Country 106.5 WYRK Radio » Breweriana http://wyrk.com Today's Country And Your All-Time Favorites Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Genesee Beer Neon Brought Back To Life in Auburn, NY [VIDEO] http://wyrk.com/genesee-beer-neon-brought-back-to-life-in-auburn-ny-video/ http://wyrk.com/genesee-beer-neon-brought-back-to-life-in-auburn-ny-video/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:00:29 +0000 John La Mond http://wyrk.com/?p=115248 On my way back to Buffalo last week on a Harley trip, I stopped for lunch in Auburn, NY. Being a breweriana enthusiast, I got a chance to check out the famous Genesee beer neon sign in Auburn.

The sign was first lit up in 1952 when it stood high atop of a music store

]]> http://wyrk.com/genesee-beer-neon-brought-back-to-life-in-auburn-ny-video/feed/ 0 John La Mond images @ 2012 John La Mond's Gallon Beer Can Collection, Local Brewers Well Represented http://wyrk.com/gallon-beer-cans-from-local-brewers-popular-with-collectors/ http://wyrk.com/gallon-beer-cans-from-local-brewers-popular-with-collectors/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:41:36 +0000 John La Mond http://wyrk.com/?p=22112 Have you ever seen a gallon size beer can?  They were introduced in the U.S. in the early 1960's and were discontinued around 1970.  For whatever reasons, the gallon beer can was never quite that popular.  Many of these gallon beer cans were available right here in Western New York.  The Fred Koch Brewery in Dunkirk manufactured the Koch's Beer gallon can and the Koch's Deer Run Ale gallon can. 

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