Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ALBERTA'S PRIDE NON-INTOXICATING

Date

1916

Materials

GLASS, PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Height

27.5

Diameter

8

Description

LONG NECK AMBER BOTTLE, PAPER LABEL: "ALBERTA'S PRIDE", "THE BEER WITHOUT A PEER NUTRITOUS WHOLESOME" NECK LABEL PARTIALLY MISSING. "NON-INTOXICATING" QUART BOTTLE. HAND WRITTEN ON LABEL IN INK: "PURCHASED...ARLINGTON HOTEL LETHBRIDGE MAY 4TH 1916" INITIALS: "W.C.R." "2...PROOF" & "4 PM MAY 4TH 1916" SIGNED: "J. NESBETT"?. GLASS LIP & CAP OR STOPPER MISSING. "BREWED AND BOTTLED BY THE LETHBRIDGE BREWING & MALTING CO. LTD. LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA" & "SERVE COLD", "PRICE PAID ).25 $" WRITTEN IN INK. A PORTION OF NECK LABEL STILL EXISTS. "PERFECT ... BREWING". "3" IS EMBOSSED ON THE BOTTOM.

Subjects

FOOD SERVICE T&E

MERCHANDISING T&E

Historical Association

INDUSTRY

History

THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY PRODUCED TEMPERANCE BEERS, WHICH BY LAW CONTAINED 1/2 OF 1% ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT, BETWEEN 1915 AND 1923 DURING THE ERA OF PROHIBITION. UP UNTIL 1918 BREWERIES IN ALBERTA WERE STILL ABLE TO PRODUCE ALCOHOL FOR EXPORT, AND PEOPLE LIVING IN ALBERTA COULD IMPORT A CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF LIQUOR FOR PERSONAL USE. HOWEVER, AFTER APRIL 1ST, 1918 THE BREWERY, AND ALBERTANS, HAD TO RELY UPON NON-INTOXICATING BEER AND ALE WITH LOW ALCOHOL CONTENT.

Catalogue Number

P19900020008

Acquisition Date

1990-05

Collection

Museum

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