Old Dutch Brand Beer Crowntainer

Eagle Brewing's Old Dutch Crowntainer

Produced by the Eagle Brewing Company of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, this container represents the flagship regional label of a historic Lehigh Valley brewery whose roots trace back to nineteenth-century brewer Herman Kostenbader. The Old Dutch brand served as the brewery's staple offering throughout the mid-twentieth century.

Label and Design Details

Set against a pale background, the front display features a prominent dark cartouche framed in red and gold trim. At the top of the emblem sits a circular portrait depicting a cheerful, balding gentleman with a prominent white mustache raising a frothy mug of beer. Below the medallion, the regional boast Pennsylvania's Best appears in flowing script above the gothic Old Dutch title lettering. The word BEER is presented in bold, block-shaded serif typography flanked by ornate crosshair accents, grounded by the mandatory brewery attribution for Eagle Brewing Co. at the base.

Packaging History

Manufactured by Crown Cork & Seal, this two-piece drawn-steel Crowntainer carries the Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) statement mandated on containers prior to the mid-1950s tax law revisions. Like many mid-century canning runs, minor variations exist across printings, notably in mandatory text placement and lid stampings, documenting Eagle Brewing's canning history before the brewery shifted to flat top cans.