Gotham Fine Beer Cone Top Can

Gotham Fine Beer Cone Top

The Gotham Fine Beer cone top can was produced by the Cincinnati Brewing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The operation originated as the Delatron Brewing Company, founded in 1934 in the Cincinnati suburb of Reading following the end of Prohibition. After being sold to a new ownership group in 1946, the business became the Cincinnati Brewing Company and installed a canning line to introduce and package the Gotham brand.

Design and Collector Details

The can is celebrated among breweriana collectors for its dynamic visual design, highlighted by an illustrated New York City skyline viewed from Central Park wrapping around the label. This specific version carries the "Internal Revenue Tax Paid" (IRTP) tax statement and contains no alcohol statement on the label.

During its distribution, the Cincinnati Brewing Company promoted Gotham as being "jetter controlled," highlighting its filling and packaging technology. Variations of Gotham cone tops are known to exist across the brand's production run, including differences in metallic trim application, tax statements, and mandatory text layouts. Today, this skyline-adorned cone top remains a prized and highly sought-after artifact of post-Prohibition Ohio brewing.