Canned Craft Beer

Terrapin Sound Czech Pils ships

Terrapin Sound Czech Pils was last seen in 2010 as a part of the brewery’s Georgia Theatre Series. The Athens, Georgia music landmark was gutted by a fire in 2009.

Terrapin Beer Co., the music loving bunch of folks they are, released Continue Reading →

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans ship

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans are now shipping from the San Diego, California based brewery.

Sculpin IPA, the brewery’s leading IPA, has two other bottled siblings – Grapefruit Sculpin, and Habanero Sculpin.

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin combines the aggressive but balanced IPA with the Continue Reading →

Odell Loose Leaf transitions to cans

Odell Loose Leaf Session Ale is the latest can release from the Fort Collins, Colorado brewery.

This release marks the brewery’s third can packaged on their new hi-tech canning line. The canner can crank out about 310 cans per minute.

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Posted in Saint Arnold Brewing, New Releases

Saint Arnold 5 O’clock Pils debuts in cans

Saint Arnold 5′ O Clock Pils debuts in cans this month. The Houston, Texas based brewery believes some the greatest beers are born out of the simplest recipes.

Saint Arnold 5 O’clock Pils is indeed simple, at least in recipe. This new release is created with just Saaz noble hops, and pilsner malt. Part of the mash is for this beer is decocted, meaning some mash was removed, boiled and added back to the mash. This method allows the malt flavor to really shine in the finished beer.

The final, unfiltered beer has a light maltiness, a big refreshing bitter and wonderful, delicate hop flavor and aroma. This is the beer we enjoy every year in the Czech Republic when doing our Saaz hop selection. Only, we’ve added even more hops. It is a beer that can be enjoyed everyday of the year. You will never tire of it.

Saint Arnold 5 O’clock Pils debuts on April 11th in 12oz ounce cans, year-round.

Style: Pilsner
Hops: Saaz

Availability: 12oz Cans. Year-Round
Release: April, 2016

5.2% ABV, 40 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in JailHouse Brewing, Coming Soon

Jailhouse Brewing 5150, a future can

Jailhouse Brewing 5150 is on deck as a future can release by the Hampton, Georgia based brewery. This recipe, an India pale ale, is a new one for the brewery.

The name is an old police code, for when there is a “crazy”on the loose.  Believe me, if you’ve met the folks at Jailhouse Brewing, chances are it’s one of them.

First up in cans is Jailhouse Alibi. A golden ale brewed with stone ground grits. That canning day is coming in April.

Jailhouse Brewing 5150 will be a 12 ounce can offering. Glenn Golden, the brewery’s owner and founder tells Beer Street Journal they hope to can this IPA in mid to late 2016.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: Mid/Late, 2016

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Terrapin Beer Company, New Releases

Terrapin Sound Czech Pils ships

Terrapin Sound Czech Pils was last seen in 2010 as a part of the brewery’s Georgia Theatre Series. The Athens, Georgia music landmark was gutted by a fire in 2009.

Terrapin Beer Co., the music loving bunch of folks they are, released four beers in the series, celebrating the theatre, while helping raise money to restore the venue. The third release was Terrapin Sound Czech Pils, named for obvious reasons.

Like music to your cars, the Terrapin Sound Czech Pils is a concert of flavor. Brewed with 100% Pilsner malt, for exceptional crispness, and accompanied by Czech and German hops for noble superiority, this traditional lager will amen you stand up for an encore performance.

This edition of Terrapin Sound Czech Pils is a little different than the first release years ago. This recipe boasts German Magnum hops, Czech Saaz, and Sapphire hops. The malt base is 100% pilsner.

Now available in 12 ounce cans year-round, starting in March, 2016.

Style: Pilsner
Hops: Saaz, Magnum, Sapphire
Malts: Pilsner

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft
Debut: March, 2016

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, Don't Miss This, Other Half Brewing

Creature Comforts The King’s Ransom, a collab with Other Half

Creature Comforts The King’s Ransom, a collaboration with Brooklyn, New York’s Other Half Brewing, has been canned.

The Athens, Georgia based brewery has been teasing the collaboration for weeks on social media. The King’s Ransom is a Baltic porter, which stylistically is a higher in alcohol, more robust porter (when comparing to traditional English styles.)

“Creature Comforts is well-versed in lager brewing because of our experience dialing in the Bibo recipe over the course of a few years now, and Other Half is very versatile when it comes to recipe creation. So they brought a wealth of knowledge on flavor development. – Adam Beauchamp, Co-Founder, Brewmaster”

Distribution was not mentioned by Creature Comforts. The beer will available at the brewery and select events around Atlanta and Athens, Georgia starting April 8th, 2016.

Style: Baltic Porter
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Release: April 8th, 2016

10.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Ballast Point Brewing

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans ship

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans are now shipping from the San Diego, California based brewery.

Sculpin IPA, the brewery’s leading IPA, has two other bottled siblings – Grapefruit Sculpin, and Habanero Sculpin.

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin combines the aggressive but balanced IPA with the tropical twist of pineapple. Bottles and draft started shipping in January of this year.

Our Sculpin IPA is a great example of what got us into brewing in the first place. After years of experimenting, we knew hopping an ale at five separate stages would produce something special. The result ended up being this gold-medal winning IPA, whose inspired use of hops creates hints of apricot, peach, mango and lemon flavors, but still packs a bit of a sting, just like a Sculpin fish.

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin IPA is a draft, and 12 ounce bottle and 12 ounce can offering.

Style: IPA (w/ Pineapple)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 12 oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: March, 2016 (Cans)

7% ABV

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans. Pic: Ballast Point Brewing

Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin cans. Pic: Ballast Point Brewing

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Upslope Brewing Company, New Beers

Upslope Raspberry Belgian Style Pale Ale

Upslope Raspberry Belgian Style Pale Ale

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Odell Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Odell Loose Leaf transitions to cans

Odell Loose Leaf Session Ale is the latest can release from the Fort Collins, Colorado brewery.

This release marks the brewery’s third can packaged on their new hi-tech canning line. The canner can crank out about 310 cans per minute.

Loose Leaf is a hop-forward American pale ale, balanced by pilsner malt.

…crisp and refreshing like any respectable session ale, but a bit more hop-forward with notes of lemon and lime balanced by pilsner malt. It has a dry, crisp finish perfect for going with the flow.

Odell Loose Leaf will transition from bottles to 12 ounce cans, in 12-packs.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release (Cans): Mid-March, 2016

4.5% ABV, 31 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay