# 33 on the Rolling Rock label **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 18, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951 "2001-07-18T17:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rolling33rock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rolling33rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolling33rock)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/1 "2001-07-18T17:42:04Z")
Hello to all! i have a comment on the answer to “Why is there a 33 on the Rolling Rock label?”. i do not know why there is a 33, but any of the explanations sound good. My comment is that the “Poem” on the label is quoted incorrectly. The words on the labels today begin “Rolling Rock, From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe…” The archive incorrectly says “Rolling Rock, From glass lined tanks in the Laurel Highlands…” Both of which contain the same number of words! (33 for the whole thing…) My vote for the likely explanation. For what it’s worth, i’ve also heard that the brewmaster was of the highest ranked Freemasons. 32 Levels that the public knows of, and the supersecret, super-evil 33rd Order… Whatever. it tastes good on a hot day 🙂 joe G ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/2 "2001-07-18T20:10:40Z")
Welcome to the SDMB, and thank you for posting your comment. Please include a link to Cecil’s column if it’s on the straight dope web site. To include a link, it can be as simple as including the web page location in your post (make sure there is a space **before** and **after** the text of the URL). Cecil’s column can be found on-line at this link: [Why is there a “33” on Rolling Rock beer labels?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_044.html) * * * moderator, «[**Comments on Cecil’s Columns**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=1)» ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/3 "2001-07-18T20:15:54Z")
Some previous threads on the subject: [Rolling Rock Myth](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=65644) - 11 replies [Rolling Rock Beer 33](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61123) - 3 replies [Rolling Rock “33”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=54704) - 6 replies [Rolling Rock’s 33](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38357) - 1 reply [The Rolling Rock “33”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=279) - 6 replies ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/4 "2001-07-18T20:18:45Z")
rolling33rock, maybe the words in the “poem” have changed since the time that the Straight Dope article was published? That’s not the kind of error that Cecil Adams usually makes. I have some bottles of Rolling Rock in the fridge, so I’ll check this evening. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerOak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@FarmerOak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerOak)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/5 "2001-07-18T22:52:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\*That’s not the kind of error that Cecil Adams usually makes. \*\* Arnold, you cad… what are you implying? What kind of error IS the kind that Cecil USUALLY makes? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/6 "2001-07-19T00:08:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Rolling Rock Premium Beer. Brewed from Mountain Spring water. From glass lined tanks in the Laurel Highlands. “33” Latrobe Brewing Co., Latrobe PA. From [eBay can](http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1159959788) Which can, by the way was described as 20 years old at least, and got no bids. [Walter Cronkite voice]Times change, and so do owners of breweries and packaging. That’s what’s happening, on July 18, 2001.{/Walter Cronkite voice] ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/7 "2001-07-22T19:27:33Z")
Ahhh…wistful memories of my [first post.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=65644) Does that mean I’m no longer a newbie? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/8 "2001-07-23T18:06:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FarmerOak \* > Arnold, you cad… what are you implying? What kind of error IS the kind that Cecil USUALLY makes? Well, for one thing, Cecil sometimes trusts his assistants or his editor too much. Another error is that when posters diss the SDMB moderators, he allows them to live. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FarmerOak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@FarmerOak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerOak)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-on-the-rolling-rock-label/72951/9 "2001-07-23T19:27:46Z")
Oh. That’s just Divine Mercy, though.