National Bohemian Bock Flat Top Can

National Bohemian Bock Flat Top

Produced by The National Brewing Company of Baltimore, Maryland, the National Bohemian Bock flat top represents a celebrated seasonal release from one of the Mid-Atlantic's most prominent regional brewing powerhouses. Known affectionately throughout the region as "Natty Boh," the brand built deep cultural ties in Maryland with its iconic slogan, "The Land of Pleasant Living," and extensive sports sponsorships with local teams such as the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Colts.

Because bock beers were brewed and canned exclusively as limited springtime offerings, surviving bock cans were produced in significantly smaller quantities than the standard year-round National Bohemian Pale and Light beer releases. The can design prominently incorporates the brewery's legendary mascot, Mr. Boh—the dapper, one-eyed, handlebar-mustachioed cartoon character introduced in the 1930s—alongside traditional bock typography and rich color schemes tailored specifically for the seasonal run.

Among breweriana enthusiasts, known variations of this can exist, displaying slight differences in mandatory alcohol statements, city listings reflecting the brewery's distribution footprint, and specialized state tax lid imprints from regional markets across the mid-Atlantic. Today, the National Bohemian Bock can stands as a prized historical artifact documenting mid-century Baltimore packaging design and Maryland's storied industrial brewing legacy.