Barbarossa Beer Cone Top Can

Red Top's Barbarossa Cone Top

Brewed by the Red Top Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, Barbarossa Beer served as the brewery's flagship premium lager. The brand drew its name and ornate visual identity from the medieval German legend of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, widely known as "Barbarossa" for his reddish-blonde beard.

According to the Kyffhäuser folklore, Barbarossa did not truly die, but rather slumbers inside a subterranean cavern, waiting to awaken when the circling black ravens finally depart. The intricate central illustration on the label directly captures this mythical scene: the crowned monarch sits within a rocky grotto with his flowing beard, while black ravens fly overhead. At his side, an imperial eagle shield rests against the stone, while a dwarf clad in red offers him a foaming glass of beer as another tends to a wooden barrel in the background.

Framing the artwork along the lower banners are the slogans "The Beer of Pleasant Memories" and a notation denoting it as a premium brew. Underneath the scene, the mandatory text identifies the can as a product of the Red Top Brewing Company in Cincinnati. This particular variation of the can is distinguished by the omission of an alcohol percentage statement on the label.