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
The Camel and Prohibition (my July 2017 COM)
Porcelain Beer Bottle Stoppers
Individual Brands & Brewers
Related pages are indented.
American Cans Flat Top Quarts: July 2012
Bomber Pin-Up Beer "Strawberry Bitch": June 2005
Brygghusol Tradesman Set (November 2017)
Buccaneer Beer (Gulf Brewing): September 2008
Budweiser Halloween Aluminum Bottles
Buffalo Withdrawn Free: April 2012
Chevy Ale: (Hudepohl) September 2016
Christian Heurich's Radio Campaign
Churchkey Micro-Brewery Can: May 2012
Cincinnati Reds Cans
Esslinger Ted Kluszewski Quiz Can: October 2012
Coors "Waterfall" Can: November 2005
Croft Ale: July 2004Dayton Beer Company (Ohio micro)
DC Brau's First Can: June 2011
Dixie Beer from Roanoke: June 2006
Drewry's Battleship Gray: April 2013
Eigenbrot's Beer (Globe, Baltimore)
Esslinger Bock Cans: September 2012
Esslinger Little Man Ale Quart: August 2003
Fehr's (Kentucky Derby): October 2004
Fehr's (Liquid Gold): June 2007
Guinness Draught Lobster Can: January 2018
Gunther's Beer Radio Show: "Quiz of Two Cities"
Gunther "Happy" Bock: June 2014
Gunther "Premium Dry": March 2009
Gunther "racetrack" can: October 2006
Halloween-Themed Cans
Hals: April 2009
Harvard Export: October 2003Hudepohl Cincinnati Reds Cans: February 2008
Pace Pilsner: March 2010 (a Hudepohl brand)
Christian Moerlein: May 2014 (also a Hudepohl brand)
Chevy Ale: September 2016 (Hudepohl)
Iron City, First Pull Tab: April 2011
Kent Ale: August 2011 (A Krueger brand)
Kvas Can (Russian): August 2014
London Bobby (Miami Valley Brewing): May 2007
Lost Tunnel Brewery (Dayton, Ohio micro)
Miller Nationals Cabottle: June 2012
National Bohemian (Naty Boh) 'Transition' Can: March 2007
National Bohemian Colt: December 2008
National Bohemian Tapper: June 2009
National Canning Company Cans: December 2009
New England Ale: September 2006
Nick Thomas Crowntainer: January 2013
Red Top Malt Can: September 2005
Regent Jamestown: February 2009
Rheingold (Miss Rheingold): July 2007
Santa's Cookies: December 2017
Schaefer World's Fair Can: November 2011
Schlitz Malt Liquor: April 2007
Schoenling Little Kings: January 2017
Seven Up (7Up) Uncle Sam Set (1976): February 2011
Suntory Bird Set: October 2010
Suntory Penguin Cans: March 2013
Surrender Dorothy: September 2017
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
Yellow Spring Brewing (Ohio Micro)
Types of Cans
Store BrandsAmerican Can Company Dating Codes
American Cans Flat Top Quarts: July 2012
De-Germanized Cans from 1941: March 2018
Display Empty Cans: August 2017
Opening Instruction Cans (OI's)
Soft Top Aluminum Lidded Cans (1960-1965)
Zip Tops: The First Pulls Tabs, 1962-1964
Iron City, First Pull Tab: April 2011
International Cans
Bomber Pin-Up Beer "Strawberry Bitch": June 2005
Brygghusol Tradesman Set (November 2017)
Guinness Draught Lobster Can: January 2018
Japanese Pull Tabs with Instructions: July 2013
Suntory Bird Set: October 2010
Suntory Penguin Cans: March 2013
