R & H Staten Island Light Beer Quart

R&H Staten Island Light Quart

The R & H Staten Island Light Beer Quart is a notable large-format container produced for the Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing Company of New York, NY. Established in 1870 by German immigrants Joseph Rubsam and August Horrmann in the Stapleton section of Staten Island, the brewery grew into one of the most prominent regional brewing enterprises in the New York metropolitan area prior to its acquisition by Piel Bros. in 1953.

Throughout its history, Rubsam & Horrmann maintained strong local loyalty, emphasizing its geographic roots on its packaging. This quart can features bold "R & H" branding along with the prominent "Staten Island Light Beer" designation. Large-capacity quart containers were produced primarily to serve the home market and family gatherings.

Among breweriana collectors, variations of this quart can exist, differing in minor details such as mandatory legal text, mandatory brewer statements, and tax-paid markings across different production batches. Representing one of the classic New York brewing institutions of the pre- and post-Prohibition eras, it remains a prominent artifact of regional brewing history.