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Xaquin

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mmmm

(I don't know what Ginger Beer is .... is it like Ginger Ale I assume?)

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Found this at my Moms during an extreme low tide.
 

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Here is one like yours on Ebay. I don't know if that's a good price to go by or not, I do not know a lot about their value, but I like it! Great find!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Washington-Bottling-Co-Ginger-Beer-Washington-DC-/221198196837?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338070a065
 

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I saw that one =)

The last one I saw actually sell went for just over $50

This one is the only bottle I won't sell though (figures it's the onl good one I have lol), as it's the only one we've found at my Moms place.

If I find another (which is doubtful), on the block it goes!
 

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I collect ginger beers, they are more common up here in canada, the drink was a mildly alcoholic sort of gingerale popular in England. Soldiers got to like it during WWI and it gained some popularity here too.
 

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Great Ginger Beer!

That ginger beer from Washington, D.C., is a very rare piece. Don't just give it away!

Mike
 

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RE: Great Ginger Beer!

ORIGINAL: CWBookAuthor

That ginger beer from Washington, D.C., is a very rare piece. Don't just give it away!

Mike

This one isn't for sale hehe

Funny thing is that the only bottle we find that's actually worth something is the only one I can't bring myself to sell lol
 

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very cool =)

my eyes are terrible, what is the design?
 

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is it like Ginger Ale I assume?)

Xaquin,
My understanding is that it was a 'small' beer. In other words, the contents were fermented (that is, the product contains alcohol) but to a lesser extent than regular beers. It contained maybe 2-3 % booze - half of what other beers might. For certain, this affected the flavor but other than that, it probably was similar to ginger ale.
 

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