Mickey's is a brand of

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made by the Miller Brewing Company. It has a 5.6% ABV. The brand was created by Sterling Brewery in

Evansville, Indiana Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...

, which brewed it from 1962 through 1972. It is known for its bright green barrel-shaped, waffle-ribbed wide-mouthed 12-ounce bottle. It features an image of a

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on the label and the cap, and rebus puzzles beneath it. At some point Mickey began to sponsor the

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, using the phrase, "Get Stung", and has featured several UFC fighters on 24 ounce cans. Mickey's is also available in 12, 16, 22, 32, and 40 ounce sizes.

Popular culture

There is a reference to Mickey's in the track "Frank's Wild Years" by

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on his 1983 album '' Swordfishtrombones'' where, on his way home from work, the song’s title character "stopped at the liquor store, picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouths, and drank them in the car down by the Shell station."

References

External links

Historic Evansville - Sterling BreweryMiller Brewing CompanyMickeys.com
American beer brands SABMiller {{Beer-stub