Patent ID: 7784251

Claim:
A method of packaging a beverage, comprising: (a) providing a container that has a threaded finish portion; (b) providing a closure cap having an upper portion and a generally cylindrical sidewall depending downwardly from said upper portion, said cylindrical sidewall defining a threaded inner surface, and wherein said cylindrical sidewall further has an outer surface that is stylized to resemble a conventional crown closure; (c) at least partially filling the container with a beverage; and (d) installing the closure cap on to the finish portion of the container; wherein step (b) is performed by providing a closure cap that has a tamper evident band frangibly attached to a lower end thereof, and wherein step (d) is performed so as to secure the tamper evident band relative to the container so that the tamper evident band will be separated from the closure cap when the closure cap is unscrewed from the container by a consumer.