History of Brewing
Beer cans were first sold in January 1935, by Krueger Brewing of Newark. Their test market was Richmond, Virginia. Since then many billions of cans have been made, filled, and tossed out all over the world. And a few lucky hundreds of thousands have made their way into collections around the world (and yes, "hundreds of thousands is just a wild guess!) My History section is divided into several sections.
History of Beer & Prohibition | Individual Brands & Brewers | Types of Cans
History of Beer and Prohibition
The 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act
History of Prohibition in Virginia
Porcelain Beer Bottle Stoppers
Individual Brands & Brewers
Pages with a date listed were a featured "Can of the Month." Sub pages are indented.
Acme Beer: February 2005Bomber Pin-Up Beer "Strawberry Bitch": June 2005
Buccaneer Beer (Gulf Brewing): September 2008
Coors "waterfall" can: November 2005
Croft Ale: July 2004Dixie beer from Roanoke: June 2006
Esslinger Little Man Ale quart: August 2003
Fehr's (Kentucky Derby): October 2004
Fehr's (Liquid Gold): June 2007
Gunther "racetrack" can: October 2006
Harvard Export: October 2003Hudepohl Cincinnati Reds Cans: February 2008
London Bobby (Miami Valley Brewing): May 2007
Naty Boh 'Transition' Can: March 2007
New England Ale: September 2006
Red Top Malt Can: September 2005
Rheingold (Miss Rheingold): July 2007
Schlitz Malt Liquor: April 2007
Tudor (Brand): January 2008
Trommer's Beer: April 2005Valley Forge Bock: August 2005
Valley Forge (silver can): June 2008
Wiessner's Beer: February 2007
Wooden Shoe (cone top): December 2007
Types of Cans
Store BrandsOpening Instruction Cans (OI's)
Soft Top Aluminum Lidded Cans (1960-1965)
Zip Tops: The First Pulls Tabs, 1962-1964
Brewery research on Rustycans.com has been aided by Carlson's Brewery Research.
