"Dortmunder Bier" bottle

C. Hoff · May 22, 2011

Hello,

This is my first post in this forum.
I found this old beer bottle in an old dump site here in Norway

The text reads: Dortmunder Union - Bier Flasche unverkÃ¤uflich

Can anyone tell me what year it dates from?
Unfortunately I didnt take a picture of the bottom.

Best regards
C. Hoff

C. Hoff · May 22, 2011

The "other side".

cyberdigger · May 22, 2011

Hello, welcome to the forum.
It looks like the style popular from 1900-1920. Does it have a top?

surfaceone · May 22, 2011

Greetings Mr. Hoff,

Welcome to the A-BN and thanks for bringing the Dortmunder. Your bottle is post 1873.

"Dortmund was one of the earliest commercial brewing centres in Germany, establishing itself as a major brewing city which exported its beers to the neighbouring Westphalian cities. The Dortmunder breweries originally brewed a wheat based, dark coloured, short fermented beer. However, in 1873, when the golden coloured, pale barley based, slow fermented beer as brewed in Pilsen and known as pilsener, became popular, several of the local breweries grouped together under the name Dortmunder Union to produce their own pale lager under the guidance of the brewmaster Fritz Brinkhoff. There were originally two varieties: Lagerbier and the slightly stronger Export at around 5.5% abv. The weaker version proved less popular and was eventually dropped." From.

"Flasche unverkÃ¤uflich" translates to "This bottle is not sold."

C. Hoff · May 23, 2011

Hello and thanks for your replys.

ORIGINAL: cyberdigger

Hello, welcome to the forum.
It looks like the style popular from 1900-1920. Does it have a top?

Unfortunately no, the top was broken off. I didnt bring it home, but placed it safely under a tree.
I think I will bring it home. It is quite decorative, even in its condition.

surfaceone:
Thank you for the Dortmunder history.
I think the rigth translation for "Flasche unverkÃ¤uflich" is "Bottle not to be sold"

Verkauflich: to be sold (saleable - if you can say so... ;-) )
UnverkÃ¤uflich: not to be sold

Quite a strange text to have on a comercial bottle!?

Regards
C. Hoff

cyberdigger · May 23, 2011

"Flasche unverkÃ¤uflich" is "Bottle not to be sold"

The reason for this is they were deposit bottles. The store sold only the contents, the bottles were to be returned and refilled. Very commonly written on 1900 era beverage bottles.

C. Hoff · May 23, 2011

Ok, thanks.

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