Old Crown Premium Quality Ale Flat Top Can

Old Crown Premium Quality Ale Can

Centlivre Brewing Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, produced the Old Crown Premium Quality Ale can as part of its celebrated Old Crown beverage portfolio. Centlivre, established in 1862 by French immigrant Charles Louis Centlivre along the Saint Joseph River, grew to become one of Indiana's most prominent regional breweries.

Following the repeal of Prohibition, Centlivre became an early regional adopter of canning technology in northern Indiana, partnering with the American Can Company to package their product lines. The Old Crown brand became the brewery's flagship offering, with Old Crown Ale standing prominently alongside their lager brews.

The graphic design of the Old Crown Premium Quality Ale flat top showcases the heritage of the Fort Wayne facility. The can prominently features the traditional crown motif, heraldic banners, and bold typography that defined the Old Crown visual identity. Multiple variations exist across production runs, displaying subtle differences in mandatory regulatory text, side panel layouts, and color treatments that highlighted the brewery's "Lazy-Aged" marketing motif.

Because the brewery later reorganized and officially changed its name to the Old Crown Brewing Corporation before closing in the 1970s, cans bearing the original Centlivre Brewing Corp. mandatory line remain significant artifacts of Fort Wayne's commercial brewing legacy.