Beer Can Appreciation Day

Beer Can Appreciation Day is an annual feast celebrated on January 24 of every year. Why not a celebration Day for those lovely colourful metallic canes that holds your favourite beer in it? Although the beer was stored in different methods of bottling, tin-plated steel cans made it more convenient. Beer Can Appreciation Day celebrates the beer can which holds the most widely consumed alcoholic drink in a better way without causing any change in its taste.

“I’ve only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.” – Sid Vicious

History of Beer Can Appreciation Day

The origin and the founder of the Beer Can Appreciation Day have been not known. There is no mention about the year since this Day has been celebrated. The date has been precisely chosen as it was on the same date on 1935 in which the beer was first sold in the cans. The first commercial beer cans were made in Richmond, Virginia byKrueger Brewing Company. However, it was the American company that made the tin cans possible. The initial version of beer cans was made of steel that weighs in at almost 4 ounces. A church key is made to open up these hefty canisters. Only after 1963, the pop tops were fixed on the top of the beer cans to open it.

There are numerous advantages associated with the beer cans, as they are easier to pack in a box or cooler with its flat top and bottom. It also weights less than that of the glass bottles, and thus it can be carried easily. Over the years with lots of developments, aluminium can have been in existence. The cans have made beer retain its taste as such even after several months. Beer lovers all over the world consume it in beer can as it is considered to be the staples of health and diet for several years. The collectors of beer can from around the globe would explore for unique, novel and rare varieties of beer cans. They also will conducts demonstrations about the beer cans and appreciate the artistic nature of the beer can designers.

How to Celebrate Beer Can Appreciation Day

There are so many different ways in which the Beer Can Appreciation Day can be celebrated. It is the perfect time to appreciate and honour the beer can designers and artists from all over the world. Excuse yourself, visit your nearest brewery store and sip your favourite variety of beer can to sip it slowly. Try tasting brands which you haven’t tried so far. Let out your creativity and make your own beer can design. Make sure you recycle the cans once after being used. Share your appreciation for the beer cans or the beer can collections pictures on the social media using the hashtag #BeerCanAppreciationDay.