Today in History: First Canned beer

[kdf]

January 24, 1935 the first canned beer goes on sale.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihVideoCategory&id=52350

 

[Genghis77]

I believe those first cans were zinc-steel. Talk about aftertaste after a few weeks or months aging. Aluminum cans used today are quite an improvement.

 

[david_42]

I remember when beer was first switching to aluminum & it became possible to crush a can against your head. Some people were faked out by steel cans with aluminum tops.