20 Forgotten Beers From The 1960s, We Want Back!
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- 20 Forgotten Beers From The 1960s, We Want Back!
Join us on a hoppy trip down memory lane as we revisit the 20 most popular beers from the 1960s in the USA that have disappeared from shelves but remain in our hearts. From iconic brews to forgotten favorites, these beers were once the toast of the town. Discover the stories behind these lost brews and why beer enthusiasts still yearn for their return.
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Narragansett is pronounced Nar ra gan sett
I came here to say that...
With the accent on “gan”
Thank you 🎉
Drove me nuts he was saying it wrong I kept yelling your saying it wrong 😂
technically it is known as nastygansett, but whatever...
My favorite beer growing I was any beer that my dad had in the fridge! 🍺 🍻
Or whatever was cheap. When you’re 17 and didn’t have much money you got what you could afford.
Hamms is still available here in Wisconsin! Have some in my fridge. I’m a German Pilsner drinker, but nostalgia makes me have a beer “from the land of sky blue waters “
still can buy Hamms in West Virginia
Loved those hamms bear toons as a kid in 70s. I had one of those light up hamms signs in my room for years til it got lost in a couple of moves. Still available in my town.
Here in Michigan also.
Hamms is available in Pittsburgh, PA so it must be making a comeback. I love that it is just as good as some of the national brands and only costs $16 for a 30/pk. It is great on a hot day
You can purchase Hamm’s in Nebraska as well.
The greatest beer mascot ever was the Hamms Beer Bear. He even had his own commercials! Bear memorabilia is highly sought after now.
The Hamms Bear gets mentioned in that old David Frizell tune, I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home.
Hamm's had the greatest beer too. 🍺
"Hamms, the beer refreshing..."
Why are most beers only 5% alcohol? The way the country is going we need more than 5% alcohol
PBR Extra is 6.5%.
That's why they have malt liquor, son
A lot of beer is 3.2, or used to be. Canadian beer I always found better, for the most part, anyway.
Yes at least😅😅😅
I'm surprised they aren't putting female hormones in it now lol!!
Lowenbrau bottled beer was great ❤
Last I heard Miller bought them out then they disappeared. Light and dark were a top notch brew in the ‘70’s
@terryjames548 thanks! 💖
Dark was delicious. I want a sixxer now!!!
"Let it be Lowenbrau"
The real Lowenbrau is made in Germany. I think they may have licensed the name to Miller or something, but it could never compare to the real German import.
Falstaff was my dad’s favorite beer. He had to switch to Schlitz when it was discontinued.
I don’t know what’s worse in this video-the constant repetition of “the 1970’s and 80’s saw a change in consumer preferences toward lighter beers” or Robbie Robot’s horrendous mispronunciation of “Narragansett”….
Anyone remember Griesedieck Beer, brewed in St. Louis, and a regional favorite? The name was pronounced "Greasy Dick" and ordering it was good for a laugh in saloons of the region. The Griesedieck Brothers produced three beers, Griesedieck, Stag, and Falstaff. In the early 1950's, Griesedieck sponsored the St Louis Cardinals baseball radio broadcasts with a young announcer, Harry Caray. The last Griesedieck brother died in 1955, and production under the Griesedieck label creased in 1957. In 1992, Raymond Griesedieck, a descendent of one of the original brothers, organized a new company, and started brewing Griesedieck beer again. The beer is available in St. Louis, but not distributed outside of the immediate area today.
My family owes its success to the Greisedieck Brothers. My grandparents were immigrants from Italy He was working in the coal mines of south central Illinois and he noticed that the miners would always stop for a shot and a beer before and after work for fifteen cents. He was shoveling coal 10 hours a day six days a week for less than 40 dollars a week. So he and a friend turned an old miners "shotgun house" into a bar and had it put on a flatbed wagon and hauled to a downtown lot. His partner left and by now grandfather had two boys and was walking from a house near the mine where he once worked to and from town that was three miles away. He decided to go to the Greisedieck Brothers for a loan to build a tavern with a three bedroom home on the top. In return he would agree to sell only their products until the loan was paid off. This was sometime before WWI and by 1921 he had three boys and had made enough money to take a 2nd class cabin on the Olympic, the only surviving sister ship of the Titanic, to Italy so his relatives could see how prosperous he was.
When prohibition started he opened up a clothing store but had a speakeasy in the basement. A street wise customer would come in and ask for something in a size 42 men's suit, They were on the clothes rack that hid the basement door. He made enough money from that tavern to not only pay off the mortgage but put my father and two uncles through college during the Depression. My Dad became doctor, my uncle Leo an insurance executive, and my Uncle Jim a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and a mortician. All of the five of the 6 grandkids have college degrees as do all of their great grandchildren. My grandparents operated the tavern from 1913 or so until his death in 1963 when my grandmother rented out the bar while still living in the apartment until her death in 1977 at the age of 93. The bar and grill is still in business and it is owned by a high schoo classmate of mine who proudly features a picture of my grandparents behind the bar serving my great- grandfather and some customers on the morning that prohibition ended. The bar and grill is called 'Lumpys" and is in Gillespie IL.
I have a large cooler from griesedieck. It belonged to my uncle, who was a traveling vaudeville performer. He said most of the entertainers drank a lot of the time. I was too young to ever try it, but he said it was the best, especially if he could not get whisky.
I remember Little Kings, brewed in Cincinnati. We
drank a bunch of those in the 70s, and the bottles
were so small, you had to drink a few of them to
get buzzed. We would throw them in the neighbor's
backyard, and when the sun rose, the glare would hit
you in the eye. lol! We had to pick those up before my
mom woke up, or else she would have hung us upside
down on her clothesline.
Little Kings and 7 oz baby Miller's on ice sure slid down smooth...
@@edwardwilliams3185 But the main thing was staying completely
out of trouble. Did not get arrested, or fight, or worse, shot. All we
did was hop a fence and pick up about twenty empty beer bottles.
This was back in the 3.2 beer day, drinking water, but getting
charged for beer prices. You're right, it was pretty smooth. What
was also smooth was buying the beer before you were eighteen.
Kids can't do that today since the radar is a lot stronger, and
cameras are all over the store. Innocent days are truly over.
Little Kings made me fall off the floor once. I kept slipping off the armchair so I sat on the floor. I kept falling down. If I would have drank a few more I might have fallen off the earth. 😂
@@Reubenhubert You can never call women weak, simply
because a few of them were strong enough to drag you to
the bed and load you into it. It's funny how they always
moved their precious stuffed animals before they did so.
They would rather have hurt you than their furry friends.
lol!
I’m glad Hamms and PBR are still around.
My granddad liked Rolling Rock in the 7oz. pony bottles .
Rolling Rock was great beer.
@@dew02300still is!❤
@@dew02300 Still available. No longer brewed in Latrobe, PA but by A-B InBev in New Jersey.
@@pb68slab18 I know. But all it is now is a name on a bottle, or I should say can. I don’t think they have bottles anymore.
@@dew02300 They still have 12oz longnecks, and 7oz 'Pony' bottles too. A case of 24 12oz bottles is $5 more than 30pak of 12oz or 24pak of 16oz cans though.
In southern Ohio in the early 80's Huedepol was still commonly sold in refillable gallon jugs at bars from the tap similar to the A&W root beer jugs.
Called growlers now
Hudepol was great for the money.
I purchased a 12 pack of Olympia in CA in 2018. It still tastes terrible.
Ha ha ha ha ha
My Dad drank Bohemian Club, which he bought in quart bottles. He'd seal the bottle with a plastic bottle plug after pouring a glass or two. He'd occasionally pour me a bit in a small juice glass. Memories of Dad, and summer.
69¢ a quart at The Plaid Pantry in Milwaukie.
Right before WWII there were over 1900 beer brands with a near endless variety of flavors. After WWII, I not a handful were left.
Heilemans acquired many beers like Blatz, Lone Star, Drewerys and Olympia and brewed them in La Crosse Wi and other site along with their Old Style and Special Export brands until they were bought out by Stroh's who then sold to Pabst. My dad hauled Heilemans daily from La Crosse to Chicago.
You missed Grainbelt, Schlitz, Swartz, Old Style, Gettleman, Black Label, J Edgar, to name a few
I remember grainbelt because when they went out of business the local distributor bought 6 railcars of it .we could get a 6 pack for. 69 cents or a case for $2.69 all of us teenagers had a great summer 1978.
I've never found a beer I liked better than Black Label
You're making my mouth water.
@@larry3064 black label is pretty good beer
Touborg Gold.
Pabst - the Regional Beer Slayer. There are a number of regional beers that were absorbed by Pabst and then died off. You also didn't mention brands like Rolling Rock, Strohs, Pearl or Jax.
As I mentioned above, Rolling Rock is still out there. It's now owned by A-B and brewed in NJ. Funny, InBev bought R-R, then sold it to A-B, then InBev bought A-B!
How about Lone star beer of texas??? And colt 45 beer
@@josephcontreras8930 If I remember correctly, Lone Star is also now owned by Pabst. Growing up in SE Texas in the late 1960s, early 1970s, Lone Star was one of the low priced beer sold. I don't think it really took off until "Lone Star Beer & Bob Wills Music" was released around 1976.
If you look up Lone Star Beer, you will see it was originally founded by Adolphus Busch. It is now owned by Pabst and produced by the Miller Brewing Company in Fort Worth.
@@josephcontreras8930Colt 45 called itself a malt liquor.
Any one recall "Old Shale Ale" ?
The one beer I vividly remember as a very young kid was Duke beer bottled in Pittsburgh by the Duquesne Brewing Company.
I remember Stoney's beer brewed in Pittsburgh
@@bridgetmccracken1381 Stoney's was ok. I thought Duke was better. Just my opinion.
@@Tomatohater64 I liked the jingle and actual song for Stoney's lol.
Bet I have a beer you never heard of...Indian Beer brewed in Indiana, PA
@@bridgetmccracken1381 You're right; never heard of it.
have a duke , have a duke , have a duquesne beer !
I see the pattern, in the 70's people no longer wanted taste, so the light beers took over. Not fond of water here.
You answered your own question. Why did these beers disappear? Mergers and acquisitions.
I remember my Dad drinking Schafer and Ballentine Ale
I loved that Ballentine Ale. Even though i drank Schlitz back then.(60s & 70s).
We had a Fallstaf 5 blocks away from the house dad would walk back with a case after the free tasting
Falstaff was my father's favorite beer, until they stopped making it & switched to Michelob. 🍺
My dad worked for the Falstaff brewery in St. Louis, they didn't give away free cases of beer to the public.
Narragansett beer was famous for it's appearence in the 1975 blockbuster film, JAWS. To this day, every time I finish a cool refreshing beverage and crush the can when I am done, I think about "Quint" (Robert Shaw) crushing those iconic Narragansett beer cans aboard the Orca. 🦈
They need to learn to pronounce it correctly. NarraGANsett, not NaRRAgansett
Schaefer was my go to when I had little $. 1/2 case of Lucky Lager was $2.11 back in the late '70's.
Yep.....all our high school parties were half barrels of Schaefer cause it was dirt cheap.
Louisville Kentucky had Ortels, Fehrs and FallsCity. One by one, they all went out of business. I worked at FallsCity, got laid off I think in 1972 and then went to Kroger till 84 when I got laid off from them.
I have Hamm's beer in the fridge right now... still good lawn mowing & grilling beer...
Schoneling beer used to be popular in Cincinnati in the 60s,they also made little kings
Huedepohl and Burger were big in the Natty
We used to drink the hell out of little kings when I was young I wish they still made it
I drank many little kings while attending the U of C
We drank gallons of Little Kings in the 70’s. Once I drank so many 7oz bottles I fell off the floor. I kept falling out of an armchair so I sat on the floor. I couldn’t even sit there without falling over. Those were the days. 😂
We used to call them little killers.
Loved those beers of old like black label, bud dry,oly,hamms,lowenbrau, original schlitz malt liquor bull beer and early micro brews.
Hamms is one of the fastest growing brands right now. Encroaching on BPR as the go to cheap yet good beer of choice. Where I am they have got rid of the 30 racks and the 24 packs to force you to pay 30 rack prices for 12 packs.
Remember molson export beer red molson that beer was really 👍
I like the golden cream ale
Is Moosehead still in business?
Remember my folks drinking Olympia.
Great beer back when OLYMPIA BREWED IT THEMSELVES! IT'S THE WATER ..
@@richarddouglas1712Tumwater, Washington!!
Evel Kinevel used to pound Oly at the Freeway Tavern in Butte, Montana!
Remember the eighth of a keg called an Olyball??
We had Pearl here
Beer used to be more popular in the past, period . It used to be seen as a reward . Now its seen as a crutch by many people .
Many women who were pregnant with twins used to like to
drink Schaefer beer because Schaefer is the one beer to have
when you're having more than one.
I can tell you Hamm's is readily available in liquor and grocery stores in Austin, Chicago, and in Las Vegas. I find it hard to believe that it has disappeared from any shelves at all.
It's still available in Virginia, not in many places, though.
Of those I'd welcome back Schaffer, Blatz, Stroh's, original Olympia. All in a bottle, of course.
We all have favorites to add to this list. Here's mine. Pabst bock, Henry Weinhards private reserve, Michelob lager, Anchor Steam beer, Brew 102, Lucky Lager, Andeker beer, Erlanger, Berghoff bock.
Anchor was popular in Asia back in the 90s.
@@MuzixMaker Two different beers and breweries.
Andeker and Erlanger were delicious. One of the first beers I had when I was underage.
I remember the Rheingold Brewery in Orange, N.J., looking out my window in the early 60's. I can still remember the smell of the hops
Being from Cincinnati, the first brand of beer I drank was Hudepohl gold. They also had Hudy delight, and in the early-mid 80's they came out with Christian Moerlein, which was marketed as a more sophisticated beer. All 3 had their distinct taste, but I preferred Hudy Gold.
Didn't Hudepohl also make Burger Beer for a while? That was a good one!
@@jvsmith7888 It's possible, I just don't remember that one.
Get nudey with with hudey
Schaehfer Finished No. 1 and No. 20? Amazing!!!
My Dad used to drink Rheingold. They were big in NY. They sponsored the NY Mets baseball team.
Still enjoying my hometown Genesee Beer!
We drank gallons of Genny Cream in the 70s.
@Reubenhubert The Green Death! I graduated from high school in 1974 and we wore Creamers '74 buttons!
You missed Carling's Black Label, Country Club Malt Liquor, Gunther, and Schlitz Bull.
Kinda surprised you left out Jax Beer - both of them! It was still pretty popular into the 1960's in Texas at least.
I was born in 68 and I never heard of blatz beer . Apparently it was a favorite of my great uncle because I have his blatz beer shelf light with a bearded man wearing a wooden barrel toasting with a mug of beer.
Well done. I was at the old Blatzt and Scliitz Milwaukee brewery's taking pictures
OMG it was PBR that killed all these brands DREWYS was my mothers favorite beer. If it were in my powers I would like to create a special bar or pub that would cater to ALL the lost brands of beers from the past with the original taste and flavors people would remember from the past and keep it that way. But alas I am only dreaming here fun video thanks for posting
Actually, it was Heilemann that bought them all up using junk bonds. Pabst swept them all up when Heilemann collapsed.
Oly and Coors in the small "banquet" cans were THE American beer for most West Coast sailors....
My grandma was Miss Rheingold in the 1940s.
She must have been a real hottie!
There was a Rhinegold truck in "The Godfather".
@@RBAILEY57 Interesting. Haven't seen that movie in a long time. I'll be able to spot the Rheingold truck immediately next time I watch. My grandparents had a room dedicated to my grandma's modeling work and there was a crapload of Rheingold stuff in there.
It's in the scene where Sonny beats up Carlo. It's a hot afternoon, and there are kids playing around an open fire hydrant.
@@RBAILEY57 There's backstory to that scene. You note that "Sonny" throws a few punches that go a mile wide in that they miss "Carlo" yet Carlo reacts as if they connected. Why ? Because James Caan found out what a punk Gianni Russo really was as he was sexually harassing one of the actresses and she came and told Caan about it. So in the first take of the scene Caan really kicked the snot out of him, broke 2 of his ribs and chipped his tooth with the trash can/lid. After a week of recovery, Russo, after much coaxing by Coppola, agreed to shoot the re-take and again Caan really popped him and Russo was doing everything not to get hit again. The final take used was an edited mix of Russo and a stuntmen who had to be brought in as Russo refused to get hit by Caan anymore. if you watch again you will see the mile wide miss.
My favorites from back then were Schlitz, Olympia, Hamm's and Carling's Black Label.
Black Label is my favorite
Yep, Carling Black Label. When my family moved into our new house back in 1977, it had a huge gameroom next to the basement. In the gameroom, there was a huge rotating, illuminated sign of Carling Black Label beer. Maybe two feet high by four feet long. I loved it.
As cigarette smoking has declined over the past 50 years, more people possess normally functioning taste buds, and have gotten fussier about the taste of crappy, cheap beer, so these beers have gone belly up. Wisconsin has tons of micro-breweries that make beer the way it is supposed to taste.
And it’s impossible for teenagers to buy cheap beer now.
These brands are never coming back. The Megabrewers cover the mass market swill scene. The microbrewers have the full body/taste profiles.
Schaefer Weekender was down there with the nastiest cheapest swill in the late 80s / early 90s. We called Falls City “Falls Shitty”. 😅
There were many beers omitted this time but in future posts consider these forgotten brands, Schmidt's (both Philadelphia and St. Paul), Duquesne, Rolling Rock, Augusteiner, Burger, Schoenling, Oertel's, Pearl, Lone Star, Jax, Rainier, Heidelberg, Buckhorn, Stag, Sterling, Genesee, Iroquois, Simon Pure and many others.
lone star beer is still around and very popular in Texas
Blatz was the sponsor of The Amos and Andy TV show. That's why I tried t -- and I liked it!
I remember the "stubby" bottles. When talking with your hands you didn't have to worry about knocking them over like today's long necks!
Hamms Beer was the best of the lot and still is today next to Brown Derby Beer out of L.A back in the 60and 70s
When the drinking age was 18 kids couldn't aford good beer thats why they did well. They were cheap beers that tasted cheap, but if you drank enough of them, they all tasted good. People had more money when the drinking age went to 21 so they bought better beer. I have never run across someone who would choose PIELS over Molson the taste.
3.2 Pabst was the first beer I bought under age. I was afraid of buying the full strength Pabst because I didn’t want to carded.
When I was stationed on Shemya in the Aleutian Islands in the seventies, Olympia was often the only beer available. Also, at one time, there was a Piels brewery in Willimansett, Massachusetts .
Brew 102 should get an honorable mention for the West Coast
I picked up on Rolling Rock from my father ..... with a sprinkle of salt.
The beet that made Latrobe famous
Blitz Weinhard brewed right downtown in Portland Oregon. The best country in the country and the country's best beer!
I'm enjoying a cold delicious Hamm's nearly every day here in 2024!
My dad and uncles drank PBR, Schlitz and Stag.
I used to buy Rolling Rock but I stopped when they closed the brewery in Latrobe Pennsylvania. It didn’t taste the same.
I have had the pleasure of drinking every one of these beers, except Red Top. I wish I could drink them all again, especially Falstaff.
My dad worked for the Falstaff brewery in St. Louis.
Ballantine was big in Philly my Dad drank it all the time
Schmidt’s Bavarian beer was a cheap beer that tasted great to a 17 year old. I worked in a grocery store and remember that a six pack was only $1.69.
Falstaff is what my step-father drank. that, & a brand you failed to mention, ' Schlitz " : " the beer that made Milwaukee Famous " --------I can still see him drinking one or the other. -------------MJL< 77 y/o
Nice Job. But How did You miss out on not showing the Annual "Miss Rheingold " Beauty Contest ? The Public was encouraged to vote. Each Rheingold Dealer had a Display showing the Contestants. All would be Starlets. Plus Voting Ballots & Box to place them in ... It was Outragously Popular !
I enjoyed Lucky Lager in the mid 1970’s !!!!
Olympia was a good beer. Better than Rainier Beer IMHO.
Lucky was better than either, plus you got the 'sobriety test' bottle caps.
You left out Special Export. More affectionately known as Green Death!
Lucky lager... Puzzle in cap.. 12 pack of 11 oz stubby bottles. $3.99 1980 s
Funny. These days I drink Sam Adams or Guinness. If I want something light I'll have a Corona or Stella. I think these beers are more in line with these older beers. If they could have only stuck around a bit longer they my have had a resurgence in popularity. I do like PBR on tap. If I'm in a bar and it is available I'll drink that. Dam good beer for the money ... on tap.
I've probably had 3/4 of those and I don't miss any of them save Hudy Pop. Only it brings back a nostalgia of going to Reds games. Cincy also made Little Kings I believe.
I also forgot about fisher sometimes you could find it for a dollar a six pack,that was a long time ago
I remember Schaefer ads on the N.Y. Yankee yearbooks I’d get every season growing up.
Rheingold for us Mets fans, remember?!😄
MILLER LITE ICE!!! I miss it...
Does anyone remember a beer that had wildlife scenes on their cans? I’m thinking it was Schmidt but I’m not certain. I never drank it, but my older brother had a beer can collection and they were my favorite.
Yes
I want back Pete's Wicked Honey Wheat. I'll even settle for the exact recipe and I'll buy a beer-making kit to brew it myself. Injustice!
I used to work for a Beer distributor, I remember when Pete's went away. It hasn't been that long.
Went to school at St Bonaventure with the Schaefer twins. Their dad built a great campus beer bar called the Ratzkellar. They served Schaefer and miller on draft and for take out.
I drink Ballantine Ale regularly still in Connecticut.
My brother in law loved it . Forgot about the.
When I used to drink alot of beer,I tried many different brands. My very first beer I drank was Schlitz.I think Schlitz was #1 in the early 60's. My dad always had Quarts of Schlitz in the fridge & then they changed the formula & then switched to Pabst.Pabst was always a great tasting beer & still is,especially on tap & then when Miller came out with the Draft beer, I loved that beer also & I tried some German beers, Hacker Schorr,Beck's, & St. Pauli Girl. They tasted very good also but they had an after taste because of too much hops. I think Heineken is the best foreign beer & Grolsch also & they're both from Holland. I don't like any of those micro brewery beers because they're to sweet & green because they don't age them long enough. The american beers I didn't like at all were Blatz,Falstaff,Drurys & Coors!!!
Michelob was awesome until they changed the formula in 2002. 18,19 years old we used to get sauced up on Buckhorn and Heidelberg because it was the cheapest beer at Safeway, Buckhorn was tolerable, Heidelberg was just nasty.
SHAFFER STILL EXISTS. I JUST BOUGHT A 12 PK AT MY KEYFOOD SUPERMARKET. NYC
People drank a lot of beer in the 60s. People drank a lot of Boone's Farm in the early 70s.
People drank a lot of wine coolers in the 80s.
I remember having a Blatz beer when I was in my early 20s. Back then I enjoyed cheep beer but still knew that was a really awful brew.
my dad drank knickerbocker natural! Lol!
Word is that old recipe Schlitz is being bottled again but I can’t find it !! It was really great beer
My beer was Schaefer and Reynolds and Pabst back in the day..
I love singing beer commercial jingle songs.
I can still get it here in California from time to time good for you and if you are old like me you remember the the woodland animals playing baseball
I loved Falstaff!
Black Label has always been my favorite, but I can't find it here in St. Louis, Missouri. I could get it when I lived in Georgia, but it wasn't sold in Alabama.
There's one store local to me in Maryland that still has it
Olympia and Shlitz.
I liked black label first beer I drank . In the 60s
A nice look back but you forgot Rainer Beer from Seattle WA.
Rheingold chug-a-mug anybody? Wide mouth bottle seemed to make em slide down!
Pabst was/is a very aggressive competitor. They preferred the tactic of using hostile takeover to eliminate competition instead of producing a superior product.
Yup. That and our nation stopped prosecuting anti-trust law.
@@floydblandston108 Only for campaign contributors.
@@scottsatterthwaite4073 - Don't forget Augie Busch.
That is very true ! They acted like they were saving the breweries that they bought! All of them went out of business!, OLYMPIA BEING ONE !