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   kingdan.king007@gmail.com to Robert Good   
   Re: stubby beer bottles   
   03 Mar 20 19:27:24   
   
   On Wednesday, November 5, 1986 at 3:14:06 PM UTC-8, Robert Good wrote:   
   > I' m not one to generally complain, but there is something that has been   
   > disturbing me more and more lately.  Canadian breweries seem to be switching   
   > more and more to the tall neck and twist off format for their beer bottles.   
   >   
   > I understand that some people prefer this kind of beer bottle, which is fine   
   > by me, but I also know that there is still a few people out there for whom   
   > the 'stubby' beer bottle symbolizes a part of Canadian culture (maybe a   
   > small part, be still a part).  After all how many forigen beers come in   
   > the 'stubby'?   
   >   
   > I was fairly content with the way things were, until, to my dismay, I   
   > discovered that my favorite beer 'Crystal' (which many people haven't   
   > heard of, it's brewed by Labbatt's), no longer came in the old 'stubby',   
   > but was only available in the 'new' bottles. Well I prefer the 'old'   
   > bottle, and was curious to find out how many other people out there felt   
   > the same way.   
   >   
   > Maybe if there's enough people who want the 'stubies' back, some of the   
   > breweries will bottle a few brands in them.   
   >   
   > Rob Good (rcgood@watnot.NETNORTH)   
   >   
   > qnx...   
      
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