dgmodel Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 what does the "33" on rolling rock beer bottles stand for??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 It refers to 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed. (The 21st Amendment abolished Prohibition on 5 December 1933.) It took 33 steps to get from the brewmaster's office to the brewing floor. The number of words in the brewing pledge on the back of the bottle total 33 words. ("Rolling Rock, from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment as a tribute to your good taste. It comes from the mountain springs to you.") It's the number of the racing horse pictured on the label. The owner bet $33 on a horse (#33, of course) and bought the brewery with the proceeds in 1933. There are 33 streams feeding into the reservoir from which the brewery draws its water. Groundhog Day is the 33rd day of the year, and they make a big fuss over that holiday in Pennsylvania. The number of letters in Rolling Rock's ingredients - water, malt, rice, hops, corn, brewer's yeast - adds up to 33. Beer tastes best at 33 degrees. (It's just above the freezing point of water.) 33 is journalism jargon for "end of copy." (Actually 30 is the term for this, not 33.) Rolling Rock was brewed at 33 degrees. It's related to the highest level status (33rd degree) attained by Freemasons. The workers at the brewery belonged to union local number 33... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 they named it after Scottie Pippen when he played for the Bulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villavarian Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 On the back of the bottle, there are 33 words in the little blurb about Rolling Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineones Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Originally posted by dgmodel It refers to 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed. (The 21st Amendment abolished Prohibition on 5 December 1933.) It took 33 steps to get from the brewmaster's office to the brewing floor. The number of words in the brewing pledge on the back of the bottle total 33 words. ("Rolling Rock, from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment as a tribute to your good taste. It comes from the mountain springs to you.") It's the number of the racing horse pictured on the label. The owner bet $33 on a horse (#33, of course) and bought the brewery with the proceeds in 1933. There are 33 streams feeding into the reservoir from which the brewery draws its water. Groundhog Day is the 33rd day of the year, and they make a big fuss over that holiday in Pennsylvania. The number of letters in Rolling Rock's ingredients - water, malt, rice, hops, corn, brewer's yeast - adds up to 33. Beer tastes best at 33 degrees. (It's just above the freezing point of water.) 33 is journalism jargon for "end of copy." (Actually 30 is the term for this, not 33.) Rolling Rock was brewed at 33 degrees. It's related to the highest level status (33rd degree) attained by Freemasons. The workers at the brewery belonged to union local number 33... wait did u just ask the board a question ..then answer it yourself...you whore you u dirty lil postwhore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycchic24 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Originally posted by ghhhhhost they named it after Scottie Pippen when he played for the Bulls f that.. its after the great one -- LARRY BIRD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 Originally posted by fineones wait did u just ask the board a question ..then answer it yourself...you whore you u dirty lil postwhore beacuse those arent the real ones... everyone has a theory... i wanted to know if anyone knew the real one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughanz Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 I heard it was how many licks it really took the Owl to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Which he later washed the red off his tongue with a Rolling Rock, hence the "33" on the bottle...Or Larry Bird? Hence the Owl(bird) taking 33 licks and then washing the red.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPYGIRL3 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by dgmodel It refers to 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed. (The 21st Amendment abolished Prohibition on 5 December 1933.) It took 33 steps to get from the brewmaster's office to the brewing floor. The number of words in the brewing pledge on the back of the bottle total 33 words. ("Rolling Rock, from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment as a tribute to your good taste. It comes from the mountain springs to you.") It's the number of the racing horse pictured on the label. The owner bet $33 on a horse (#33, of course) and bought the brewery with the proceeds in 1933. There are 33 streams feeding into the reservoir from which the brewery draws its water. Groundhog Day is the 33rd day of the year, and they make a big fuss over that holiday in Pennsylvania. The number of letters in Rolling Rock's ingredients - water, malt, rice, hops, corn, brewer's yeast - adds up to 33. Beer tastes best at 33 degrees. (It's just above the freezing point of water.) 33 is journalism jargon for "end of copy." (Actually 30 is the term for this, not 33.) Rolling Rock was brewed at 33 degrees. It's related to the highest level status (33rd degree) attained by Freemasons. The workers at the brewery belonged to union local number 33... Nice ask a question then answer it...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Originally posted by dgmodel beacuse those arent the real ones... everyone has a theory... i wanted to know if anyone knew the real one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cessy Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Originally posted by dgmodel what does the "33" on rolling rock beer bottles stand for??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicapples Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 the 33 comes how the batch number that finally made the cut.the bear was brewed many different ways, until they found one suitable to be sold cheap. #33ding ding ding ding ding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 whos brewing "bears" anymore??? that ish is so oldschool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 speak to me in a language i can hear humour me before i have to go deep in thought i forgive everyone as the cluttered streets greet me once again i know i can't be late supper's waiting on the table tomorrow's just an excuse away so I pull my collar up and face the cold on my own the earth laughs beneath my heavy feet at the blasphemy in my old jangly walk steeple guide me to my heart and home the sun is out and up and down again i know i'll make it, love can last forever graceful swans of never topple to the earth and you can make it last, forever you you can make it last, forever you and for a moment i lose myself wrapped up in the pleasures of the world i've journeyed here and there and back again but in the same old haunts i still find my friends mysteries not ready to reveal sympathies i'm ready to return i'll make the effort, love can last forever graceful swans of never topple to the earth tomorrow's just an excuse and you can make it last, forever you you can make it last, forever you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copahc Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Originally posted by atomicapples the 33 comes how the batch number that finally made the cut.the bear was brewed many different ways, until they found one suitable to be sold cheap. #33ding ding ding ding ding. So is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 i have no idea thats why i was asking on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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