Blackhawk Old Lager Beer Cone Top Can

Davenport's Blackhawk Old Lager

The Blackhawk Old Lager Beer Cone Top Can is a mid-century container produced by the Blackhawk Brewing Company in Davenport, Iowa. Operating under the Blackhawk name in the post-Prohibition era through the early 1950s at their historic facility on West 3rd Street, the company supplied taverns and retailers across Iowa and neighboring Midwestern markets.

Manufactured by the Continental Can Company, this 12-ounce container features a striking metallic gold finish accented with bold red, black, and white design elements. The primary graphic showcases a profile illustration honoring the regional namesake, Chief Black Hawk, framed within a circular emblem badge.

A key identifying characteristic of this particular issue is the alcohol statement printed on the face of the can, specifying that the contents do not contain more than 4% alcohol by weight ("DNCMT 4%"). Such statutory markings were required by select state liquor control boards to comply with local distribution and tax mandates following Repeal. While Blackhawk Old Lager cone tops exist with differing alcohol declarations or without statements depending on target markets, this statutory variation remains a sought-after artifact of Quad Cities brewing history.