Following on the heels of the launch of Argentina’s Quilmes aluminum beer bottle, Uruguayans have launched their own aluminum bottled beer – Pilsen Alumino. Finally, an aluminum beer bottle with a beer bottle color! One of my pet peeves has been the rather un-beer like colors of many of the aluminum beer bottles that have […]
Quilmes, the Argentinian beer brewer, has come up with an aluminum beer bottle that reveals neat designs under UV light that are not visible under normal light. The bottle was designed by Pierini Partners. Under normal light, the Quilmes aluminum bottle has a silvery finish with light blue elements. Under UV light, the bottle shows […]
I came across this interesting article about the optimum diameter for aluminum bottle openings. The article states that “The majority of Japanese consumers believe that the opening diameters of screw-top aluminium bottles are too small, a study has found, while also determining that 33mm is the optimum size for ‘drinking ease’.” Apparently, the standard 28mm […]
Oliver Beanblossom Hard Cider – just the name alone is already intriguing. The Oliver Winery has bottled their hard apple ciders in deliciously designed aluminum bottles. Clean white background with playful cartoons. These bottles are great examples of the decorating possibilities with aluminum bottles. Notice the color gradations on the bottle’s surface, especially on the […]
Brewing giant Budweiser has released a limited edition of aluminum bottles for the London Olympics. I believe you won’t find these bottles in the USA, which makes it the latest addition to the growing list of cool aluminum bottles that you can’t find in this country. In fact, chances are many of these bottles will […]
I’ve never heard of Legends Beer. But then again there are a lot of artisanal and craft beers that I’ve never heard of. As I’ve posted in the past, the beer market is fairly mature and innovative packaging, such as aluminum bottles, is one of the marketing levers used to keep product sales going. This […]
I’ve been waiting for quite a while now for some of the smaller soda brands to start using aluminum bottles Coke and Pepsi have pretty much hogged the stage when it comes to aluminum bottles. Interestingly enough, they’ve come up with 2-3 aluminum bottle designs every year. The latest – and my current favorite – […]
It seems Coca-Cola is really pulling out all the stops with its new aluminum bottle designs. These are visually stunning designs and show off the superior decorating possibilities using aluminum bottles. You just can’t execute these designs using glass. No wonder artists are using these aluminum bottles as canvases! Here’s an interesting design for their […]
Most people in the USA would probably have missed this bit of news about Coca-Cola’s new aluminium bottles. First – because the news articles used the British spelling – aluminium. And second, because the USA does not seem to be a priority when it comes to news about new aluminum bottles launched in Europe. This […]
I’m not exactly sure when this Diet Coke aluminum bottle designed by Jean Paul Gaultier was launched. But I must admit this is the prettiest aluminum bottle I’ve seen ever. The aluminum bottle collection is themed, “Night & Day” and has the familiar Gaultier female form which is in fact how the original Coca Cola […]