Canned Craft Beer

Heavy Seas Adding Cans in 2013

Heavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, MD) just announced they are planning to can in 2013.  Three styles have been tapped for cans:

Loose CANnon (IPA, 7.25%)

Davy Jones’ Lager (Imperial Cream Ale, 7%)

Märzen (Vienna style lager, 5.25%)

The brewery is Continue Reading →

Baxter Brewing Releases Hayride Autumn Ale

Baxter Brewing has just released Hayride Autumn Ale.  Look for it around Maine & Massachusetts. As days get shorter and sleeves get longer, Baxter Brewing releases its fall seasonal, Hayride Autumn Ale. A generous portion of two rye malts give Continue Reading →

Posted in Blue Mountain Barrel House, New Beers

Blue Mountain Barrel House Full Nelson

Blue Mountain Barrel House Full Nelson

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

7 Seas Brewing Rude Parrot IPA

7 Seas Brewing Rude Parrot IPA

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Posted in Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Adding Cans in 2013

Heavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, MD) just announced they are planning to can in 2013.  Three styles have been tapped for cans:

Loose CANnon (IPA, 7.25%)

Davy Jones’ Lager (Imperial Cream Ale, 7%)

Märzen (Vienna style lager, 5.25%)

The brewery is solidifying details for this.  Timeframe to come. Other Maryland brewers include Union Craft Brewing, Flying Dog, and The Brewer’s Art.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Oskar Blues Brewing

More Dale’s Pale Ale Rumors: 19.2 oz Can?

More from the rumor mill. Oskar Blues is unveiling new packaging this week during the Great American Beer Festival. We were thinking tallboys like Deviant Dale’s, but now we are being told they could be 19.2 oz cans (royal pint). Ball Corporation does indeed make cans this size.

The new packaging is unveiled This Thursday.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Fires Up Canning Line, Jai Alai On Sale

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Florida) has officially started canning. Yesterday they fired up the canning line. (Purchased from New Belgium.) Jai Alai, the brewery’s IPA is on sale in the tap room in 12oz/6 packs ERP $11.00.  They will hit distributors over the course of the next week.

Next up in cans: Florida Cracker, Hotter than Helles, Maduro Brown, and Cubano Espresso. The brewery just recently announced the addition of a brewpub.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Are We About To See Oskar Blues Dale’s Tallboys?

From the rumor mill. Oskar Blues is purported to be unveiling a new package next week during the Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado. We have reason to believe it might be the debut of the ubiquitous Dale’s Pale Ale in tallboy cans. It would make sense too. Deviant Dale’s is in tallboys, and G’Knight  is coming in big cans soon too.

Nothing confirmed by Oskar Blues. We’ll see this week.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Baxter Brewing Co, New Releases

Baxter Brewing Releases Hayride Autumn Ale

Baxter Brewing has just released Hayride Autumn Ale.  Look for it around Maine & Massachusetts. As days get shorter and sleeves get longer, Baxter Brewing releases its fall seasonal, Hayride Autumn Ale. A generous portion of two rye malts give the beer a full body, bready flavor, and subtle spiciness; while toasted malts provide a touch of sweetness and a rich, almost reddish hue. New Zealand Pacifica and Pacific Jade hops balance Hayride’s maltiness and suggest notes of oranges and tropical fruit. Finally, we cold-condition the beer on oak, with light additions of ginger, black pepper, and orange peel, bringing out the spiciness of the rye and rounding out the soft sweetness of the beer. Hayride will give a touch of warmth for those cool fall nights, while remaining deliciously drinkable.

Style: Rye Beer
Availability: Draft, 12 oz cans. Fall seasonal

6.6% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay