Private Stock (malt liquor)
- Private Stock (malt liquor)
Infobox Beer
name = Private Stock
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brewery = Falstaff Brewing Company, Miller Brewing Company
style = Malt Liquor
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abv = 6.87
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Haffenreffer Private Stock (commonly referred to as Private Stock, P-Stock, Green Lightning, Heffy's or Haffen-Wrecker) is a brand of malt liquor formerly manufactured by the Falstaff Brewing Company [ [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/haffenreffer.htm History of Falstaff's Private Stock Brand] ] and currently manufactured by the Miller Brewing Company [ [http://www.beerpal.com/Miller-Brewing-Company,-Milwaukee-(SAB-Miller)-Brewery/123/ Beers Brewed by Miller Brewing Company] ] . It is known for its tagline "The malt liquor with the imported taste". [ [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/haffenreffer.htm Haffenreffer Malt Liquor ] ] The beverage contains 6.87% alcohol by volume, and while it is generally sold in forty and thirty-two ounce bottles, [ [http://www.40ozmaltliquor.com/archive/privatestock.html 40ozMaltLiquor.com :: Haffenreffer Private Stock ] ] it is also available in six packs. At times over the years, Private Stock has been associated with both celebrities and athletes. For example, Wilt Chamberlain promoted Private Stock with the tagline "Nobody does it bigger." [ [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2005-06-08/news/behold-the-forty/4 St. Louis - News - Behold the Forty ] ] , while famous rapper Notorious B.I.G mentioned Private Stock in his song Juicy with the line "Smokin weed and Bambu, sippin' on Private Stock." The beverage was a footnote to tragedy when heralded University of Maryland basketball player Len Bias purchased six packs of Private Stock at a local liquor store less than 24 hours prior to his death by cocaine overdose on June 19th, 1986. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=bias ESPN.com The Day The Innocence Died] ] One notable aspect of Private Stock packaging is that the undersides of Private Stock bottle caps contain word puzzles or Rebus [ [http://www.jokelibrary.net/yyDrawings/bottle_caps.html Bottle Cap Puzzles] ] .
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