Oskar Blues Brewing will be releasing Deviant Dale’s Tallboy cans this year. The first pallet of these new cans have arrived at the brewery. Deviant Dales is a hopped up edition of Dale’s Pale Ale.
Great to see better news for The Alchemist (Waterbury, VT) after losing their brewpub in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Heady Topper, a hoppy imperial IPA that hit cans shortly after the destruction will be available in Continue Reading →
Sixpoint Brewery is debuting Resin today, in a unique can. The 12oz package is as tall as a 16oz tallboy, but much slimmer. It’s one for hop lovers. I took a few liberties with the press release:
Often enjoyed on draft Continue Reading →
The first cans Abita Brewing has ever made have just started rolling off the canning line. The brewery announced last year their intentions to start canning in 2012.
The canning has officially begun, with Abita Purple Haze and Amber being first Continue Reading →
Tallgrass Brewing Oasis ESB.
Per Tallgrass:
Oasis is a Double ESB/IPAish beer that came about from playing around with one of Jeff’s favorite homebrew recipes. Here at Tallgrass we love malt and we love hops, and this beer has both of them in record Continue Reading →
Flying Dog Brewing is planning to release cans this spring. This is the 2nd offering that has surfaced, and ironically purported to be the first canned offering to be released. Atlantic Lager will also be available in 12 oz bottles.
Style: Continue Reading →
Oskar Blues Brewing will be releasing Deviant Dale’s Tallboy cans this year. The first pallet of these new cans have arrived at the brewery. Deviant Dales is a hopped up edition of Dale’s Pale Ale.
Great to see better news for The Alchemist (Waterbury, VT) after losing their brewpub in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Heady Topper, a hoppy imperial IPA that hit cans shortly after the destruction will be available in Massachusetts the second week of February (about right now.) The brewery was finalizing the work on a cannery a few miles away from the brewpub last year. It was undamaged allowing the beer to ship out as planned. Since then, it has rocketed to the top of the beer geek want lists. It’s damn good too. Congrats to The Alchemist and the thirsty people of Massachusetts. This IPA is bitter, like the Patriots are feeling right now. [Boston.com]
Sixpoint Brewery is debuting Resin today, in a unique can. The 12oz package is as tall as a 16oz tallboy, but much slimmer. It’s one for hop lovers. I took a few liberties with the press release:
Often enjoyed on draft and served in smaller glasses, double IPA beers are naturally strong and strikingly hoppy. They are brewed with roughly twice the amount of hops in the average IPA, and have a considerably higher alcohol content. The hops’ essence is produced within hop cones at peak maturity, when their cores swell up with a sticky golden secretion – or resin. This bounty of natural fresh flavor is the simple inspiration for Resin. To conjure the green petals of the cones, Resin cans are designed with a lush green background and golden-bronze accents to symbolize the precious resin inside each cone.
The can is as tall as a tallboy, but skinny:
For such a distinct beer, Sixpoint Brewery has chosen to offer them in unique 12-ounce can four-packs as well as on draft. The cans are identical in height to the rest of the year-round canned offerings from the brewery (Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger, Righteous Ale and The Crisp) as well as seasonal releases (Diesel and Autumnation thus far). However, their “sleek” shape contributes to smaller four-can packages. Resin will be sold at the same retail price as its other canned offerings, delivering value for fans of specialty craft beers.
Shane Welch, Founder & Prez:
“Sixpoint Resin was one of the most exciting projects we’ve undertaken recently, and I’m thrilled to share it with our customers,” r. “People are quickly waking up to the wonders of IPA and the pleasant taste sensation of bitterness. We wanted to deliver a story about the organic chemical responsible for these flavor sensations everyone is enjoying. This was a very extensive project where we anatomically analyzed the various features of the hop cone, and explored the botanical feature that makes it all happen – sticky resin oozing from the interior!”
Don’t forget Jan, he was in on Resin too:
Sixpoint Braumeister Jan Matysiak, who joined the brewery as of late last year, was instrumental in the recipe and brewing procedures for Resin. “Brewing a ‘big beer’ is always a lot of fun, and an opportunity to push one’s own creativity to the next level,” said Jan. “I am very happy with the outcome of Resin and look forward to sharing this extraordinary beer with Sixpoint fans and all beer connoisseurs.”
Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz slim cans, Draft. All Sixpoint markets
9.1% ABV, 103 IBUs
The first cans Abita Brewing has ever made have just started rolling off the canning line. The brewery announced last year their intentions to start canning in 2012.
The canning has officially begun, with Abita Purple Haze and Amber being first up. You’ll see them hit shelves first in Louisiana, and other markets mid to late February.
Tallgrass Brewing Oasis ESB.
Per Tallgrass:
Oasis is a Double ESB/IPAish beer that came about from playing around with one of Jeff’s favorite homebrew recipes. Here at Tallgrass we love malt and we love hops, and this beer has both of them in record quantities; well, at least records for our baby brewery.
At a hefty 7.2% ABV and 93 IBU, Oasis is a big beer that has to be priced a bit higher than our regular line of beers. We think that once you taste the over-the-top hops and surprisingly sturdy malt backbone you will realize why it’s worth it.
Definitely not a fruit-extract seasonal shandy, this beer is meant to be enjoyed on the back porch, the front porch, or even on the stoop. What’s a stoop? Well, it’s a good place to drink beer, is what it is.
Style: ESB
Availability: 16 oz cans, Draft
7.2 % ABV, 93 IBUs
Flying Dog Brewing is planning to release cans this spring. This is the 2nd offering that has surfaced, and ironically purported to be the first canned offering to be released. Atlantic Lager will also be available in 12 oz bottles.
Style: Lager
4.7% ABV
