Comments on: The First Canned Beer Went on Sale 78 Years Ago Today http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/the-first-canned-beer-went-on-sale-78-years-ago-today/ Keeping You Current Sun, 19 May 2013 12:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Joseph O'Connor http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/the-first-canned-beer-went-on-sale-78-years-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 Joseph O'Connor Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:36:08 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=10289#comment-3849 Steel. Those first beer cans were steel. I remember my dad drinking Pabst in steel cans well into the 50's. You wouldn't get too far crunching a steel can on your head. The Hawaii Brewing Company packaged beer in the first all-aluminum can in 1958. Here is an article that goes into a bit more detail: http://www.breweriana.com/beer-can-appraisal/history-of-beer-cans.html Steel. Those first beer cans were steel. I remember my dad drinking Pabst in steel cans well into the 50′s. You wouldn’t get too far crunching a steel can on your head. The Hawaii Brewing Company packaged beer in the first all-aluminum can in 1958.

Here is an article that goes into a bit more detail:
http://www.breweriana.com/beer-can-appraisal/history-of-beer-cans.html

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