Beer Can

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Beer Can

Entry/Object ID

2021.37.1

Description

Promotional beer can with a round logo on one side and an illustration of a man (Bernie Sanders) on the other. The logo is blue on the top and red on the bottom with the words, "Bernie / Weisse", and the date 2016. There is a black bird in the center and the inscription, "A slight sour and forward-thinking Berliner Weisse", at the bottom. The words "ZERO GRAVITY" are in a blue band at the top. The reverse is printed with an illustration of a man leaning against a barrel and holding up a beer glass. He has spiky, white hair, and is wearing a plaid shirt and suspenders. The bottom of the can is printed with the words, "FREEDOM AND UNITY" in place of the expiration date.

Context

Made by Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington, Vermont, to support Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.37

Source or Donor

Allbee, Roger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Zero Gravity Craft Brewery

Date made

2016

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Can

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sanders, Bernard (b. 1941)