After last year’s successful launch Sierra Nevada invites you to show them your cans! Take pics of Sierra Nevada’s lovely canned beer wherever you’ve been taking it and submit it on the official website here. Starting April 1 Continue Reading →
Get ready for 24 ounces of craft brewed deliciousness. Kona Brewing Company has announced that they will be launching 24oz cans of their flagship Longboard Island Lager. Only a handful of breweries are using the 24 oz option. Continue Reading →
Founders Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI) announced last week they will start canning for the first time in their 15 year history. Interestingly, the actual canning line was on display at the Craft Brewer’s Conference in Washington D.C. This is the Continue Reading →
The canning craze isn’t just a beer thing – cider makers are taking note as well. Introducing Vander Mill’s canned hard ciders, available in May 2013 in Michigan and the greater Chicago area.
Today Founders Brewing announced that they will be canning their All Day IPA – a first in the history of the brewery. The 4.7% session beer will now be canned for your drinking pleasure all summer long. Expect Continue Reading →
Tack on another can from DC Brau (Washington D.C.). The brewery is now shipping their flagship porter in 12 oz cans. Penn Quarter was the first 22oz bomber release, and it’s popularity has grown exponentially since. As the brewery puts Continue Reading →
Pizza Boy Brewing (Enola, PA) has been spending a little bit of time here in March experimenting with canning sour beers. The small brewpub/pizzeria has an impressive lineup of sours and fruit infused berliner weisse. Using We Can Mobile Canning (another Pennsylvania Continue Reading →
After last year’s successful launch Sierra Nevada invites you to show them your cans! Take pics of Sierra Nevada’s lovely canned beer wherever you’ve been taking it and submit it on the official website here. Starting April 1 2013 through May 31 2013 each entry is entered to win a Sierra Nevada tshirt while supplies last. They’re asking you to get creative, but make sure to scroll down the page to read the official post/do not post rules.
Get ready for 24 ounces of craft brewed deliciousness. Kona Brewing Company has announced that they will be launching 24oz cans of their flagship Longboard Island Lager. Only a handful of breweries are using the 24 oz option. The cans will launch on the West Coast initially to select locations such as sports stadiums and convenience stores and will expand to full distribution throughout 2013.
“As our beer becomes more widely available throughout the US and abroad, these new packaging offerings allow us to introduce more new drinking occasions for the craft beer lover. The 24-ounce can is so versatile; Crack one open for pau hana after a long day or with friends at the beach or pool.”
Style: Lager
Availability: 24oz cans, 12oz cans, 12oz bottles, Draft. Year round.
4.6% ABV
Founders Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI) announced last week they will start canning for the first time in their 15 year history. Interestingly, the actual canning line was on display at the Craft Brewer’s Conference in Washington D.C. This is the actual machine at work. Because the announcement was so new, there were no prototypes of the cans. Wisconsin based Stevens Point Brewing apparent has a similar canning line to this – the one Foundershas purchased. The Brew Pack 150 by the Switchback Group.
This is the canning line in action. (Using Point cans as an example.) Look for All Day IPA by the pool this summer.
The canning craze isn’t just a beer thing – cider makers are taking note as well. Introducing Vander Mill’s canned hard ciders, available in May 2013 in Michigan and the greater Chicago area.
Today Founders Brewing announced that they will be canning their All Day IPA – a first in the history of the brewery. The 4.7% session beer will now be canned for your drinking pleasure all summer long. Expect to see these 12 oz cans in 12 packs throughout their distribution footprint this summer. All Day IPA will be the only beer Founders will be canning – for now.
Style: IPA
Availability: 12 oz Bottles, Draft, 12 oz cans
Arrival: Summer 2013
4.7% ABV
Tack on another can from DC Brau (Washington D.C.). The brewery is now shipping their flagship porter in 12 oz cans. Penn Quarter was the first 22oz bomber release, and it’s popularity has grown exponentially since. As the brewery puts it – a semi-regular release.
Style: Porter
Availability: 22oz bombers, 12oz cans, Draft.
Arrival: April, 2013 (Cans)
5.5% ABV
Pizza Boy Brewing (Enola, PA) has been spending a little bit of time here in March experimenting with canning sour beers. The small brewpub/pizzeria has an impressive lineup of sours and fruit infused berliner weisse. Using We Can Mobile Canning (another Pennsylvania Company) head brewer Terry Hawbaker is seeing how the funky, fruity offerings hold up in cans.
The brewery is hoping to launch the the cans (if all goes well) late Spring, early Summer, 2013. Pizza Boy is also undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion/brewery build out just down the road from the current location. Look for an inside look from Beer Street Journal later in the week.
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