ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz, "ɹˈeɪŋɡoʊld bˈɪɹ wʌz wˈʌns ɐ tˈɑːp nˈuː jˈɔːɹk bɹˈuː, ɡˈʌzəld ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli baɪ ɐ lˈɔɪəl kˈɑːdɚɹ ʌv wˈɜːkɪŋmˌɛn, hˌuː wʊd dʒˈʌst æz sˈuːn hæv ˈiːʔn̩ nˈeɪlz æz dɹˈɪŋk ɐnˈʌðɚ bˈɪɹ mˈeɪkɚz sˈʌdz."
According to The New York Times, "Rheingold Beer was once a top New York brew, guzzled regularly by a loyal cadre of workingmen, who would just as soon have eaten nails as drink another beer maker's suds."