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It_was 1935 when the_first beer cans were made available to the_general_public. "Krueger’s Finest Beer" went_on sale in Richmond, Virginia, on January 24th.
The Gottfried Krueger Brewery of Newark, New_Jersey, was struggling to stay in_business when it decided to_give this radical_idea a try.
No beverage had ever_been sold in cans prior_to this, due_to problems with pressure and chemical_reactions between_the tin plating and_the product.
Krueger stayed_afloat due to_the mild success of the cans, but no_one thought cans would ever outsell bottles.
It_wasn't until 1969 that cans finally passed bottles in sales. The pull_tab was the_main_reason. No opener needed. Prior_to the pull_tab, flattop cans required the use of_a church_key; a sharp-ended, leverage device used_to punch triangular holes through the_top of the cans.
(Before flattop cans became the standard, cans were "conetops" with cork-lined bottle_caps, and required the use of_a typical bottle_opener.)
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