Posted in Crabtree Brewing, New Beers

Crabtree Brewing Trigger Blonde Cans

by Reid Ramsay April 29, 2012

Posted in Cigar City Brewing

First Look At Cigar City Cans

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) will be canning by the end of the year. (If not sooner.) The brewery purchased the old canning line from New Belgium after their recent $8 million canning line upgrade.

The pictures here are from Cigar City’s recent trip to Colorado to visit the can manufacturing giant Ball Corporation. These are the first look at the prototypes the cans Cigar City will produce. Don’t be thrown off, the cans will be 12 oz in size. These are uncut testers. Initial launch titles include Jai Alai, Helles Lager, Maduro Brown, Florida Cracker. Get excited for some Florida Cracker on the go…

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by Reid Ramsay April 29, 2012

Posted in Coming Soon, Leinenkugel's Brewing

Leinenkugel Launching “Snowdrift” This Fall

Leinenkugel’s will debut a new “” this fall in bottle, draft, and cans. This new release comes after discontinuing Fireside Nut Brown. Snowdrift Vanilla Porter will take it’s place. Drift is an American porter brewed with vanilla bean.

Snowdrift is set to be brewed around Labor Day, ready to ship around Halloween.

by Reid Ramsay April 24, 2012

Posted in Doylestown Brewing, New Beers

Doylestown Brewing R5 Lager Cans

by Reid Ramsay April 23, 2012

Posted in Beer News, Woodchuck Cider

Woodchuck Now Shipping Amber Cider In Cans

Woodchuck Hard Cider’s flagship Amber is coming to cans. The canning line is already up and running, and Amber is already shipping.

Couple of details from the recent press release:

The canning line has been running pretty much 24/7 to meet first orders. The cidery has a 4,650 gallon tank feeding the cider into the canning line. The cans will come in 12 packs only, ERP: $14.99. Amber will still be available in bottles as well.

About Amber:

The original Woodchuck. People liked it so much we made four more styles. The Amber is sweet (but not too sweet) with a nice golden color and crisp finish.*

by Reid Ramsay April 23, 2012

Posted in Coming Soon, Red Hare Brewing

Red Hare In Cans: Long Day Lager

Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) looks to be the first brewery in Georgia release their beer in cans. (Not counting the Anheuser-Busch plant in Cartersville.) The canning line has already been ordered and will be arriving in time for installation in May, 2012.

Long Day Lager will be the first beer to be canned. Incidentally, it will also be the first packaging outside of draft by the brewery. SweetWater Brewing has expressed a serious interest in canning also, potentially later this year.

Style: Lager
Availability: 12 oz cans, Draft. Year round. Cans arriving in Summer, 2012

5.25% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay April 19, 2012

Posted in Blue Point Brewing Company, New Releases

Blue Point Launching 3 Can Offerings This Month

Blue Point Brewing will release 3 beers in cans this month. The brewery recently inked a can production deal with Latrobe Brewing. The three offerings are: Toasted Lager, White IPA, and Summer Ale.

Currently, Blue Point is in the process of releasing White IPA as you’re reading this. For White IPA, the brewery blended the soft and approachable appeal of a witbier with the approachability of an IPA. Toasted Lager is a no brainer for cans, as the beer makes up 65% of the brewery’s annual sales. Summer Ale (a blonde ale) is set to return in May.

Blue Point just entered their 15th state in 15 years this week (Georgia). However, only 13 states will be receiving the initial orders of the cans. The brewery has already projected sales numbers in the 13, and it does’t look like there will be enough for Michigan and Georgia. Those states will get cans later.

Expect cans in 6 packs in 2012. Blue Point will most likely add 12 packs in 2013.

by Reid Ramsay April 5, 2012

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