On January 24, 1935, Kreuger Brewing Company, of Newark, NJ, became the first to produce beer in what?
Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company like Anheuser-Busch and Miller squeezed out market share. In 1961 Kruger was sold to Narragansett Brewing. In 1965, Falstaff Brewing purchased Narragansett and the Newark plant was shuttered. Pabst eventually acquired the brand in 1975 and retired the brand. By 1984 Krueger and all other NJ breweries were closed, except for Anheuser-Busch. Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company was a brewery in Newark, New Jersey founded by Gottfried Krueger and John Laible (Gottfried's Uncle) in 1858. The company produced Krueger Beer, which was the first beer to be produced in cans on January 24, 1935. Krueger's was
Narragansett Brewing Company and philanthropist with Massachusetts brewing interests, would eventually become president and chairman of Narragansett Brewing Company and remain involved until his death in 1954. The Haffenreffer brewery in Boston survived until 1965, at which time brands Haffenreffer Lager Beer, Pickwick Ale and Pickwick Bock Beer were licensed to the Narragansett Brewing Company. In 1961, Narragansett purchased Krueger Brewing Company, a NJ brewery that had been operating since 1958, but over expanded in the 1950s and lost market share to the macrobreweries. Falstaff Brewing Company purchased Narragansett Brewing Company on July 15, 1965 for $17 million in cash and $2 million