Beverwyck Irish Brand Cream Ale Flat Top Can

Beverwyck Irish Brand Cream Ale

The Beverwyck Irish Brand Cream Ale flat top can represents the flagship label of Beverwyck Breweries, Inc., located in Albany, New York. Originally established in the nineteenth century, Beverwyck returned to brewing following Prohibition and quickly established Irish Brand Cream Ale as its central brand.

The graphic design highlights traditional Irish iconography, dominated by the prominent shamrock emblem and bold branding across the face of the can. As packaging standards evolved throughout the era, variations of this flat top can were manufactured, with noticeable differences such as mandatory Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) mandatory text markings versus post-tax-statement releases, along with slight layout adjustments to the typography and clover graphics. Many examples from this era were produced under manufacturing contracts with the Continental Can Company.

When the F&M Schaefer Brewing Company acquired the Beverwyck facility in the early 1950s, Irish Brand Cream Ale retained strong regional demand, prompting continued canning under the brand name for a period before the Albany facility was ultimately retired. Today, this flat top can remains a staple piece of mid-century New York brewing history.