Editing Budweiser (section)

===Containers===
Budweiser has been distributed in many sizes and variety of containers. Until the early 1950s, Budweiser was primarily distributed in three packages: [[keg]]s, {{convert|12|U.S.floz|mL|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} bottles and {{convert|1|usqt|L}} bottles. Cans were first introduced in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anheuser-busch.com/s/index.php/our-heritage/history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106110755/http://www.anheuser-busch.com/s/index.php/our-heritage/history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2012|title=Official website: Our History|access-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref> In 1955 August Busch Jr.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000617/August-Anheuser-Busch-Jr |title=August Anheuser Busch Jr. – Britannica Online Encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=September 29, 1989 |access-date=September 30, 2010 |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226155307/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000617/August-Anheuser-Busch-Jr |url-status=live }}</ref> made a strategic move to expand Budweiser's national brand and distributor presence. Along with this expansion came advances in bottling automation, bottling materials and distribution methods. These advances brought new containers and package designs. {{As of|2011}} Budweiser is distributed in four large container volumes: half-barrel kegs ({{Convert|1/2|USbeerbbl|USgal+l|sigfig=3|disp=out}}), quarter-barrel kegs ({{Convert|1/4|USbeerbbl|USgal+l|sigfig=3|disp=out}}), 1/6 barrel kegs ({{Convert|1/6|USbeerbbl|USgal+l|sigfig=3|disp=out}}) and {{Convert|5.2|USgal|l}} "beer balls". Budweiser produces a variety of cans and [[beer bottle|bottles]] ranging from {{convert|7|-|40|USfloz}}. On August 3, 2011, Anheuser-Busch announced its twelfth can design since 1936, one which emphasizes the [[bowtie]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/08/03/2313953/business-briefs.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204190406/http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/08/03/2313953/business-briefs.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |title=Business Briefs |work=[[The Sun News]] |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=August 3, 2011 }}</ref>

Packages are sometimes tailored to local customs and traditions. In [[St. Mary's County, Maryland|St. Mary's County]], [[Maryland]], {{convert|10|USfloz|abbr=on}} [[fluid ounce]] cans<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/111705/busipgl154036_31896.shtml |title=St. Mary's celebrates 10-ounce beer |publisher=Gazette.net |access-date=September 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012230823/http://www.gazette.net/stories/111705/busipgl154036_31896.shtml |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5336207 |title=Where the 10-Ounce Bud Is the King of Beers |newspaper=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=September 30, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028230755/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5336207 |url-status=live }}</ref> are the preferred package.