Do they still make stubby beer bottles?

Coors Brewing Company currently uses the stubby form for nostalgic packaging of Coors Banquet.

Why did beer bottles change to long necks?

As popular as they were, stubbies did not survive the ever-changing market for a number of reasons. One of those reasons at the time was to appease female drinkers (who for some reason where not happy holding the stubby), so big companies started incorporating American-style long neck bottles.

What beer comes in stubby bottles?

If luck shines down, you’ll be drinking that beer from a stubby bottle….

• Full Sail Brewing Co.
• Desnoes & Geddes Red Stripe.
• Switchback Brewing Co.
• Molson Coors Beverage Company Coors Banquet Beer.
• Veza Sur Brewing South Coast IPA.

When did Canada stop using stubby beer bottles?

1984
Farewell to the reliable old stubby In the spring of 1984, the Canadian brewing industry makes an expensive but inevitable decision: to abandon the short, brown, uniquely Canadian “stubby” bottles in favour of the taller, slimmer “American-style” bottles.

When did they stop using stubby beer bottles?

The stubby was the industry standard across the board from 1962 to 1983. Because of its uniform size, different breweries could easily interchange and recycle bottles. Small but strong, the stubby could be washed and reused an average of 20 times.

Why were stubby beer bottles discontinued?

When Canadian breweries made the switch from stubby to longneck in 1983, each company had its own distinctive bottle. The decision to switch was made for marketing reasons. Sales were flat, and the major brewers thought a new bottle shape could give sales the boost they needed.

When were stubby beer bottles discontinued?

In the spring of 1984, the Canadian brewing industry makes an expensive but inevitable decision: to abandon the short, brown, uniquely Canadian “stubby” bottles in favour of the taller, slimmer “American-style” bottles.

When did stubby beer bottles stop?

Do they still make OV Splits beer?

It is now produced by Molson Breweries where it is still being sold in Canada and in select markets in border U.S. states. Old Vienna is currently produced in bottles, cans and on draft with a 5\% alc./vol. content. bottles called “OV Splits”.

Who invented the stubby beer bottle?

Owens-Illinois, the glass bottle manufacturer, designed the stubby. There were two main sizes, 12 oz. and, for the West Coast, 11 oz. A larger-size format was also made.