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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hardywood Fightin' Hokies Lager Bottle, c.2021. Artifact-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
This collection was acquired by the Special Collections and University Archive in July 2022.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Hardywood Fightin' Hokies Lager Bottle was completed in June 2025.
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery is located in Richmond, Virginia and got its start in 2011. Since then the brewery has put an emphasis on brewing with purpose and supporting its local communties.
Source:
"Our Story," Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.hardywood.com/story
The bottle is amber with a sticker label that wraps around majority of the bottle's body. The label has a brick pattern at the top, followed by an orange line, and below the line is all maroon. The front of the bottle says "HARDYWOOD" above a maroon gobbler that is inside a white diamond. Below the gobbler is the text "FIGHTIN' HOKIES LAGER ALCOHOL 5.0% BY VOL . 12 FL OZ." The same logo and text is repeated on the side of the bottle. On the back of the bottle is a soild maroon panel with government warnings and information about the lager, as well as a barcode. The bottlecap is maroon with an orange gobbler bird. Condition is very good, liquid has been removed.
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