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Breweriana refers to collectibles related to beer.

Present-day status: Safeway sold most of its locations in 1988, and somewhere in the ensuing shuffle, Brown Derby was discontinued.

These should not be construed as "brewers".

Most iron pontil bottles were produced from 1845 through the mid-1860s.

Present-day status: Corporate maneuvers hit the big F hard, and, after bouncing from one holdings company to the other, the label was laid to rest by Pabst in 2005.

SCHAEFER Founded: 1842, NYC Home territory: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest Claim to fame: Popularly credited with introducing American drinkers to Germany's lager-style beer, Schaefer held the crown as the country's largest brewery until giving up the ghost to Anheuser in the Seventies.

" Bottle is in mint condition with no chips, cracks, stain or dings.

Louis' Falstaff, then to private investors , the label mounted a comeback in the Aughts with a focused offering that's contract-brewed by Genesee in upstate New York.

Please see pic for condition of label.

Such miniatures or samples may have contained a small sample of beer, whiskey, medicine, ink, bitters, or any other bottled product.