Canned Craft Beer

Upslope Christmas Ale 2016

Upslope Christmas Ale once again. The festively “wrapped” 16oz cans are headed back to shelves.

Upslope Christmas Ale is a Belgian-style dubbel, one a homebrew recipe that brewery founder Matt Cutter took to Christmas parties. Brewed with an Abbey Ale yeast and Continue Reading →

Jekyll Lager arrives in cans this month

Jekyll Lager, the brewery’s second can release, is hitting shelves now. The Alpharetta, Georgia based brewery describes this lager as a lighter beer brewed just in time for fall outdoor activities. Jekyll Lager makes it debut in cans and will be the first beer Continue Reading →

Posted in Red Hare Brewing, New Releases

Red Hare Berry Belgian Waffle, a waffle flavored beer debuts

Perhaps this is proof beer can be anything. Red Hare Berry Belgian Waffle is now now shelves.

This summer, the Marietta, Georgia based brewery released Cottontail Creamsic-ale, an orange creamcicle flavored pale ale. Building off the buzz that beer created is a new food inspired beer- Berry Belgian Waffle.

The base beer is a Belgian-style ale, brewed with bluberries, and favors that mimic waffles. Yes, beer can be anything you want it to be.

Red Hare Berry Belgian Waffle will be a 12 ounce can and draft offering.

Style: Belgian-style Pale Ale (w/ Blueberries)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: Late November, 2016

7.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Coming Soon

Wicked Weed Napoleon Complex to be canned in 2017

Wicked Weed Napoleon Complex is a year-round offering by the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery. A pale ale with a big complex.

Wicked Weed Napoleon Complex departs from the standard pale ale, by taking a 5.2% alcohol by volume pale ale, and upping the hop bill. A small pale ale with a BIG hop presence. The beer has been available on draft for a little while before getting the nod for bottles.

RELATED: Wicked Weed expanding can production

In 2017, Napoleon Complex will be a part of the brewery’s expanded can lineup. Wicked Weed dabbled in cans with a handful of brewpub only cans. Next year, at least four of the brewery’s offerings will be canned and distributed.

Napoleon Complex is a small-statured pale ale with a larger-than-life attitude. Ignoring the industry standard of diminutive hop presence and mild manner, this pale ale will have most IPA’s contemplating their inadequacy. Little beer, big flavor, even bigger ego.

Wicked Weed Napoleon Complex is a bottle and draft offering. Expect cans in early 2017.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 11.2oz bottles, Draft. Year-round.
Release (Bottles & Draft): Late-January, 2016
Can Debut: 2017

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, Coming Soon

Creature Comforts Oh Fantastic Then! release on hold

Creature Comforts Oh, Fantastic Then! was coming to the brewery’s Taproom Series this week. The brewery has put this beer on hold. A new date has not been set.

Starting back in October, the Athens, Georgia based brewery launched a canned series of taproom releases, coinciding with an expansion to the brewhouse. The expansion allowed the brewery a little wiggle room in the production schedule.

So far, that room as allowed for Crescendo, Duende, and now a new pale ale – Oh, Fantastic Then!

This “balanced and elegant” pale ale features Southern Passion hops from South Africa, plus the well known Azacca and Mosaic hops.

The result is a fruity, earthy, & funky beer.

Creature Comforts Oh, Fantastic Then! will be a 12 ounce can and draft offering, available on the tour at a future date.

Style: Pale Ale
Hops: Southern Passion, Mosaic, Azacca

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Brewery only.
Debut: TBA

5.6% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Headlines

Wicked Weed Brewing brings cans into full production in 2017

Asheville, North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing’s cans will go into full production in 2017.

The brewery has canned in a small scale this year, with the release of a “Pub Series” of cans that have included French Toast Imperial Stout. In 2017, the brewery will put cans into full production.

RELATED: Wicked Weed Barrel-Aged French Toast

Releases will include Lunatic Blonde Ale, Napoleon Complex Pale Ale, Tropicmost Gose, and Lieutenant Dank India Pale Ale.

Until now, Lieutenant Dank hasn’t been packaged.

Hunting, Decending, and demolishing Lieutenant Dank patrolled the galaxy to eradicate the creators, who scoured the cosmos for new worlds to cultivate. Merciless, Lieutenant Dank rained hellfire onto their constant construction. Relentless through obsession, lieutenant Dank pursued the Creators, plunging their glowing dreads in the blackness of an exploded star.

An exact date has not been announced, but expect 12 ounce/6 pack of cans to hit the market in early 2017.

Developing…

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Back Forty Brewing Co

Badass packaging: Back Forty Peanut Butter Porter

You’ve heard of comfort food. Meet comfort beer. Back Forty Peanut Butter Porter is easily one of of the best can designs we’ve seen in 2016.

The Gadsden, Alabama based brewery took a porter and aged it on roasted peanuts. They call it comfort food. It really is comfort beer. You see, it’s not easy to brew with anything fatty or oily. Oil destroys the surface tension of bubbles. No bubbles means flat beer. Execution and nuance is key.

It’s creamy, it’s big, it’s just what it sounds like. Brewed with crushed peanuts and a malt bill thick enough to slather on some bread, Peanut Butter Porter belongs on your grocery list right next to the jelly, bananas & bacon.

Back Forty Peanut Butter Porter is a little sweeter than other peanut butter beers out there, which we think is a good thing. It’s a freaking 10.5% alcohol by volume porter with a nutty peanut butter finish. While it’s not just like eating a peanut butter sandwich, it’s definitely not just a beer either. There is truth in the name: Peanut Butter Porter. Plus A-MAZING packaging.

Back Forty Peanut Butter Porter is available now in 12 ounce cans. Don’t worry, there’s no crusts here.

Style: Porter (w/ Peanuts)
Hops: Apollo
Malts: Two Row, C-60, C-80, Midnight Wheat and Chocolate malts

Availability: 12oz Cans
Debut: November, 2016

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Upslope Brewing Company

Upslope Christmas Ale 2016

Upslope Christmas Ale once again. The festively “wrapped” 16oz cans are headed back to shelves.

Upslope Christmas Ale is a Belgian-style dubbel, one a homebrew recipe that brewery founder Matt Cutter took to Christmas parties. Brewed with an Abbey Ale yeast and blend of seasonal spices.

In true Christmas fashion, the beer pours deep ruby red with an off-white headstand that laces the glass with each sip. A blend of holiday spices and dark dried fruit creates a distinctive holiday aroma that is complemented by spicy notes from the Abbey Ale Yeast. The rich malt flavor of this medium bodied, 8.2% abv ale will be sure to keep you warm through the holiday season..

Upslope Christmas Ale is available in 16 ounce cans, seasonally.

Style: Belgian-style Dubbel (w/ Spices)
Availability:16oz Cans
Latest Return: November, 2016

Distribution: WY, CO, TX, AZ, NM, MT

8.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jekyll Brewing, New Releases

Jekyll Lager arrives in cans this month

Jekyll Lager, the brewery’s second can release, is hitting shelves now. The Alpharetta, Georgia based brewery describes this lager as a lighter beer brewed just in time for fall outdoor activities. Jekyll Lager makes it debut in cans and will be the first beer from the brewery to do so.

This is Jekyll’s spin on a true American Light Lager, brewed with American Pilsner malt and flaked rice.  This lager provides a crisp light flavor and slightly dry finish that make it utterly sessionable. In creating our lager, our goal was to provide consumers with a lighter, high quality craft beer, a good entry point for folks who are new to craft. – Brewmaster and Co-owner Josh Rachel

This release will be available in 12oz cans, hitting shelves for the first time in early November 2016.

Style: Lager
Availability: 6 packs, 12oz cans
Release: November, 2016

4.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay