Beer Nuts

Beer Nuts is an American brand of snack food building on the original product, peanuts with a sweet-and-salty glazing.

[4] The company began in 1937 when Edward Shirk and his son Arlo took over the Caramel Crisp confectionery store in Bloomington, Illinois, which sold a product called "Redskins," "slightly sweet, lightly salted" glazed peanuts with their red skins intact.

[4] By 1953, local food distributor Eldredge C. Brewster helped expand the product to a national brand, and the Beer Nuts trademark was registered.

[5][4] The company's product line has since expanded to other nuts, such as cashews and almonds, and various snack mixes, gift baskets and holiday packaged items.

[3] In Australia, beer nuts refers to salted roasted peanuts with the testa (red skin) intact.