Canned Craft Beer

First time in cans: AleSmith Speedway Stout

AleSmith Speedway Stout, easily one of the most popular imperial stouts in the United States, is now available in cans.

The black, silver foiled, bottle of viscous has made AleSmith Speedway Stout an American brewing icon. What is the next logical step for Continue Reading →

Posted in Tallgrass Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Love Buffalo Sweat? Drink Tallgrass King Buffalo

Tallgrass King Buffalo has kicked off the Manhattan, Kansas based brewery’s new year – a big imperial stout.

The brewery is most well known for Buffalo Sweat, an oatmeal cream stout. Now the “king” of buffalos, has joined the brewery’s Explorer Series. Tallgrass King Buffalo is an 10.5% alcohol by volume imperial stout, with intense coffee and chocolate flavors.

Big Stout. Small Can.

Don’t let this little 12 ounce can fool you. What is inside is big and bold. If you love Buffalo Sweat (as much as we do), you have a home here. Scratch the milk sugar for brown sugar, and up the flavor of coffee and chocolate. King Buffalo drinks like a meal. The brewery said it best – “One Buffalo to Rule Them All.”

Kicking off the 2017 Explorer Series is King Buffalo, a 10.5% imperial stout. Sitting on a throne of dark roasted grains, King Buffalo is loaded with the same intense coffee and chocolate notes of our original Buffalo Sweat, but it’s deeper, darker, richer and more complex.

Tallgrass King Buffalo is now our packs of 12 ounce cans, from January until March, 2017.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Brown Sugar)
Hops: Columbus, Cascade, Northern Brewer
Malts: 2Row, Vienna, Victory, C60, Wheat, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Oats, Dehusked Carafa III

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: January, 2017

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, New Releases

New year-round can: Boulevard American Kolsch

Debuting this week in Kansas City, Missouri is a new year-round beer, Boulevard American Kolsch.

Avid fans of the brewery have seen this beer once before, part of the Tasting Room Series a short while ago. Boulevards states folks became obsessed with it, wanting it to be brewed again.

Boulevard American Kolsch is inspired by the traditional German style, brewed with European pilsner malt, pale malt and a touch of malted wheat. The hop bill includes Saphir and Saaz hops.

Pouring golden in color, the aroma is of bready malt punctuated by a slightly minty hop character. With a light to medium mouthfeel, American Kolsch delivers a honey-like malt sweetness that gives way to a crisp, clean finish with a touch of lingering herbal/citrusy hop flavor.

Boulevard American Kolsch debuts on draft on January 30th, and in 12 ounce cans the following day.

Style: Kolsch
Hops: Saphir, Saaz

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round
Debut: 1/31/17

4.6% ABV, 18 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in AleSmith Brewing, Headlines

First time in cans: AleSmith Speedway Stout

AleSmith Speedway Stout, easily one of the most popular imperial stouts in the United States, is now available in cans.

The black, silver foiled, bottle of viscous has made AleSmith Speedway Stout an American brewing icon. What is the next logical step for one of America’s most renown stouts?

Alesmith has already been canning their IPA for while now, and fans have been wondering what’s up next. A pint can of the coffee-laden stout might just be the perfect size for those nights your aren’t sharing your beer.

…Chocolate and roasted malts dominate the flavor, supported by notes of dark fruit, toffee, and caramel. A healthy dose of locally-roasted coffee from Ryan Bros. Coffee, Inc. added to each batch brings out the beer’s dark chocolate flavors and enhances its drinkability…

AleSmith Speedway Stout is currently available year-round in 750ml bottles and draft. 16 ounce cans are available at the brewery in San Diego starting January 27th.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 750ml Bottles Draft. Year-round. 16 oz Cans (New)
Debut: January, 2017

12% ABV

Image: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Second Self Brewing Company, Coming Soon

For the love of Atlanta, there is Second Self A.T. aLe

Just in time for the Atlanta Falcon’s Super Bowl appearance, Atlanta will get to sip Second Self A.T. aLe for the first time.

In case you haven’t figured it out, Second Self Beer Company calls Atlanta home, just miles from The Georgia Dome. Second Self A.T. aLe is an unfiltered hoppy pale ale, perfect for 4 quarters of big game watching.

Officially launching in March, it’s CRISP, CLEAN, REFRESHING, and something you’ll love to drink in every season.

Fans can catch a sneak peek of Second Self A.T. aLe on February 5th at the brewery. 12 ounce cans will be available starting in March, 2017.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round.
Debut: March, 2017

5.7% ABV, 42 IBUS

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sixpoint Craft Ales, Seasonal Return

Sixpoint Hi-Res (imperial IPA) back in focus

Sixpoint Hi-Res, the brewery’s imperial IPA, is head back to shelves this week.

By now you should be familiar with Sixpoint Resin, the brewery’s “snappy, bitter” IPA. A carefully fomulated homage to hops. Hi-Res is a deeper dive down the hoppy rabbit hole, with a heftier recipe (in alcohol at least), drawing so much more of its flavor from late hop additions.

A full golden body, and a flavor profile driven by mango and passionfruit notes make Hi-Res a bittersweet ode to hops, and perfect for smooth sipping.

An IPA that hop lovers shouldn’t miss. SIxpoint Hi-Res is available in 12 ounce cans and draft, seasonally.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Latest Return: January, 2017

10.5% ABV, 111 IBUs 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Buskey Cider, New Releases

Richmond’s Buskey Cider cans for the first time

Richmond, Virginia based Buskey Cider has started canning their cider lineup for the first time.

Will Correll, aka “The Cider Guy” and team opened the cidery on Leigh Street in the Scott’s Addition area of Richmond in April of 2016. In a burgeoning Virginia brewing scene, the response to cider in city has been strong. After nearly a year of being draft only, Buskey Cider – like many of their local brewery brethren, are going to cans.

The first release is RVA Cider, a 5.5% alcohol by volume cider named for their beloved city. Their most popular cider is semi-sweet, and made with fresh pressed Virginia apples.

“We have known for years that cans are better for both the product and for the environment. One of the best things about cans rather than bottles is that our fans can enjoy them with family and friends anywhere they go.” – Will Correll, founder and CEO of Buskey

Buskey RVA Cider cans will be distributed through Loveland Distributing.

Style: Hard Cider
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round.
Debut (Cans): January, 2017

5.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sam Adams, Don't Miss This

Samuel Adams Rebel IPA recipe reformulated with exclusive hops

The “Rebel” that changed it call is a little different going forward. Samuel Adams Rebel IPA, which debuted in 2014, has been reformulated.

It has taken four years for the Boston brewery to tweak the changes to Samuel Adams Rebel IPA, in an undertaking called Project Lupulus. The experiment was put in place to work with new varieties of hops that aren’t yet available to the public. Hops are in extremely high demand, so finding a future winner for a recipe gives you an advantage on stock.

The hop variety that has risen from months and years of experimentation is HBC 566 and HBC682, two hops that are proprietary and exclusive to the brewery. HBC 566 boasts lemon, lime, and orange and eucalyptus flavors, while HBC 682 is used for bittering.

“This is the first time we’ve significantly changed the recipe of a flagship beer.  As hop varieties evolve, we want to use the new varieties to keep brewing the best beer possible,”- Jim Koch, Founder – Boston Beer Company

In total, seven hops make the new Samuel Adams Rebel IPA – Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Mosaic, HBC 566, and HBC 682. Caramel malt was also removed from the recipe, leaving only Two Row malt.

Samuel Adams Rebel IPA (reborn) is shipping nationally on draft and 12 bottles.

Style: IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Mosaic, HBC 566, and HBC 682

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Debut (New Recipe): January, 2017

6.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay