Testing AristaPan 100 (aka Woflen NP100) vs a few B&W Developers

[MattKing]

It's not money thrown away to get a bench-mounted cassette opener.

And if you drink old style beer or root beer, it can serve two purposes

 

[Bill Burk]

And if you drink old style beer or root beer, it can serve two purposes

The Kodak one doesn't open a root beer bottle, the opening is just a sliver, enough to get a grip on the lip of a film cassette. But its solid steel and sure opens the stubborn film cans.

 

[MattKing]

Back in my university days , the wall mounted one worked well with bottles like these:

Although it got more use with these:

 

[pentaxuser]

Matt, is that the same kind of beer as ordered by young "Sugarfoot" in the 1950s Western series of that name when he ordered sarsapirilla in the roughest, toughest saloons this side of the Pecos and got away with it- amazing!

pentaxuser

 

[MattKing]

Matt, is that the same kind of beer as ordered by young "Sugarfoot" in the 1950s Western series of that name when he ordered sarsapirilla in the roughest, toughest saloons this side of the Pecos and got away with it- amazing!

pentaxuser

No - that is how mass market beers were packaged in much of Canada when I became old enough to buy beer.
"Old Style" was merely one of the popular pilsners.

 

[Wolfram Malukker]

You are the third person I've ever heard speak of Old Style outside of Chicago. I've got a former, now retired, co-worker who would only drink Old Style, and one who goes to Chicago for family relatively often, who will truck it back home for him.

 

[Craig]

You are the third person I've ever heard speak of Old Style outside of Chicago. I've got a former, now retired, co-worker who would only drink Old Style, and one who goes to Chicago for family relatively often, who will truck it back home for him.

If I recall, Old Style was made in Lethbridge, Alberta.

 

[MattKing]

If I recall, Old Style was made in Lethbridge, Alberta.

It might have been made in multiple locations - those breweries made large quantities of beer!
They probably also made large quantities for sale in the kegs that served the old beer parlours as well - the ones where, in BC at least, there were two entry doors. One door with a sign that said "Men" and the other that said "Ladies and Escorts".
My how things have changed!
A fun "Facebook" page that seems to be accessible to those of us who don't do Facebook: