This Day in History: <br />First Canned Beer Goes on Sale January 24, 1935 After two years of research, <br />the American Can Company <br />developed a successful can of beer. The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company <br />became the first brewer to sell <br />canned beer in the United States. 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer <br />and Krueger’s Cream Ale were <br />delivered to Krueger drinkers<br />in Richmond, Virginia. Within three months, <br />over 80 percent of distributors <br />were handling Krueger’s canned beer. The big three national brewers — <br />Anheuser-Busch, Pabst and Schlitz — <br />soon followed suit. By the end of 1935, <br />over 200 million cans <br />had been produced and sold.
