# Old Beer Names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 30, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001 "2001-08-30T20:48:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/21 "2001-08-31T13:41:15Z")

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Hey, **vanilla** …my old man had an electric sign over his basement bar (probably dated from the early '50s or before) that advertised “P.O.C.” beer.

We always referred to it as “Pride of Cleveland.”

Ever hear of it? What was it REALLY called?

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/22 "2001-08-31T13:56:38Z")

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Well, I hate beer, so I Have heard of it.  
I assume thats what it does mean.  
Unless it means puke-of-cleveland.  
Wouldn’t surprise me;)

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/23 "2001-08-31T14:01:29Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \*
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> We always referred to it as “Pride of Cleveland.”
> 
> Ever hear of it? What was it REALLY called? \*\*

It seems to not [mean anything](http://www.ohiobreweriana.com/library/holdings/pilsener.shtml)

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**Author:** ![Briminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/24 "2001-08-31T14:53:07Z")

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Blatz beer  
I picked up a Baltz beer man in a flea market for one dollar Whoo Hoo!!

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/25 "2001-08-31T16:35:51Z")

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Remember these?

**Utica Club  
Koch’s  
Genessee Cream Ale  
Old Vienna  
Hamm’s  
Iron City  
Ballantine Ale  
Pink Champale  
Coqui 900 Malt Liquor  
Carling** (not Black Label)

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-beer-names/79001/26 "2001-08-31T17:03:05Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by GENE STONER \*  
> \*\*Olde Frothingslosh \*\*

Thank you for saving me the time, almost…

With a name like **Blatz** , it has to be good…

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