Tudor Premium Quality Beer Flat Top Can

Tudor Beer from Hornell Brewing

The Tudor Premium Quality Beer Flat Top Can represents a notable chapter in mid-century private-label brewing. Tudor was marketed as the dedicated house brand for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (better known as A&P), one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States. Rather than operating its own breweries, A&P contracted regional beverage manufacturers across the country to produce and package the Tudor label.

This particular can was filled and distributed by the Hornell Brewing Company of Hornell, New York. Located on Franklin Street in Steuben County, Hornell was acquired by New Jersey's Metropolis Brewery, bringing contract packaging for major supermarket lines—such as Tudor, Olbrau, and Pilser's—to the upstate New York facility.

The can features the brand's recognizable heraldic theme, anchored by the iconic armored knight's helmet graphic set alongside bold typography. Because Tudor was distributed across multiple territories and produced over extended spans, several production variations exist among surviving examples, including minor differences in can company manufacturing marks and slight alterations in the mandatory text panels. For regional breweriana collectors, the Hornell mandatory makes this can a sought-after representation of New York brewing history.