Spaten or Beck's?

grislyatoms · 09-02-12, 11:21 PM

When Der Alte announces "1/2 a bottle of beer for all", which beer was it? Spaten or Beck's? Can't quite make out the label and up until now, assumed it was Beck's.
And what exactly did he mean by "half a bottle"? Did he mean half a pint bottle? Did they package such a thing? The bottles I can make out look like 3/4 pint (12 oz.) bottles.

As a lover of beer, I have to know.

U1260 · 09-06-12, 07:05 PM

I always thought it was Beck's.

desertstriker · 09-06-12, 11:13 PM

have to go with U1260. i always thought it was beck's

Kongo Otto · 09-08-12, 04:58 AM

Definitely Becks in half litre Bottles.

Edit:
Here you can see the Becks Bottle (in max Picture size)

Becks was the only Brewery at that time who had Green Bottles. Spaten had always Brown Bottles never any green ones.

U1260 · 09-14-12, 05:47 AM

As many times as I have watched that movie, I have never noticed before the guy completely zonked out in the left of that clip, lol.

Elmer Kosterman · 09-15-12, 01:20 PM

I think it was meant to be a joke about each man getting (only) a half a bottle after making it back to the surface after being under for so long.

In the book, the beer on board was being saved for after the first ship was sunk, but they had such bad luck that the Kommandant decided to treat the crew: one bottle for every two men.

Jimbuna · 09-15-12, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elmer Kosterman

I think it was meant to be a joke about each man getting (only) a half a bottle after making it back to the surface after being under for so long.

In the book, the beer on board was being saved for after the first ship was sunk, but they had such bad luck that the Kommandant decided to treat the crew: one bottle for every two men.

That is precisely my understanding too

09-02-12, 11:21 PM	#1
grislyatoms Medic Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 169 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Spaten or Beck's? When Der Alte announces "1/2 a bottle of beer for all", which beer was it? Spaten or Beck's? Can't quite make out the label and up until now, assumed it was Beck's. And what exactly did he mean by "half a bottle"? Did he mean half a pint bottle? Did they package such a thing? The bottles I can make out look like 3/4 pint (12 oz.) bottles. As a lover of beer, I have to know. __________________ "Na Männer...alles klar?"

09-06-12, 07:05 PM	#2
U1260 Sailor man Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Johns MI Posts: 50 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I always thought it was Beck's.

09-06-12, 11:13 PM	#3
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	have to go with U1260. i always thought it was beck's

09-08-12, 04:58 AM	#4
Kongo Otto Commodore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Augsburg / Germany Posts: 631 Downloads: 203 Uploads: 0	Definitely Becks in half litre Bottles. Edit: Here you can see the Becks Bottle (in max Picture size) Becks was the only Brewery at that time who had Green Bottles. Spaten had always Brown Bottles never any green ones.

09-14-12, 05:47 AM	#5
U1260 Sailor man Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Johns MI Posts: 50 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	As many times as I have watched that movie, I have never noticed before the guy completely zonked out in the left of that clip, lol.

09-15-12, 01:20 PM	#6
Elmer Kosterman A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: München Posts: 71 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I think it was meant to be a joke about each man getting (only) a half a bottle after making it back to the surface after being under for so long. In the book, the beer on board was being saved for after the first ship was sunk, but they had such bad luck that the Kommandant decided to treat the crew: one bottle for every two men.