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[Linders Back]

You can't sell it online unless you have a liquor license so you probably won't find it on ebay unless the bottles are empty. If the bottles are dated or have some indication that they were made during the war (special bottle seals, etc.) then they might have value.

Here's a site that was selling (or trying to sell) Burgermeister bottles in 2010 for $15 each, empty:

http://www.therustybunch.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15678

[sfnative]

I lost a day due to pre-op errands and day care for my granddaughter, so appreciate continued comments and gems.

We have been able to determine that this Burgermeister was bottled during the second war and are aware that the beer is swill (DH has made beer in the past). Agree that the value (if any) probably rests in the bottles themselves and are fortunate, as the labels are all intact and look pretty darn good. When I found them, we had been married about 6 months, so this was 1970, and took a walk down to the local mom and pop corner store for a quart of milk or some such. Decided to get DH a couple of bottles of Heineken. When I opened the refrigerator door, I noticed some bottles in the very back of the shelf I was staring at. Well, I dug my way back and brought the 4 Burgermeister beers forward, took them out and asked the guy behind the counter if I could buy them. I walked away having paid $0.50 for each bottles.

Please know that I'm taking all of your information to heart and will be doing some fast digging, as I'm having a total knee on Monday and would like to have a handle on this for DH, before my head is full of meds.

Thanks so much, again.

[ennui1]

On 5/8/2014 sfnative said:

We have been able to determine that this Burgermeister was bottled during the second war and are aware that the beer is swill (DH has made beer in the past). Agree that the value (if any) probably rests in the bottles themselves and are fortunate, as the labels are all intact and look pretty darn good. When I found them, we had been married about 6 months, so this was 1970, and took a walk down to the local mom and pop corner store for a quart of milk or some such. Decided to get DH a couple of bottles of Heineken. When I opened the refrigerator door, I noticed some bottles in the very back of the shelf I was staring at. Well, I dug my way back and brought the 4 Burgermeister beers forward, took them out and asked the guy behind the counter if I could buy them. I walked away having paid $0.50 for each bottles.

So, the beer was 25 years old when you bought it? That doesn't make any sense.

What makes you think this is WWII beer? Schlitz acquired Burgermeister in 1963. Beer has always been available in clear bottles. Miller GD came in clear bottles. Corona comes in clear bottles.