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Peculiar, odd or freakie cans: step right up, ladies and gentleman...

dates (shown in brackets) are approximate

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BECK'S BIER
GERMANY, 330 ml. (1984)
error: the can has no
opening device



VON WUNSTER
ITALY, 500 ml. (1986)
misprint: no background colour;
(small picture: normal specimen)




SVEJKOVA DESITKA
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 330 ml. (1993)
the can is blank (white),
with a paper label on each side



HANSA BIER
GERMANY, 330 ml. (1988)
misprint: only one side has been
printed, twice (deep colours)




WORTHINGTON DRAUGHT
UNITED KINGDOM, 440 ml. (1996)
the offer is on a removable thin plastic film,
the rest of the label is printed on the can



GROLSCH
UNITED KINGDOM, 500 ml. (1998)
label spelt "GOSCH!" because of the
special offer; only sold in British airports



HARP LAGER BEER
UNITED KINGDOM, 340 ml. (1975)
bottoms up: the opening device
is on the wrong end

BUD KING OF BEERS
U.S.A., 330 ml. (1994)
stating a capacity of 330 ml., but the
can's actual size is 355 ml. / 12 fl.oz.


SAN MIGUEL SELECTA
SPAIN, 330 ml. (1989)
Japanese-like 'drinking cup'
(very unusual in Europe)




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NETHERLANDS, 330 ml. (1997)
barrel-shaped can, promoting the
"007 Tomorrow Never Dies" movie


the movie logo on the can's side

NETHERLANDS, 330 ml. (1998)
Heineken can for Spain:
this one has a curved body

NETHERLANDS, 500 ml. (1998)
same as above, but an orange
spiral in relief features the
national football team's anthem



NETHERLANDS, 500 ml. (1998)
Japanese "drinking-cup"
shape, with a beer pattern
all around the can



NETHERLANDS, 500 ml. (1998)
same concept as "drinking-cups",
but with icy frost in relief
above and below a standard label



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