Beverage container

A beverage container, comprising:

• a base;
• a cylindrical sidewall extending from and integrally formed with the base;
• an upper region extending from the cylindrical sidewall and defining an upper opening, wherein the beverage container comprises a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the base to the upper opening;
• a continuous channel formed in and extending around a circumference of the cylindrical sidewall, wherein the continuous channel is sinusoidal such that the continuous channel forms peaks and troughs, wherein the continuous channel is configured to resist elongation of the beverage container in the direction of the longitudinal axis during a hot filling operation;
• a first plurality of linear channel segments formed in the cylindrical sidewall in a first plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the beverage container;
• and
• a second plurality of linear channel segments formed in the cylindrical sidewall in a second plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the beverage container, wherein a linear channel segment of the first plurality of linear channel segments is aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis with a linear channel segment of the second plurality of linear channel segments, and
• wherein a linear channel segment of the first plurality of linear channel segments has a first length in a circumferential direction, and a linear channel segment of the second plurality of linear channel segments has a second length in the circumferential direction that is different than the first length.