Men dominate the beer industry, but in colonial times, so-called “alewives” were women brewing beer as part of their domestic tasks. In 1734, Mary Lisle inherited her father’s Philadelphia brewery, making Lisle the first recognized brewster in America, long before Adolphus Busch, Adolph Coors, Frederick Miller, and Joseph Schlitz, among many others, got into the beer game.

In recognizing women’s role in American beer, Miller Lite is rolling out a special-edition can featuring Lisle in time for Independence Day. Changes to the familiar white label include changing “Miller Lite” to “Mary Lisle” and the trademark “A Fine Pilsner Beer” to “There’s No Beer Without Women.” A portrait of Mary Lisle gets etched into the can, and the limited-edition release includes information about the history of women in brewing.