Today marks an important day in beer history. On January 24, 1935 the first can of beer was sold. The Krueger Beer Company released Vita-Life tin beer cans that caused sales to jump 550%, sparking a trend still growing today. More: Continue Reading →
Johan the Barleywine was the first batch of beer ever made at Sun King Brewery. In fact, this is part of that batch from July, 2009. The brewery laid some of Johan in bourbon barrels to age since then. That’s Continue Reading →
Atlanta has a new brewery gracing its beer shelves – Finch’s Beer Co. The Chicago based brewery is officially shipping to the state. Initially two beers are now available on draft and in 16 oz cans.
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Headed your way soon is 21st Amendment Brewing’s newest concoction “Bitter American”. This seasonal release intends to take an American beer style and lower the abv. Here’s a little beer geek background on this. There is a long going debate about session beers on Twitter & various beer forums. Some say the English defined it years ago at 4% or less. Some argue it’s 5% or less. (I’m not jumping into this. Those are the sides.) English bitter is actually a beer style, with an abv range of 3%-5%. Popular in England of course. Stay with me here. The American IPA is easily one of the most popular styles in the U.S, however it’s not very sessionable, as they are typically well above 6%. Bitter American seeks to change this. It’s an IPA with all the hops & flavor, with a much lower abv. (4.4%) Shawn O’Sullivan bragged recently on Twitter that Bitter American is one of best beers they have ever brewed. Check out 21A’s blog post about this release:
Monday Night Nerd Alert will soon find it’s way into cans for the first time.
The Atlanta, Georgia based brewery purchased Cigar City Brewing’s canning line earlier this year, and since has been working out the production details. That canning line was Continue Reading →
Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) has rolled out their first canned offerings this year. First, was Summer Love (a late spring-summer seasonal.)
Victory Headwaters Ale is coming in September, a beer that raises the awareness of beer’s key ingredient – water. Interesting to Continue Reading →
Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is scaling up their new canning line as your read this. The first cans of Laughing Skull are already on the market.
Coming soon are some beers from the brewery’s core lineup, including year round IPA, Continue Reading →
