Robert Portner Brewing Company
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This is one of the few Portner bottles marked "Washington" vs. "Alexandria".
It is a 10" amber lady-leg with an applied blob top, embossed: front: R. PORTNER / WASHINGTON, D.C. back: KEEP THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS / STANDING |
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This is another one of the Portner bottles marked "Washington" vs. "Alexandria".
It is a 9" blue-aqua blob top with remains of the metal wire around the blob
and a crudely formed bottom, embossed: front: R. PORTNER / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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This is another one of the Portner bottles marked "Washington" vs. "Alexandria".
It is a 9.3" aqua blob top embossed: oval slug plate: ROBERT PORTNER / WASHINGTON / D.C. |
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This is a 9.2" green bottle with an applied blob top and no embossing except
on the bottom, where it is embossed: bottom: R. PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA |
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This is a 9.2" green bottle with an applied blob top, embossed: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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These are 9" bottles with baltimore-loop tops. They are 2 different shades of amber.
They're embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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This is a 7.2" amber bottle with a blob-top, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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These are similar bottles.
Left is a 9.2" aqua blob-top with a metal lightning stopper, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD bottom: KARL HUTTER / 20 / NEW YORK Right is a 9" aqua baltimore-loop top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD bottom: A |
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These are similar bottles, both with cermaic stoppers that say
"R. PORTNER BREWING Co. Alexa Va TRADE MARK TIVOLI". Left is a 9.2" aqua blob-top (with holes in the blob for the wires that hold the stopper). It is embossed: round pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD Right is a 9.3" blue-aqua blob top top embossed: round pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. below round pattern: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
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These are similar to the bottles above, but they say "HYGEIA" instead of "TIVOLI".
Left is a baltimore-loop top, and right is a blob top. They are both 10.5" aqua bottles embossed: round slug plate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP / TRADE / HYGEIA / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD bottom: I |
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This is similar to the above bottles, but the letters make sharp
angles at the top & bottom of the triangle.
It's a 9" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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This one is only 7.3" tall. It's an aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a 7.8" aqua blob top with a bulge in the neck, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP / TRADE / HYGEIA / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD Note that the trade mark on this one says "HYGEIA", not "TIVOLI". The "HYGEIA" trade mark was for soda4. |
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This is unusual because it says "Rob" instead of "Robert". It's a 9.3" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROB PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is unusual because it just says "R." instead of "Robert". It's a 9.1" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD bottom: KARL HUTTER N.Y. |
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This is a 10.5" aqua blob top (with a swirly manufacturing defect) embossed: front: ROB PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: TIVOLI / CABINET / BEER "Tivoli Cabinet" was a brand of beer. "Cabinet" implied that it was a "select" beer5. |
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This is a 10.2", aqua blob top embossed: front: TIVOLI / CABINET / BEER It does not say "Portner" on it anywhere, but it's embossing is identical to the embossing on the back of the bottle shown above, so I assume it's a Portner. |
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This is an aqua 6.5" hutchinson bottle with a tombstone slugplate, embossed: tombstone slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: DOC |
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These are 7" hutchinson bottles.
The one on the left is aqua and is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. The one on the right is sun colored amethyst, and is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD bottom: O D |
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This is an aqua 6.7" hutchinson bottles embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / HYGEIA / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. bottom: 25 |
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This is an 8" aqua hutchinson bottles with a round bottom (it wont stand upright).
Some say round bottoms were to force you to keep the bottle on it's side to keep the
cork from drying out - but the fact that this is a hutch (did not use a cork) makes
me think there was another reason. Round botoms provide more strength to handle the
pressures of carbonation, but by the hutchinson era I would expect that was no
longer a concern. Anybody got a better theory? It is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW. COMP. / TRADE / HYGEIA / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a sun colored amethyst 7" hutchinson bottle with a baltimore-loop top, embossed: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD It's hard to tell from the photo, but this bottle is very lopsided. |
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This is an aqua 7.2" hutchinson bottle with a baltimore-loop top, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: REGISTERED NOT TO BE SOLD It looks like maybe the top was replaced, like maybe it started out as a hutchinson, then the top was replaced with a baltimore loop. |
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This is an 8.5", BIM, amber bottle with a "rope" design on the edges, embossed with: front: PORTNER'S / TRADE MALT MARK / EXTRACT |
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This is a large sized (10.5"), aqua BIM crown top bottles embossed: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. / THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD bottom: 1545 |
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These are BIM crown top bottles.
Left is 8" and sun-colored-amethyst,
middle is 7.5" and clear,
right is 8" and aqua.
They are embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
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This 8" bottle is the same as the above 3 bottles, but it's machine made.
It's also a greenish aqua color.
It's embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
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This is a clear 8.2" BIM crown top bottle embossed: oval slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA./ THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD back: REGISTERED |
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These are BIM crown tops embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE/ TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. Left is 8.3" tall and SCA, right is 8.4" tall and light aqua with the lightning stopper intact. |
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These are BIM crown top bottles.
The one on the left is 9.3" and aqua;
the one on the right is 9.5" and slightly sun-colored-amethyst.
They are embossed with: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a 9.5", machine-made, amber crown-top bottle, embossed: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is similar to above, except it's BIM and it has a mistake - it says "PA" instead of "VA": shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, PA. |
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This is a 9.5" BIM clear crown-top bottle with the same embossing on the
shoulders as the bottles above: embossed on the shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. printed on the label: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TIVOLI HOFBRAU / PALE EXPORT / BEER/ Alexandria Virginia |
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This is a similar to the above bottles, except the printing is at sharp angles,
vs. an arched pattern.
It is 9.2", BIM, aqua crown top bottle embossed: shoulder: PORTNER BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a 8.8", BIM, clear crown top bottle embossed: oval pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA. It's one of the few Portner bottles that doesn't say "TIVOLI" or "HYGEIA". |
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This is a 9.5", BIM, SCA crown top bottle embossed: oval slugplate: MALT BEVERAGE / PORTNER BREWING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / Alexa Va bottom: AKT BES. F. GLASINDUSTRIE / GERMANY / CREDDER |
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This is another ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / Alexa Va bottom: PAT'D FEB. &, 1893 |
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This is another ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREW'G CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. bottom: DREYFUSS BOTTLE & STOPPER Co N.Y. / PAT'D / OCT. 15 / 1895 |
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I bought this old ceramic beer mug on eBay. It says: Robert Portner Brewing Co. TRADE TIVOLI MARK ALEXANDRIA, VA. U.S.A. |
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This is a 6.75" tall, 8-ounce glass is embossed: "R. PORTNER BRG. Co / TIVOLI / ALEXANDRIA VA" |
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This is a 3.5" tall, 6-ounce glass etched: "ROBERT PORTNER BREWING Co / HOFBRAU / PALE EXPORT / Lager Beer / BAVARIAN HOPS. CANADIAN MALT. / TIVOLI / Alexandria Virginia" |
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This is a 4" tall, 6-ounce glass etched: "ONE GLASS / Portner's / BEER / Table Tea / (graduation marks)" |
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This is a 4" tall, 6-ounce glass. It's not etched, but appears to be painted
or pyroglazed. The markings are: gold: (ring around top edge of the glass) light grey: ONE GLASS / Portner's / HOFBRAU / BEER / Table Tea / (graduation marks) |
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This is a 3.75" tall, 6-ounce glass, that's pyroglazed: white pyro dots: PORTNER's / HOFBRAU / EXPORT / ALEXANDRIA, VA. orange pyroglaze: TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK |
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| This is a postcard with caption "Portner Tower, Manassas, VA". Portner owned a mansion in Manassas named Annanburg, which included this 3-story sandstone tower in the front yard. Tower was built in 1892 and torn down in 1978. 4 |
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| This is a postcard with caption "Annaburg Residence of Mrs. Robt. Portner, Manassas, Va.". |
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| This is a postcard with caption "No. 1 - Prince William Hotel, Erected by Mr. Robert Portner at a Cost of $50,000, Manassas, Va.". It's postmarked June 23, 1906. |
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| This is a postcard with caption "Annaburg - Home of Mrs. Robert Portner, Manassas, Va." |
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| This is a letter from Febuary 22nd, 1893. The letterhead shows the Portner brewery. It also lists the cities where the Portner "Depots & Botting Establishments" were. It has "Alexandria VA" crossed out and replaced with "Charleston SC", and it looks like it is signed with the name "Otto Banck". |
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| This is a letter that is postmarked 1898. It has a picture of the Portner brewery in Alexandria VA. |
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| This looks like a receipt but has a letter on the back. The letterhead is from the Southern Depot at 83 Main Street, Norfolk VA, but mentions the Alexandria brewery and the principal depot at 624-28 Virginia Ave, Washington City D.C. The letter on the back is dated "April 28/78". The hadwriting is too hard for me to decipher. |
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| This is a receipt for 16 Dozen Soda Waters for $5.60. Date is August 10, 1908. |
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This is a recept from 1915, with a picture of the brewery. It says: STATEMENT. / MR.____ / IN ACCOUNT WITH / ROBERT PORNTER BREWING COMPANY / TIVOLI (picture of brewery) BREWERY / TRADE MARK TIVOLI ALEXANDRIA, VA. / Alexandria VA, July 1st 1915 ... |
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This appears to be a check. It says: vertical on side: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI / TIVOLI BREWERY . horizontal: $5 25/100 / Alexandria, VA., 7/1/05 / Received from Mr G.P.Deane / Five and 25/100 Dollars / Accept Thanks Robert Portner Brewing Company, / No. 140 per Nugent |
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This is a 4.5" x 8.5" receipt for 4 dozen bottles of Hofbrau. The beer was $2.50, and the
bottles were $1.20 (2.5 cents per bottle). I believe the $1.20 was to be refunded once the
bottles were returned. Permanently printed: (picture of brewery) Alexandria, Va. / Bought of / Robt. Portner Brewing Co. / Tivoli Brewery typed: March 17, 1908 / Messrs. A.C. Reid & Co., / Upperville, Va. / To 1-4 doz Crate Hofbrau @ 62 1/2 2.50 / To 1-4 doz Bottles @ 30c 1.20 / $3.70 / By Express to B.M. Baker, Delaplane, Va. / We allow $120 when crate and bottles are returned. handwritten on back: Dear Gentlemen, 1-4 doz crate shipped to you, Decbr 20 1907, Delaplane VA, has not been returned. Please look it up. Truly yours, ROBERT PORTNER BREWINB COMPANY Alexa Va 3/17/1908 |
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This is a red, black & white label. It says: GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30, 1906. / Serial No 18564 / NON-INTOXICATING / SMALL (picture of George Washington holding a beer) BREW / BEVERAGE / REGISTERED / A mild fermented and carbonated infusion of Malt / and Hops containing less than two per cent of Alcohol. / PREPARED BY / PORTNER MALT EXTRACT COMPANY / ALEXANDRIA, VA. U.S.A. |
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| This is a page from an unusual book I have. The book has pictures of Vessels of the United States Navy, but it is also an advertisement for Robert Portner's beer. The list of Navy ships in the back has vessels that had their "Keel Laid" between 1862 and 1896, so it was probably published in 1897. |
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| This ad came out of a book or magazine. It advertizes Hofbrau Lager Beer. |
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| This booklet says "Complements of Robert Portner Brewing Co Alexandria VA" on the cover, and was originally blank inside except for the 2 pages shown in the picture. It was owned by "M.E. Putnam, Battery C. 2nd Art., Fort Screven, Tybee GA". Mr. Putnam seems to have been a merchant, as the book mostly lists items he sold to various people. It also lists some info about his daughter and her children (birthdays he had to remember?). |
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| This is a 5" diameter tip tray. It advertizes Portners HOFBRAU Lager Beer, made with Bavarian hops and Canadian malt. |
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This is a corkscrew that says: front/back: COMPLIMENTS OF / ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / J.W. GIBSON, Mgr / DANVILLE, VIRGINIA bottom: NEED NOT PULL KEEP TURNING |
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| I'm not sure what this is, maybe an emory board? It's made of 2 peices of cardbord that swivel, and each piece of cardboard is shaped & painted like a bottle of Hofbrau Tivoli lager beer. The black sheet in the middle may have been rough enough to file one's nails with at one time, although it's smooth now. |
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| This is a token, probably made of brass. I don't know what it was for, or how it was used. It says "R.PORTNER" on the front and has a "V" (Roman Numeral 5?) on the back. Email me if you know anything about this token. |
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