Schlitz Beer 12 Oz Tab Top Can

Schlitz Memphis Tab Top Can

The Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company expanded its nationwide production footprint by establishing a major brewing and packaging facility on Raines Road in Memphis, Tennessee. This 12-ounce tab top can represents that significant Southern expansion period for the brewing giant.

During this era of multi-plant operations, Schlitz cans carried a comprehensive list of packaging facilities across the United States, including Milwaukee, Tampa, Longview, Los Angeles, Winston-Salem, and Memphis. To identify the exact facility where the beer was packaged without redesigning the entire label layout, a plant designation mark was utilized. On cans filled at the Tennessee plant, a small indicator dot is positioned directly above or beside "Memphis, TN" in the brewery roster.

The can features the traditional Schlitz aesthetic, headlined by the belted globe trademark and the flowing cursive Schlitz script. It showcases the famous tagline, "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous," alongside standard volume statements and packaging credits. Cans from this run were commonly fabricated on lightweight all-aluminum bodies supplied by container manufacturers such as Reynolds Aluminum.

For breweriana collectors, cans linked to the Memphis brewery represent a notable chapter in Schlitz's high-capacity manufacturing history. Variations exist across production runs, displaying differences in side-panel text formatting, aluminum recycling emblems, mandatory wording, and manufacturer markings.