. Labatt code 4-A-27. *TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY LA BRASSERIE LABATT , 7 cities.
Crown - Nov., 2004

Labatt Genuine - The new 355ml design is also out in the "8 PACK" version that is sold in B.C. The can has the familiar black band around the neck with "8 PACK" printed in white text x 4 times.
Crown - Nov., 2004

Lucky Lager - I had the pleasure of having a nice dinner with Doug & Carolyn Logan prior to their cruise to Hawaii in December and one of the cans we talked about was Lucky Lager that was sold in Ontario for a short period of time a number of years ago. Ironically, it's back on LCBO shelves in an updated 355ml version as Doug & Carolyn are literally at sea on their way home. Larry Sherk discovered the can in the first week of December. The can differs from the plain white/red 'western' label with the large "X", in that it is the eastern version; a round label with gold sunburst and "LUCKY" Lager written across the oval and "ORIGINAL BIERE-BEER" around the label. It's basically the same design as the CCS version from 1997, but now with the standardized *TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY...mandatory. The mandatory is printed on six lines, outlined with a silver square. The 1997 can is only three lines, not outlined and no *TM/MC. The bar code is the same number but not outlined on the newer can (is outlined on the old version). Most new 355ml cans no longer have a UPC code and it's deleted from this one. The recyclable logo has been moved to the neck and the Labatt code is now 4-B-28. All the differences are on the same side panel.
Crown 0326 - Dec., 2004

mano's Canadian WHITE TAIL - This is a new brand in a 355ml can from mano's brewpub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and features large white lettering and text around both the neck and base of the can. Text around the bottom says, "Born In the Canadian North". It says "mano's SMOOTH LAGER" at the top of the can.
NA - 2004

mano's CANADIAN WILD LIFE - The second of two new 355ml cans from mano's brewpub in Saskatoon. This can has the same text around the top and bottom of the can but does have some kind of northern scene on it while the WHITE TAIL can is plain.
NA - 2004

Miller Genuine Draft - While the special issue, Harley-Davidson 2004 Can Series cans have barely made their way to Ontario, a new 355ml design for this brand is out in B.C. The can retains the usual gold, black and red colours but now has the label on a vertical'slant' design as on the U.S. can from Milwaukee based Miller.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004

Molson Ex Light - Molson Ex Light came out in a new size, 950mL can in late Sept. according to Mark Armstrong. The can is the same silver, blue, and red design as the 355mL version. The English-French text on the neck is "THE LIGHT BEER WITH TASTE." MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities.
Ball Packaging U.S. - Sept., 2004

Molson Canadian - Just back from a trip to the east coast and visiting 19 breweries, Larry Sherk reports the 355mL Molson Canadian can is out east with the "Canada's Beer" design brewed under license by Moosehead Breweries Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick.
Crown 6007 - Oct., 2004

Old Style Pilsner - Bruce Richardson had the 2nd 'Special Edition Can' at our Trillium Trade in October. The 2nd of the three can set is a red, 355mL can called "THE STORY BEHIND THE PILOT." This is a 19-line story in white text on the can's back panel. MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities
Ball Packaging U.S. - Oct., 2004

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Black Label Ice - Alberta member Wayne Cunningham reports a new, promotional 473mL version of Black Label Ice. This can has "4-PACK" SUPERCAN written on the neck. MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities. Ball Packaging U.S., - Nov., 2004
Bowen Island Lager - Bruce Richardson had this very unusal 355ml Bowen Island can at our Horst Wendland trade in October. It's an all-black can with a silver neck and silver/white text. I say unusal for two reasons; 1) it's colours are the reverse of another unusual Bowen Island can that was first reported as a new brand on our 2001 list of new cans, but may have been a test can. The silver can with black neck is CCS-9949 and was manufactured in 2001. It has the "old" wider neck. Earlier this year I received the same can from western member Wayne Cunningham in the small, tapered neck version, manufactured this year. It had beer in it. The silver cans are "BREWED & PACKAGED BY WHISTLER BREWING CO. LTD., CALGARY, AB," The 2nd reason the black can is unusual is there is no brewery listed. In place of the mandatory is a gold, numeric code, 55-4-0236. The +607861 is the same on both cans but the bar code differs by one digit. Strange indeed. Crown 8025 - Oct., 2004
Budweiser - Budweiser is out with a new design on the side panel of the 355mL can. The new design is similar to one of the many versions in the U.S, this one has the stylized "B" at the top of the panel and the word "FRESH" on a red panel and the story of fresh beer; in other words Budweiser Fresh. The label is the usual. TM/MC Labatt Brewing Company - La Brasserie Labatt, 7 cities. Labatt spec. code 4-A-04A. Crown 0308 - Nov., 2004
Budweiser - Editor Ted Bartolacci reports the new design is also out in the 473mL size. Same mandatory as above. The "B" "FRESH" panel on the side is very thin; why didn't they make it wider? Labatt spec. code 4-B-03A. Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004
Coors Light - While we're still looking for the supposed 4th French slogan can, along comes a new 355ml English slogan can in time for Christmas with a Christmas motif; Editor Ted reports a can with "TO: ME FROM: ME". MOLSON CANADA., 5 cities. Ball Packaging - Nov., 2004
Foster's - Larry Sherk reports the 750mL Foster's has changed to the new design as of mid October. Like the new cans in the U.S., the design now has the kangaroo (in red) and stars (in white) beneath the large Foster's "F". The long-time sponsorship logo with the grand prix flags has been replaced with a much nicer stylized race car, "FOSTER'S AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF GRAND PRIX". "Premium Quality" is now in blue script on the neck. BREWED BY MOLSON CANADA UNDER LICENSE FROM FOSTER'S BREWING INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIA - MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities. Ball Packaging U.S. - Oct., 2004
Foster's - U.S. member John Ahrens reports a variation on the new label/logo, export version of the 25.4 Ounce can. This can has the Grand Prix logo on both sides, in a racing checkered flag design combined with a Southern Cross. John says he only found a few cans with this design, and seems to recall this variation was produced on the previous can as well. MOLSON CANADA, TORONTO, CANADA. Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004
Hockley Gold Draft - Barrie member Bruce Richardson (& Larry Sherk) reported at our trade that Hockley Valley Brewing, a central Ontario microbrewery, has released their 2nd 355ml can, this time it's a gold can. The design is very similar to the first (silver) can with blue, script text on the face of the can along with the Hockley shield/crest. There is also three lines of blue text on one side panel and the brewery's web site is printed in bold text, www.hockleybeer.ca. No spelling mistakes this time. Note, the can supplier has changed from Ball Packaging to Crown Metal Packaging. The mandatory is printed around the base of the can, Hockley Valley Brewing & Malting Company, Inc., Hockley Village, Ontario, Canada L9W 2Z2. Crown 0303 - Oct., 2004
Labatt Blue - Wayne Cunningham emailed me in early October with news of another 5 Litre, special promotional gallon in the U.S. This time it's Labatt's Blue and the can has an overhead graphic of a football stadium on one side. Ken Kubik had this brand new design at our Trillium Trade and our new board member Neil McDonald emailed me a photo in early December. "Show Your Fall Colurs" LIMITD EDITION Collector Series is written in black text at the top of the side of the can with the graphic. The other side of the gallon is the regular 'Imported' Labatt Blue label. Huber 1 - Oct., 2004
Labatt Extra Dry - The "new" design finally made its appearance on the 950mL can size in early November. Same basic design as the 355mL, 473mL and 750mL cans. TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY - LA BRASSERIE LABATT, 7 cities. Labatt spec. code 4-A-24. Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004*
Labatt Genuine - George Newman reports a new Labatt Genuine can. This silver 355ml can with a mountain scene was last changed in 1996 (CCS-6105). While the mountain scene, brand name and graphics have been modernized, what is noteworthy is the brand name is no longer Labatt Genuine Draft. This can is therefore somewhat a new design with a new brand name. The words "CRISP, CLEAN TASTE" are now printed in gold on the label beneath the white/gold text of Labatt GENUINE. Another change is the addition of black, block text at the bottom of the can, "BREWED TO PERFECTION". The can is generally the same silver, black and gold of its predecessor version however. Labatt code 4-A-27. TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY LA BRASSERIE LABATT , 7 cities. Crown - Nov., 2004*
Labatt Genuine - The new 355ml design is also out in the "8 PACK" version that is sold in B.C. The can has the familiar black band around the neck with "8 PACK" printed in white text x 4 times. Crown - Nov., 2004
Lucky Lager - I had the pleasure of having a nice dinner with Doug & Carolyn Logan prior to their cruise to Hawaii in December and one of the cans we talked about was Lucky Lager that was sold in Ontario for a short period of time a number of years ago. Ironically, it's back on LCBO shelves in an updated 355ml version as Doug & Carolyn are literally at sea on their way home. Larry Sherk discovered the can in the first week of December. The can differs from the plain white/red 'western' label with the large "X", in that it is the eastern version; a round label with gold sunburst and "LUCKY" Lager written across the oval and "ORIGINAL BIERE-BEER" around the label. It's basically the same design as the CCS version from 1997, but now with the standardized TM/MC LABATT BREWING COMPANY...mandatory. The mandatory is printed on six lines, outlined with a silver square. The 1997 can is only three lines, not outlined and no TM/MC. The bar code is the same number but not outlined on the newer can (is outlined on the old version). Most new 355ml cans no longer have a UPC code and it's deleted from this one. The recyclable logo has been moved to the neck and the Labatt code is now 4-B-28. All the differences are on the same side panel. Crown 0326 - Dec., 2004
mano's Canadian WHITE TAIL - This is a new brand in a 355ml can from mano's brewpub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and features large white lettering and text around both the neck and base of the can. Text around the bottom says, "Born In the Canadian North". It says "mano's SMOOTH LAGER" at the top of the can. NA - 2004
mano's CANADIAN WILD LIFE - The second of two new 355ml cans from mano's brewpub in Saskatoon. This can has the same text around the top and bottom of the can but does have some kind of northern scene on it while the WHITE TAIL can is plain. NA - 2004
Miller Genuine Draft - While the special issue, Harley-Davidson 2004 Can Series cans have barely made their way to Ontario, a new 355ml design for this brand is out in B.C. The can retains the usual gold, black and red colours but now has the label on a vertical'slant' design as on the U.S. can from Milwaukee based Miller. Ball Packaging U.S. - Nov., 2004
Molson Ex Light - Molson Ex Light came out in a new size, 950mL can in late Sept. according to Mark Armstrong. The can is the same silver, blue, and red design as the 355mL version. The English-French text on the neck is "THE LIGHT BEER WITH TASTE." MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities. Ball Packaging U.S. - Sept., 2004
Molson Canadian - Just back from a trip to the east coast and visiting 19 breweries, Larry Sherk reports the 355mL Molson Canadian can is out east with the "Canada's Beer" design brewed under license by Moosehead Breweries Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick. Crown 6007 - Oct., 2004
Old Style Pilsner - Bruce Richardson had the 2nd 'Special Edition Can' at our Trillium Trade in October. The 2nd of the three can set is a red, 355mL can called "THE STORY BEHIND THE PILOT." This is a 19-line story in white text on the can's back panel. MOLSON CANADA, 5 cities Ball Packaging U.S. - Oct., 2004