Schlitz Beer 14 Oz Tab Top Can

Winston-Salem Schlitz 14 Oz Can

Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company produced this 14-ounce can at its facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. When Schlitz opened the Winston-Salem brewery, it stood among the largest and most technologically advanced automated brewing operations in the eastern United States, serving as a critical packaging and distribution hub for the company's expanding Southern and mid-Atlantic markets.

The 14-ounce volume occupies an uncommon niche in American brewing history. While standard 12-ounce containers dominated high-volume production and 16-ounce cans held the half-quart category, the 14-ounce size was manufactured in smaller batches for select regional distribution channels, promotional releases, and military commissary contracts. Because 14-ounce runs were produced in considerably lower volume than standard sizes, they hold a distinguished place in regional packaging history.

The can features traditional Schlitz visual branding, highlighted by the signature belted rhombus insignia, script typography, and the long-running slogan, "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous". Mandatory manufacturing panels document the Winston-Salem plant name alongside other brewery locations in the Schlitz multi-plant network. Known variations produced at the Winston-Salem plant include differences in mandatory text arrangements, dot placement over the city designation, and minor changes in side-seam and lid stamping details.