When did canned beer enter the market place?
The first can of beer was sold January 24, 1935 in Richmond, Virginia. It was brewed by Kreuger Beer and came in a steel can made by the American Can Company. This tall cold one—a flat or punch top can—required a can opener. By August of that year, Pabst had become the first major brewer to add canned beer to its regular product line. In September 1935 Schliltzlager and Heilman Lager introduced the cone top can made by the Continental Can Company.
