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Gift of Chris Menapace, 2020.28.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Beer Can
Gift of Chris Menapace, 2020.28.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Beer Can

Date2018-2019
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 5 × 2 1/8in. (12.7 × 5.4cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Chris Menapace
DescriptionAluminum beverage can with stay-tab opening mechanism, 12 fl. oz., empty, with sticker label for Thomas Hooker Brewery, Chocolate Truffle Stout made with Munson’s Chocolate. The label features a brown and orange motif with orange, white, and yellow text.
Object number2020.28.2
InscribedLabel, far left, printed vertically: "GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON / GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES / DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS / (2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR / ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY / CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS.

Label, left, "CHARACTER: SWEET AND VELVETY / Our sweet stout is made in collaboration with Connecticut's favourite chocolatier, / Munson's Chocolate. / Copius amounts of oat malt produce a silky, full bodied / beer laced with hints of roast and / chocolate derived from dark malts. / Each sip ends with a mild chocolate / bitterness from Munson's proprietary / cocoa powder, added generously to the / brew. 5.9% Alc. by Vol."

Label, center: "Thomas / HOOKER / BREWERY / CHOCOLATE / TRUFFLE / STOUT / A SWEET CONNECTICUT / COLLABORATION WITH MUNSON'S / CHOCOLATES / THREE GENERATIONS OF CHOCOLATIERS - EST. 1946 / BREWED AND CANNED BY THOMAS HOOKER BREWING COMPANY / BLOOMFIELD, CT - HOOKERBEER.COM - 12 FL. OZ."


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