The first beer sold in cans were Krueger Special Beer in Richmond, Virginia in 1935. Soon the rest of American brewers would follow suit, but the can we drink from today (the all-aluminum stay tab) wasn’t invented until the mid-1970s.
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, pg. 85.
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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.
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