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Collectors can determine the age of the brand, the city of origin, the type or style of beer, and even the alcohol content from various text that appears on the beer label. Here are some quick ways to pinpoint the age of a particular beer label produced after prohibition: The letter U followed by a number was the federal permit number assigned to the brewery to operate after Prohibition. If the statement, Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) appears on the label, it was issued after Prohibition’s repeal in 1933 and before March 1950. Alcohol strength was also prominently displayed on the post-Pro labels. During World War II, neck and body labels encouraged the purchase of war bonds and the use of bottles for victory. Bottles were returnable and reusable, which made them strategic to the war effort. The larger the bottle, the better. This is when pints, quarts and even 40-ounce bottles came into use. Some beer bottle labels after WWII boasted of the brand being "Pre-War" strength. Brewery labels of the late 1950s and early ’60s were usually three colors or fewer with simple graphics. During this period, many labels followed the social culture of the day and imitated television. Some were even cut or designed in the rounded rectangular shape of the TV screen. When the zip code replaced postal codes in 1963, they soon began appearing on beer labels. The late 1960s and early ’70s saw the use of metric measurements. The UPC bar code started to appear in the mid-1970s. The ’70s also saw the addition of the state bottle deposit and redemption values. During this period, metalicized (foil) paper came into use, thanks to technological advances in glues and waterproof papers. After fall 1989, all beer bottle labels had to include the Government Warning. In the 1990s, we began to see web addresses and dated packaging, along with the return of the alcohol content to beer labels. Beginning with the 1980s, we’ve had the influx of brewpubs and microbreweries. These brewery labels have complex graphics and colors. |
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