Post Tailgate Bottle Caps

Cheers.

Five of them are dented 1/3 of the way across the top

where the bottle opener got them.

The Heineken light is fully dented on top

creating a concave depression

The XX has scuff marks all along the rim

of the top

Samuel Adams has a small "2"

engraved on the underside

Pabst Blue Ribbon has a bold black "2 ♥"

on its underside

Bass is gold with a red triangle and

the cursive word "Bass" underlined on its top

The Corona Extra has ruffles that are

bent out of shape at an abnormal area,

making its stamp print asymmetrical

Blue Moon is virtually untouched,

looks just like it did when it left

the factory

The Nectar Ales says "recycle"

Only 2 of the caps have animal representations on them--

the Nectar Ales has a triangular formation of

3 hummingbirds that look like the recycling symbol

and the other cap does not have a name on it--

just a stylized representation of 2 eagles

New Belgium is the warmest-looking out

of all the caps. It is designed with orange

and red, tertiary hues of the colors

New Belgium has a bicycle on it.

4 of the caps have one star on the top

XX has the same coloration as Heineken Beer--

Both are primarily green with a red accent

"If you see a code you've won!

Text code to GREEN or visit Heineken.com"

--this cap has a code

Four of them have "twist off -->" on the rim

Of these four, one was removed with

a bottle opener anyway

When flipped over, one can observe that all of the

underbellies have a different color. Most are a variation of grey,

some are silver, some are cream, one is yellow

The textures of the undersides vary as well.

Some are smooth, others are slightly textured

with ripples

Oddly, many of them have one small,

raised bump on their undersides

Stella Artois has dirt caked on the underside;

surprisingly, none of the others do

The nameless one with the eagles on top

smells fruity and without alcohol

Corona Extra smells the most potently

of beer

Two are clearly foreign, with different languages on the top

Most have a little copyright symbol

somewhere on the top, but Blue Moon

has a trade-marked symbol

Alyssa Hargrave