date:Jan 23, 2015
. American Can Co. had been working to get beer in cans since the early 1900s but found it difficult to can the carbonated beverage without exploding.
After two decades, these stalwart drink engineers figured out that lining steel cans with a lacquer-like material used to line kegs would keep the 80 lbs. per sq. in. of pressure at bay.
The first beers ever sold in a can were Kruegers Finest Beer and Kruegers Cream Ale, hitting shelves in Richmond, Va. In 1935. The cans were popular and quickl