Olde Frothingslosh

   Olde Frothingsloth concept became so popular, that eventually it caught

  the attention of the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. who started selling small runs

  of Olde Frothingsloth for special occasions such as Christmas and holidays.

   Of course, the beer being sold was really just Iron City Beer repackaged

  with Olde Frothingslosh labels, but the labels themselves were so  

  outrageous that they instantly became prized among beer can collectors.

   The most popular cans were those that featured Miss Olde Frothingslosh,

  Fatima Yechburgh, the supposed winner of the Frothingslosh Beauty 

  Contest.  Fatima was described as a resident of a small town near

  Pittsburgh.

  When not studying arc welding, she enjoyed soap carving, arm wrestling, 

  sky diving, and ballet. I believe that the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. still 

  occasionally produces small runs of Olde Frothingslosh.

   It all started out as a 

  running joke on Rege Cordic's

  Pittsburgh radio show in the 

  1950s. He made up all kinds of 

  joke ads for this fictitious 

  beer and invented slogans such 

  as "A whale of an ale for the

  pale stale male" and

  "Hi dittom dottom, the foam is

  on the bottom."

  He settled on “The Pale Stale

  Ale, With the Foam on the

  Bottom”.

   The beer was supposedly brewed by Sir Reginald Frothingslosh

  at Upper Crudney-on-the-Thames.  Sir Reginald became one of     the humorous labels on the cans as well.

  The humorous labels changed every year and became favorites 

  of collectors. The brewery released new editions of Olde

  Frothingslosh even after Cordic left Pittsburgh, continuing until

  1982 and then reviving the brand in 1998, and more recently in

  2007 (currently available).

   Olde Frothingshlosh was advertised to the tune of "Old 

  Christmas Tree".     The lyrics were:

"Olde Frothingslosh, Olde Frothingslosh,

the pale stale ale for the pale stale male.

Brewed with water from an old dish pail,

Old Frothingslosh, Olde Frothingslosh,

Oh my gosh, it's Frothingslosh"

   I actually tried the stuff back in the day, and found it to be

  a horrible tasting swill.  But I guess that’s why it was billed as

  “The Pale Stale Ale”.