I first came across Mike Holzwarth, from Fort Collins, Colorado when I did a post for a rare Bitters Bottle he found. Mike has been digging bottles in Colorado for over 25 years. Read: Jepson’s Dyspepsia Bitters – Colorado. Next he responds with some Stone Ginger Beer pictures in response to my post on Irish Ginger Beers and Stone Stouts. This got me thinking…motorcycles, Colorado, bitters and Ginger Beers. What else is Mike into. Well Mike has allowed me to post some of his bottle and digging pictures that are quite nice!
Personally, I LOVE seeing photos of a colorful bottle collection being displayed in its “natural habitat” of the collector’s house. Mike Holzwarth’s collection (obviously acquired over a long period of time, chosen carefully, arranged thoughtfully, and placed around the house so that Mike and his significant other can see and enjoy them every single day) just makes me feel happy. Isn’t this what it’s all about? What a nice collection! Thanks for sharing, Mike! And thanks, too, to Ferd and Elizabeth for creating and maintaining the best bottle site on the Web!
Ditto on Mike’s comments. Somehow it’s comforting to see a general collection that’s obviously loved and painstakenly assembled. It reminds me that one doesn’t have to spend thousands on a bottle to get max. enjoyment from it!