Ah, good news about the Bass Ale bottles. I just got home with a sixer of their Pale Ale.
The easiest labels to remove by far, are from Guinness Draught bottles. Just take an exacto knife or something and cut the plastic wrappers right off. Even with the widget, mine say they hold 12 ounces. After the widget is out, they would probably hold 13.
So far the hardest labels to get off for me have been from Fat Tire bottles.
What chaps me, is while out buying cool new beers to try, I have gotten home with a couple of sixers with twist-off lids! These days I look a little closer before picking anything up. lol
The other day I bought a couple of cases of 12 ounce bottles from the LHBS. 10.95 plus tax per case. Yikes!
Look at it like this, if you don't buy bottles at that price, you get a $2.50+ discount off of every six-pack of good beer you buy. Just don't get the twist-offs....