Best
Best
Chicago, IL
Can Type: Flat Top info
Can Class: Opening Instruction info
Can Contents: 12 oz
Scarcity: 7.0 = Very Scarce info
Book#: USBC 080-20, USBC-OI 109 info
Remarks: "Best's Hapsburg Brand Quality Lager Beer. Circa: 1947 - Early 1950. This American Can Company, 12 ounce container, lists 3 Patents and was Brewed and Canned by Best Brewing Company of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois. Notice the familiar black paint has been replaced with blue. Following the end of World War II, the company changed the color scheme to their package design, giving this label a more Americanized look. Note also, the lack of descriptive text on the left side panel and the "Cool Before Serving" statement is no longer printed at the bottom of the face panel. This Grade 1 example is one of only fifteen or so quality examples known to the author. Although there are at least forty or so lesser condition examples existing also, the author was informed that this package design is rarely unearthed during "dumping" or excavation hunts. Rarity Rating: R-7/R-6." Reprinted with permission from Kevin C. Lilek.