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Fri, May 29, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 539

Vintage Grain Belt Beer Bottle Minneapolis Brewing Co.

Estimate: $30 - $10,000

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Vintage beer bottle for Grain Belt Beer, produced by the Minneapolis Brewing Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bottle is constructed of molded amber glass and features an applied wrap-around paper label. The label design centers on a red diamond logo with GRAIN BELT BEER in block lettering, superimposed on a graphic of a crown cap and wheat stalks. To the left is the slogan The Friendly Beer in script. A vertical legal statement on the right reads THIS BEER DOES NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 4.0 PER CENTUM OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT. The bottom of the label carries the manufacturer information MINNEAPOLIS BREWING CO., MINNEAPOLIS, U.S.A. The bottle is sealed with a metal crown cap. This specific alcohol content labeling is indicative of post-Prohibition production, likely dating from the mid-1930s to the 1940s. This is a large-format bottle, typically referred to as a quart in breweriana collecting.

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