Culture Mary Mata May 31, 2013

Puerto Rican Flag on Beer Can Has a Short Shelf Life

puerto rican flag on coors light can

By Winnie Hu, New York Times

The special cans of Coors Light beer started popping up in New York City in recent weeks ahead of the coming parade. The vitriol followed soon after with elected officials and others saying that the cans were tasteless and sent the wrong message.

So now the commemorative cans are no longer being produced for the 2013 Puerto Rican Day Parade.

The cans were imprinted with a circular logo that depicted the Puerto Rican flag as an apple along with the words: “National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc.”

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[Photo courtesy Presente.org]

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