Copper Club Pilsner Beer Cone Top Can

Hancock's Copper Country Classic

Originating from Hancock on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, the Copper Club Pilsner Beer cone top represents the brewing legacy of the Copper Country Brewing Company (historically associated with the A. Haas Brewing Company). Situated in the heart of Michigan's historic copper mining district across Portage Lake from Houghton, the brand drew direct inspiration from the regional industrial heritage that defined the Upper Peninsula.

The graphic design reflects its namesake, sporting metallic copper-toned lithography paired with contrasting panels and the slogan "Brewed With Spring Water". Manufactured by the Continental Can Company, the container was engineered in a high-profile format.

Among breweriana collectors, several variations exist across production runs. These variations reflect shifting regulatory mandates and regional distribution requirements, including examples produced with Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) phrasing alongside post-IRTP releases. Variations also showcase differing alcohol statement text—ranging from low-alcohol notifications to non-statement panels—as well as adjustments to side panel fine print and manufacturer plant codes.

As an emblem of Upper Peninsula brewing heritage, the Copper Club can remains a celebrated artifact of regional packaging from Northern Michigan prior to mid-twentieth-century brewery consolidation.