Stubbies

Kelly from Lawrenceton, NS:

"My Submission is STUBBIES,not just once having a hamster named Stubby,but it was the way Canadians
liked there beer.Fond memories of celebrating with the Stubbies.If we can't bring em' back,let's toast to them and say STUBBIES!
Stubbies are a type of bottle which is shorter and with a slightly larger diameter than the now predominant longneck bottle. Starting in 1962 almost all beer in Canada was sold in stubbies until the beer companies chose to switch to the American-style longneck bottle, between 1982 and 1986. The last major label to be available in the stubby was Labatt's Crystal which switched to the longneck in the summer of 1986. The reason for the switch was because surveys showed that women did not like the stubby bottle, and to attract more female beer drinkers a bottle that appealed to them was developed. Proponents of "the stubby" note that its smaller shape (while retaining the same volume) means that it is easier to ship and store, and is less likely to break. Waterloo, Ontario's Brick Brewing Company and Phillips Brewing Company of Esquimalt, BC, have revived the use of the stubby as a marketing strategy, though they face higher production costs as a result. Brewers (manufacturing facilities) in general prefer the stubby bottle because the lower center of gravity makes the filling and handling of the bottle easier."

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