For 14 long dry years Americans could not legally drink beer. But on April 7, 1933 Americans could once again legally buy and drink beer, as long as the beer was less than 3.2% alcohol. So did Prohibition end on April 7, 1933? Not a chance. Read on. When President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison [...]
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A Few Thoughts on the Can
Not that can. The Beer Can. January 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the beer can. In January 1935, the Kreuger Brewing Company of Richmond Virgina introduced the beer can to the American public. It was made of 3 pieces of enameled steel, weighed 3 ounces empty and required a can opener (aka church key) [...]