Old Dutch Brand Beer 12 Oz Tab Top Can

Old Dutch from Pittsburgh Brewing

The Old Dutch Brand Beer 12 Oz Tab Top Can represents a notable chapter in American regional brewing history. Originally created by the Krantz Brewing Company of Findlay, Ohio, the Old Dutch label was a longtime Midwestern staple recognized by its windmill iconography and the slogan "The Good Beer." After the Findlay plant closed, Pittsburgh Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, took over production of the brand and continued canning it for regional markets.

Pittsburgh Brewing holds a foundational place in packaging history, having partnered with Alcoa to introduce the first commercial pull-tab tops to the market. The Old Dutch tab top cans produced at the Pittsburgh brewery reflect this manufacturing legacy, featuring straight steel and crimped steel can construction.

For breweriana collectors, the can retains classic brand imagery, including the traditional crest and distinct branding elements. Several production variations are known to exist among cans produced at the Pittsburgh facility, including differences in side seam styling, lid rim profiles, and mandatory text placements. As a contract and legacy production run by one of Pennsylvania's historic brewing staples, this can remains a popular piece of post-expansion regional breweriana.