Blatz Milwaukee Select Lager Beer Cone Top Can

Blatz Milwaukee Select Cone Top

The Blatz Milwaukee Select Lager cone top can represents an important chapter in early canning history for the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Manufactured by the Continental Can Company, this container was introduced during the initial wave of canned beer distribution following the repeal of Prohibition.

The can features traditional Blatz branding highlighted by prominent Milwaukee lettering and the "Select Lager" banner. Collectors recognize multiple variations of this container, which include both high-profile and low-profile cone formats, as well as label differences such as "Select Lager" printed in blue versus black lettering. Other variations display subtle differences in mandatory tax text panels, alcohol content phrasing, bottom rim construction, and Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) notations.

Blatz used the Select Lager design before transitioning its primary packaging and marketing focus toward the iconic Old Heidelberg brand. Today, this can serves as a foundational piece of mid-century Wisconsin breweriana, capturing the brewery's pivotal expansion into metal beverage packaging.