America’s craft brewers already had enough problems. But President Donald Trump’s tariffs that include levies of 25% on ...

While most old beer cans don't fetch as much in the collectibles ... and many come from back in the days cans were made of heavy, hard-to-crush steel, rather than crushable-by-forehead aluminum.

Empty aluminum cans for beer sit at the old Irving Brewing Co. in Chicago, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Empty aluminum cans for beer sit at the old Irving Brewing Co. in Chicago, ...

The aluminum and steel tariffs ... cost of the can I was now gently squeezing in my fist is 65% of the costs associated with my beverage of choice. That’s 65% x 25% of a can of beer.

Tariffs on aluminum and steel ... of cans stretched like mini-skyscrapers towards the ceiling. This was money in motion. Both paid to suppliers and then ultimately purchased by beer lovers in ...