ABC Premium Beer Test Can

Garden State ABC Test Can

Produced under the Garden State brewing name in Hammonton, New Jersey, this ABC Premium Beer test can represents one of the experimental packaging variations associated with the prolific Eastern Brewing Corporation facility. Eastern Brewing frequently utilized alternative trade names—including Garden State—to manage an extensive portfolio of regional value brands, private labels, and contract brews.

As a test design, the label features bold "ABC" block lettering flanked by horizontal accent striping and a prominent rectangular badge highlighting the slogan "Properly Aged in the Brewery Cellars." It also displays dual metric and imperial volume measurements ("NET CONTENTS 12 FLUID OUNCES—354 ml"), reflecting modern federal labeling standards adopted during the tab-top era.

Test cans from the Hammonton plant were created during sample runs to evaluate graphic layouts, color balance, and typography before final production decisions were made. Because test cans were produced in limited quantities and not slated for standard retail distribution, examples preserved from the brewery remain highly prized by collectors of East Coast brewing history.