American Can Company Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company Richmond, Virginia beer
The American Can Company developed the first beer can in 1933 after years of researching how to create a can that would hold a pressurized carbonated beverage. They also created a special coating on the inside of a can to prevent a metallic taste from affecting the beer. The first can of beer was sold on January 24, 1935 when the American Can Company partnered with New Jersey-based Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company, delivering two thousand cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to people in Richmond, Virginia. By the end of the year, 37 breweries were canning their beer.
