Twenty Grand Select Cream Ale Flat Top Can

Red Top's Twenty Grand Ale

The Twenty Grand Select Cream Ale flat top can represents a notable chapter in the mid-century brewing history of the Red Top Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Operating from facilities on Dayton Street and Central Avenue in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine brewing district, Red Top expanded after Prohibition to become one of the largest brewing operations in the state. Alongside their flagship brands, the brewery marketed the Twenty Grand label with equine-inspired imagery and the classic slogan "Here's Luck", drawing cultural inspiration from the celebrated thoroughbred racing traditions of the era.

From a breweriana perspective, the can design features bold mid-century typography and striking graphic elements typical of Red Top's post-Prohibition packaging. Among surviving collector specimens, variations exist in mandatory brewery text and state tax lid stampings—such as Ohio state tax lids—reflecting the brewery's distribution across regional state lines. Because Red Top ceased local Cincinnati brewing operations in the late 1950s, cans bearing the Twenty Grand brand have become prized historical records of Cincinnati's industrial brewing legacy.