Champagne Velvet Beer Flat Top Can

Champagne Velvet 11 oz Flat Top Can

This flat top can features the Champagne Velvet label produced with a two-city mandatory statement associated with Bohemian Breweries of Spokane, Washington. Packaged in an 11 fluid ounce capacity—a volume format widely adopted across the Pacific Northwest market during the mid-20th century—the front face displays a stylized champagne glass silhouette set against a metallic gold backdrop. Positioned above a bold blue lower band stating "CONTENTS 11 FLUID OUNCES," the can highlights the brand name accented with bright red initial capital letters and the red cursive slogan, "..for the Good Life."

Champagne Velvet was originally formulated in 1902 by brewmaster Walter Braun at the Terre Haute Brewing Company in Indiana. Positioned as a refined, German-style pilsner, it grew into one of the country's most prominent regional beers and was famously celebrated as the beer with the million-dollar flavor. Following the repeal of Prohibition, the brand regained immense popularity throughout the Midwest. As brewing consolidation accelerated during the 1950s, the brand was acquired and contracted out to regional facilities across the country to expand distribution before ownership changed hands multiple times in subsequent decades.

Bohemian Breweries traced its heritage to Spokane brewing pioneers, including the historic Hieber and Inland brewing operations. Re-emerging after Prohibition, Bohemian operated plants in Spokane, Washington, and Boise, Idaho, supplying the Inland Northwest market with popular regional lagers. In the 1950s, the company became affiliated with Chicago-based brewing interests seeking broader regional distribution, leading to the packaging of established labels like Champagne Velvet at the Spokane facility. Intense competitive pressure from expanding national shipping breweries ultimately forced the Spokane plant to cease operations in the late 1950s.

For breweriana collectors, this can represents a fascinating intersection of Pacific Northwest packaging conventions and classic midwestern brand licensing. Regional 11-ounce cans from Washington breweries are highly sought after by regional specialists, while the multi-city mandatory text offers tangible documentation of mid-century brewing industry acquisitions.