A-B Test, Prototypes
and
Promos
180 Orange Citrus / A-B
Energy Drink
10 oz
2005
No crown, no GAN number. Labeled as an 8.2 oz in a 10 oz bottle.
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Bacardi+ / Arctic Grape
16 oz
2012
Wrap
Crown
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Bacardi+ / Torched Cherry
16 oz
2012
Wrap
Crown
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Bacardi Silver O3
16 oz
2012
CCL Presentation bottle
Cap
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Baldwinsville Exal Test
16 oz
2012
Inside spray test bottle
Crown
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BE
10 oz n/r
2005
#500135,
aka Bud Extra. No crown.
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Black Test
16 oz
2019
Michelob Ultra Cap
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Bud / FIFA World Cup 2014
16 oz redem
2014
Promo bottle, no GAN
Crown
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Budweiser
16 oz
1982
#417-C, Test 'Clicker' bottle
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Budweiser
16 oz
1996
Wrap label, plastic cap threads
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Budweiser / Black Neck
16 oz redem
2005
#500155, Sample bottle sticker
Crown
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Budweiser / Bowtie/White
16 oz redem
2012
#501986, Test bottle, A/B watermarked across label
Crown
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Budweiser / Bowtie/White / Kevin Fahrenkrog
16 oz redem
2012
#501986, Test/Presentation bottle
Crown
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Budweiser / Bowtie Silver Test
16 oz
2013
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Budweiser / Bud on Mars
16 oz
2017
Promo bottle for conference at SXSW, wrap
Cap
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Budweiser / Buedmiser/EDM / China
355 ml
2024
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Buedmiser/EDM / China
355 ml
2024
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Buedmiser/EDM / China
355 ml
2024
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Buedmiser/EDM / China
355 ml
2024
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Exal Test
12 oz
2006
Applied bowtie label on black test bottle
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Budweiser / FIFA World Cup 2022 / Brazil
330 ml
2022
Ambev
Test bottle, Morocco flag colors design
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Budweiser / FIFA World Cup 2022 / Brazil
330 ml
2022
Ambev
Test bottle, Morocco flag colors design, paint gap for crown
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Budweiser / Jingdong / China
355 ml
2022
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
Crown
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Budweiser / Jingdong / China
355 ml
2022
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
Crown
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Budweiser / Made For Music
/ Brazil
473 ml
2015
AMBEV
#14243, Test bottle never released
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Budweiser / Offset Bowtie
Design/Red
16 oz redem
2014
#502436, Prototype, MCC and Alcoa
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Budweiser / Offset Bowtie
Design/White
16 oz redem
2014
#502436, Prototype, MCC and Alcoa
Cap
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Budweiser / Red Bottle/Gold Bowtie / China
355 ml
2013
Wuhan Brewing
Slight differences on neck logo, gold rim
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Budweiser / Red Bottle/Silver Bowtie
12 oz redem
2008
#501307
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Budweiser / Red Bottle/Silver Bowtie/Goose Island
12 oz redem
2008
#501307, Test/Presentation bottle
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Budweiser / Red Neck
16 oz redem
2005
#500358,
texture paint test bottle
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Budweiser / Red Retro
Design
16 oz redem
2014
#502464, Silver text prototype
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Budweiser / Red Retro
Design / Brazil
473 ml
2015
AMBEV
#14242, Test bottle never released
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Budweiser / Retro/Block Lettering
16 oz redem
2020
#503570, test bottle, lighter red variant
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Budweiser / Retro/Block Lettering
16 oz redem
2020
#503570, test bottle, different paint scheme
Cap
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Budweiser / Silver / UK
330 ml
2003
#505704, no crown, prototype bottle never released
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Budweiser / Storm Music / China
355 ml
2015
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Storm Music / China
355 ml
2015
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Thank You/New Year 2017 / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test bottle
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Budweiser / Wonderland/Guarana / China
355 ml
2019
Wuhan Brewing
Prototype
Crown
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Budweiser Black Lager
16 oz redem
2019
Promotional bottle, no GAN.
Crown
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Budweiser Red Lager / Moon Landing 50th
16 oz redem
2019
Promotional bottle, no GAN
Crown
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Budweiser Select / Black/Gold
16 oz redem
2007
#500708, Test bottle.
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Bud Light
10 oz
2004
No GAN, no other info on bottle. Early prototype, painted
logo.
Crown
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Bud Light / A-B Crest
16 oz redem
2016
#502680, Pry top prototype
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Bud Light / A-B Crest
16 oz n/r
2018
#503378, prototype bottle
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Bud Light / Vertical/Horizontal Panels
16 oz redem
2022
#503880, prototype bottle
Cap
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Bud Light / Baseball
Prototype/Screw Cap
16 oz
2004
No Gan number, plain white cap. One of first bottles presented to A-B
during market research.
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Bud Light / Baseball Prototype/Silver
16 oz
2006
No crown, no Gan number.
Label close-up.
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Bud Light / Baseball Prototype/Blue
14.5 oz
2006
No crown, no Gan number.
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Bud Light / Double Line Logo
16 oz redem
2006
#500489,
texture paint test bottle
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Bud Light / Double Line Logo
16 oz redem
2006
#500600, test bottle, wrap
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Bud Light / Halloween
2005
16 oz n/r
2005
#500458, wrap prototype bottle, printing errors on
back, coding numbers on
bottom.
Crown
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Bud Light / Paint Test
16 oz
2005
No info on bottle, paint test bottle
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Bud Light / Parkside / Buck Stevenson
16 oz redem
2013
#501986, wrap, promo for band series
Crown
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Bud Light / Parkside / Scream Circus
16 oz redem
2013
#501986, wrap, promo for band series
Crown
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Bud Light / Parkside / Snap. Crack, Pop
16 oz redem
2013
#501986, wrap, promo for band series
Crown
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Bud Light / Royal Caribbean
16 oz
2007
Prototype, no GAN, no back panel info.
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Bud Light / Screw Cap
16 oz redem
2005
#500266, test, plastic cap threads on neck. No cap.
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Bud Light / Single Line Logo
8.5 oz redem
2005
#500346, labeled as a 12 oz in a 8.5 oz contour bottle.
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Bud Light / Single Line Logo
10 oz redem
2005
#500346, labeled as a 12 oz in a 10 oz bottle.
Crown
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Bud Light / Single Line Logo/Screw Cap
10 oz redem
2005
#500346, labeled as a 12 oz in a 10 oz bottle.
Cap
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Bud Light / Smooth & Refreshing
16 oz redem
2013
#502166, test, no red paint
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Bud Light / Splash
16 oz redem
2010
#501636,
Test bottle by CCL. Bottle is almost identical to
the 501426. A slight difference on the redemption line and has
the CCL Logo (instead of the Exal Logo). No crown.
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Bud Light / Vertical/Horizontal Panels
16 oz redem
2021
#503766, prototype, silver overlay
Cap
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Bud Light / Xinlan Artist Fest/David / China
355 ml
2023
Festival commemorative, white background test bottle
Crown
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Bud Light Lime
12 oz n/r
2008
#501286, test/sample bottle
Crown
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Bud Light Platinum
16 oz
2012
Test design, wrap
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Bud Light Platinum / Carlos Brito
11.5 oz redem
2013
#502163, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Bud Light Platinum / Goose Island Partner
11.5 oz redem
2013
#502163, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Bud Light Platinum / Kaysonnia Hunt
11.5 oz redem
2013
#502163, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Bud Light Platinum /
Sensation
16 oz redem
2012
#502098,
Ink test option b bottle
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Bud Light Platinum /
Sensation
16 oz redem
2012
#502098,
Ink test
option c bottle
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Bud Light Seltzer / Mango/Orange
16 oz redem
2020
#503675, prototype bottle
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Bud Light Seltzer / Mango/White
16 oz redem
2020
#503675, prototype bottle
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Busch Light / Hunters
16 oz redem
2020
#503779, Test bottle
Cap
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Landshark Lager
12 oz redem
2010
Margaritaville Brewing (AB St Louis)
Test bottle
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Michelob Lager
16 oz (slightly larger)
2004
No Gan, no back panel info. Bottle is slighly larger than the 16 oz used in
production, comparison
photo.
Crown
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Michelob Ultra / Blue/White
12 oz n/r
2010
No GAN, Test bottle
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Michelob Ultra / White/Blue
16 oz redem
2017
#502949, Test bottle
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Michelob Ultra / White/Blue / SLC 2018/Kerry
16 oz n/r
2018
#503088, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Michelob Ultra / White/Blue / SLC 2018/YJ
16 oz n/r
2018
#503088, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Michelob Ultra / White/Blue / Sports Summit/Carin Anderson
16 oz n/r
2018
#503088, Test/Presentation bottle
Cap
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Mixx Tail / Blue Fantasy / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Blue Fantasy / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Budweiser Mojito / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Long Island Ice Tea / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Long Island Ice Tea / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Love Margarita / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Love Margarita / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Mai Tai / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Mai Tai / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Mojito / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Mojito / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Mojito / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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Mixx Tail / Passion Caipirinha / China
355 ml
2016
Wuhan Brewing
Test
Crown
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National Sales Meeting / China
355 ml
2017
Wuhan Brewing
Promo given at meeting with
box
Crown
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Red Test Bottle
12 oz
2006
Plain red test bottle from Exal. No info on bottle,
laser
coded with a 2006 date.
Crown
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Shock Top
11.5 oz
2012
Prototype wrap
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Test Can / Checkered Neck
16 oz
2023
No info on bottle
Cap
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Trial Bottle
16 oz
2011
Boxal trial bottle, filled with Budweiser for testing purposes
Crown
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