Canned Craft Beer

Posted in Maui Brewing Company, New Releases

Maui Lilikoi Saison is a limited can release this month

Maui Lilikoi Saison is being released in 12-ounce cans for the first time on July 16th.

The Hawaii-based brewery’s passionfruit laced saison has been available on draft for some time now. This month, the brewery is releasing cans for the first time.

Maui’s tasting notes include: “passionfruit, tropical and light and pleasant acidity”.

Special release events are planned for the can release on July 16th. Maui Lilikoi Saison is available in 12-ounce cans as a limited release.

Style: Saison (w/ Passionfruit)
Hops: Amarillo
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut (Cans): 7/16/18

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in MIA Beer Company, New Releases

MIA Brewing Ultra Mix Imperial IPA finds cans for the first time

MIA Beer Company Ultra Mix has been released by the Doral, Florida brewery in cans. 

Part of the brewery’s Limited Release Series. The imperial India pale ale is brewed with Simcoe, Citra and Galaxy hops, previously only available on draft.

16-ounce cans of Ultra Mix are available in the brewery’s taproom while supplies last.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Galaxy

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Rlease>
Debut: 7/12/18

9% ABV

Image: MIA Beer Company

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Three Taverns Brewery, Coming Soon

Three Taverns Cush (ion) hazy IPA softens up the taproom Saturday

Three Taverns Cush, a new hazy India pale ale, debuts on July 14th.

Galaxy, El Dorado, and Hallertau Blanc hops plus a touch of lactose highlight this 8.7% alcohol by volume IPA – touted as “juicy and soft”.

 A huge bouquet aroma of citrus and bursting with juice [SIC] flavors of passion fruit and pineapple with an incredibly soft (or “cushiony”) and creamy mouthfeel. This is one not to miss! 

Three Taverns Cush is available in limited 12-ounce cans and draft starting Saturday, July 14th

Style: Imperial IPA/Hazy IPA (w/ Lactose)
Hops: Galaxy, El Dorado, Hallertau Blanc
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: 7/14/18

8.7% ABV

Ed Note: Cush releases on Saturday, July 14th instead of July 13th as previously reported. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hi Wire Brewing, Don't Miss This

Hi-Wire releases a Horchata inspired edition of their 10W-40 imperial stout this weekend

Hi-Wire Horchata 10W-40, a dessert inspired edition of the brewery’s increasingly popular imperial stout is coming this weekend. 

The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery debuted 10W-40 Imperial Stout, a coffee, chocolate, and vanilla a few years ago. It truly does pour like motor oil. Not long after, a barrel-aged edition debuted.

On July 7th, this “oil” line gains a horchata edition of the imperial stout. This edition features chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla beans, with a creaminess derived from lactose milk sugar.

This decadent stout boasts huge notes of fresh vanilla, amaretto, and cinnamon with an incredibly smooth and chocolatey finish.

Hi-Wire Horchata 10W-40 is a 16-ounce can offering, available in the taproom on July 7th at 12 pm. Limited distribution to follow.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate. Cinnamon. Vanilla Beans. Lactose.)
Availability: 16oz Cans.
Debut: 7/7/18

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Westbrook Brewing Co, Coming Soon

Westbrook Lemon Cucumber Gose debuts in cans

Westbrook Lemon Cucumber Gose is now available in cans for summer 2018.  

The Mount Pleasant, South Carolina based brewery’s base Gose might be one of the most popular of the style in the southeast. It was first released in 2012, and once it was canned, really flew off the shelves.

That popular release gave rise to a new variant – Key Lime Pie Gose, inspired by the dessert.

Westbrook Lemon Cucumber Gose cans are now out in the wild, a beer that just screams warmer weather. Expect a tart gose with hints of lemon and cucumber, in a 12-ounce, 4% alcohol by volume package. This beer has already been available on draft in the past.

Enjoy the cool and refreshing flavors of lemon and cucumber by the pool, as the beach, in the shower, in bed, in the bathroom, in the living room, at breakfast, at lunch, at the spa, on a walk, after a run… you get the idea.

Westbrook Lemon Cucumber Gose is now on shelves throughout the brewery’s distribution network. 

Style: Gose (w/ Lemons. Cucumber. Sea Salt.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: Late June 2018

4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Red Brick Brewing, New Releases

Red Brick In Bloom Modern IPA debuts in the taproom

Red Brick In Bloom Modern IPA will be available at the brewery on June 14th.

Another in a line of taproom releases, Red Brick Modern IPA features an all-star lineup of Cashmere, Mosaic, Citra, and Enigma hops, plus a soft flaked oats and wheat malt bill.

…this delicious and bold profile of hops compliment the body of the beer perfectly

Red Brick In Bloom Modern IPA is available in 16-ounce cans and limited draft. The IPA has already sold out online, but cans will be available in the brewery opens at 4 pm.

Style: IPA
Hops: Cashmere, Mosaic, Citra, Enigma

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: 6/14/18

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Oskar Blues Brewing, Headlines

Oskar Blues Barrel-Aged Mocha Ten FIDY is coming in July

Oskar Blues Barrel-Aged Mocha Ten FIDY will be available at both Colorado and North Carolina breweries in July. 

July 7th National Chocolate Day – a perfect day to release the latest iteration of the most recognizable imperial stouts in beer – Oskar Blues Ten FIDY. That motor oil resembling liquid has been aging in bourbon barrels with Cholaca, a pure liquid cacao.

The finishing flourish is a hefty dosing of Mexican bean cold brew from Hotbox Roasters.

The O.G. Imperial Stout got a one-way golden ticket to the inside of a barrel, where it went ass-over-elbows into a Cholaca chocolate river and then hotbox’d with Hotbox Roasters’ cold brew until it manifested as a smooth mocha mutha.

Oskar Blues Barrel-Aged Mocha Ten FIDY will only be available at the Longmont, Colorado-based brewery and the Brevard, North Carolina brewery on July 7th. Wristbands will be handed out starting at 9:30 am (local time). 19.2-ounce cans are available by the can ($15), 12-count case ($180) with a 5 case limit.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee. Chocolate. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 19.2oz Cans, Limited Draft. Brewery Only.
Debut: 7/7/18

12.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay