Canned Craft Beer

Anchor Mango Wheat, a can potential

Anchor Mango Wheat looks to join a specialty series of cans from the San Francisco, California brewery.

The can design and layout (and beer, of course) started last year with Anchor’s Meyer Lemon Lager. (Note the similar artwork.) New Mango Wheat Continue Reading →

Terrapin Mosaic cans return

Terrapin Mosaic started at Side Project #19. The beer, along with the rising popularity of the Mosaic hop, prompted the brewery to re-release it in 12oz bottles.

Terrapin Mosaic Red Rye India Pale Ale, the brewery’s third can offering, is shipping once Continue Reading →

Posted in Ballast Point Brewing, Don't Miss This

Ballast Point Mango Even Keel released in cans

Ballast Point Mango Even Keel, a fruited spin on the brewery’s session (lower ABV) IPA has been released.

The San Diego based brewery has been releasing new renditions of many of their year round beers, including Pineapple Sculpin, Grapefruit Sculpin, & Habanero Sculpin. This edition takes Even Keel, a 3.8% alcohol by volume session IPA, and infuses it with mango.

Ballast Point Mango Even Keel is the ideal beer for easy drinking. This hoppy, sessionable ale gets a flavor boost from mango, which perfectly plays off the citrusy hop bouquet. With fruit, hops, and a low ABV, this beer is truly on another level.

Ballast Point Mango Even Keel has begun shipping in 12 ounce cans.

Style: IPA (w/ Mango)
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: Mid-January, 2016

3.8% ABV

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

Spotlight: Tallgrass Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat

Tallgrass Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat is a part of the brewery’s Explorer Series. It might be our favorite in the bunch. You’ll hate us for this, but it’s not in season right now.

The Manhattan, Kansas brewery has taken their oatmeal cream stout Buffalo Sweat, and created variants, including Bourbon Barrel Aged Buffalo Sweat, and is sexy can, Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat. That cream stout is enhanced by cinnamon, bourbon (from the barrel-aging, and of course – vanilla beans.

While this is a seasonal that comes out at the end of the year, (and well – it’s June now), do yourself a favor and keep an eye out for Buffalo Sweat, Bourbon Barrel Aged Buffalo Sweat, and this vanilla edition. It’s dessert in a can. Great by itself, or with ice cream. Or pizza. You chose.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, Lactose. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)

Availability: 12oz Cans. Limited Seasonal,
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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Sun King Brewing

Sun King Fistful of Hops Blue released. New hop combos

Sun King Fistful of Hops Blue is now available. The IPA uses the same malt base with each release, but changes the hop combinations to create a new beer.

Sun King Fistful of Hops Blue, the first release of 2016, features  Centennial, Chinook, and Waimea hops for balanced floral, citrus, and pine flavors. Available in 16 ounce cans while supplies last.

Style: IPA
Hops: Centennial, Chinook, Waimea

Availability: 16oz cans
Release: January, 2016

?? ABV

Previous release hop combinations:

2015 Blue Release Hops: Amarillo, Warrior, Equinox
2014 Blue Release Hops: Chinook, Centennial

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Ex Novo Brewing Company, New Beers

Ex Novo The Most Interesting Lager in the World

Ex Novo The Most Interesting Lager in the World

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anchor Brewing, Headlines

Anchor Mango Wheat, a can potential

Anchor Mango Wheat looks to join a specialty series of cans from the San Francisco, California brewery.

The can design and layout (and beer, of course) started last year with Anchor’s Meyer Lemon Lager. (Note the similar artwork.) New Mango Wheat features mangos as the spotlight fruit, in a wheat beer base.

Anchor Mango Wheat will be a 12 ounce can offering. The brewery has not yet announced this offering.

Style: Wheat Beer (w/ Mangos)
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: TBA

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Mosaic cans return

Terrapin Mosaic started at Side Project #19. The beer, along with the rising popularity of the Mosaic hop, prompted the brewery to re-release it in 12oz bottles.

Terrapin Mosaic Red Rye India Pale Ale, the brewery’s third can offering, is shipping once again in January, 2016.

Like a fine piece of art, “Mosaic” Red Rye IPA is masterfully created by using 100% mosaic hops throughout the brew. With it’s a aesthetically pleasing ruby red color and spatial depth from the Rye malt this handcrafted masterpiece leaves your pallets canvas open to interpretation.

Terrapin Mosaic cans join Recreation Ale, and HI-5 IPA in the brewery’s aluminum lineup. Mosaic is seasonally available in 12oz cans/6 packs.

Style: Rye Beer
Hops: Mosaic
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Seasonal can offering.
Latest Release: January, 2016

6.2% ABV 

In the past year, the brewery unveiled a  new tap room 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jackalope Brewing, New Beers

Jackalope Brewing Seven Cities German Pilsner

Jackalope Brewing Seven Cities German Pilsner

by Reid Ramsay