Canned Craft Beer

First Look: Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner Cans

Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner will soon join the brewery’s year round lineup. The brewery has been busy this week canning the new offering.

Nooner Pilsner packs a big flavor into an easy drinking beer that’s fit for friends and afternoon adventure. Nooner is Continue Reading →

Modern Times Launching Four Can Seasonals in 2015

Modern Times Beer (San Diego,CA) will launch a seasonal can lineup starting in March, 2015.

There will be four hop forward offerings the brewery calls “kickass,” targeting the fruit forward flavor spectrum.

The beers are as follows:

Oneida – with Hallertau Blanc. March-May.
Aurora Continue Reading →

Monday Night Brewing Plans Cans

Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) will soon receive Cigar City Brewing’s canning line, signaling their intent to start canning in the near future. The inbound canning line was also once owned by New Belgium.

Monday Night tells Beer Street Journal that there is Continue Reading →

Surly Doomtree Beer Headed to Cans

Surly Brewing recently teamed up with local hip-hop group Doomtree in honor of their farewell tour. The band just finished the eight day blowout yesterday.

Doomtree joined Surly in the brewhouse in order to make an unconventional, bastardized style. The style ended Continue Reading →

Cans: SweetWater Waterkeeper

SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta) is looking to expand their can lineup in 2015. As they are solidifying next year’s lineup, Take Two PIls, and the brewery’s water supporting seasonal, Waterkeeper is a potential.

The brewery launched IPA and 420 Pale in Continue Reading →

Upslope Foreign Style Stout Returns

Upslope Brewing Company’s Foreign Style Stout returns the week of December 15th, 2014.

“Originally brewed in 2009, Foreign Style Stout debuted as our first anniversary beer and has been one of my favorites ever since,” said Upslope’s Co-founder and Director of Continue Reading →

Posted in New Releases, Red Hare Brewing

Red Hare Cotton Tail Pale Ale Can Goes Year Round

Red Hare Cotton Tail Pale Ale is now available on draft and in cans year round. The Marietta, Georgia based brewery found an instant hit when launching the pale ale in March of this year.

“We set out to create a refreshing brew with a perfect balance of hops and malty sweetness. The Zythos hops allowed us to create a clean, well balanced pale ale where the orange notes from the hop have a heavier presence than the bitterness”. 

Red Hare Cotton Tail Pale Ale cans arrive on January 5th, 2015.

Style: Pale Ale
Hops: Zythos
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year round
Arrival: 1/5/14

5.5% ABV, 37 IBUs

Article was updated with release information, and year round status upgrade.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Sierra Nevada

First Look: Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner Cans

Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner will soon join the brewery’s year round lineup. The brewery has been busy this week canning the new offering.

Nooner Pilsner packs a big flavor into an easy drinking beer that’s fit for friends and afternoon adventure. Nooner is our take on the classic German Pilsner, filled with bright and zesty whole cone hop flavor with a crisp dry finish – the perfect pick for wherever the day may take you.

Sierra Nevada “Nooner” has been released as another style – Nooner Session IPA. Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner will be available in 12oz cans.

Style: Pilsner
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft
Arrival: January, 2015

5.2% ABV

Image via Sierra Nevada

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Modern Times Beer

Modern Times Launching Four Can Seasonals in 2015

Modern Times Beer (San Diego,CA) will launch a seasonal can lineup starting in March, 2015.

There will be four hop forward offerings the brewery calls “kickass,” targeting the fruit forward flavor spectrum.

The beers are as follows:

  • Oneida – with Hallertau Blanc. March-May.
  • Aurora – Equinox hops. June – Aug.
  • Booming Rollers – Citra. Sept-Nov.
  • City of the Sun – Motueka/Mosaic. Dec-Feb, 2016.

Each of the seasonal releases will arrive in 16oz, 4 pack cans, and draft throughout the brewery’s distribution area.

Read more: Modern Times Beer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Brewing Plans Cans

Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) will soon receive Cigar City Brewing’s canning line, signaling their intent to start canning in the near future. The inbound canning line was also once owned by New Belgium.

Monday Night tells Beer Street Journal that there is no time frame for canning, or even initial offerings. It will be a while before you see cans on shelves.

In Atlanta, SweetWater Brewery and Red Brick Brewing launched cans. Second Self Brewing, and Wild Heaven Craft Beers are planning cans soon in the near future as well.

Image via Cigar City

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Surly Brewing

Surly Doomtree Beer Headed to Cans

Surly Brewing recently teamed up with local hip-hop group Doomtree in honor of their farewell tour. The band just finished the eight day blowout yesterday.

Doomtree joined Surly in the brewhouse in order to make an unconventional, bastardized style. The style ended up being a well-kept secret until it was party time. The result is Surly Doomtree Beer, a dry-hopped, bitter beer. An unusual take on something traditional? Fits them both quite well.

Surly started with homebrewing in the garage. Doomtree making some noise a basement. Careful what you do in your spare time, man. That stuff just might end up taking over your whole life.

A decade later, Doomtree meets Surly. Instant crush. We’re both indie and strong-willed. We love Minnesota and we are allergic to focus groups. We don’t have a formal professional outfit between us.

We convene at the brewery to scheme. Working in extreme secrecy, we decide to make a beer. Team Surly suggests a “bastardized style” that will build on the classic, but buck convention. Doomtree cannot nod vigorously enough. We know this style. Guided by instinct, we came up with this dark, gold, toasty aromatic, subtly spicy, bitter enough, dry-hopped brew. Best enjoy it cold in a spare room with new friends – Dessa

Surly Doomtree kegs have made their debut, and 16 ounces cans are on the way.

Style: English-style Bitter
Availability: 16oz Cans
Arrival: Early 2015

5.7% ABV

Note: This is a “first look” preview. Details are subject to change at anytime by the brewery. 
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, SweetWater Brewing

Cans: SweetWater Waterkeeper

SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta) is looking to expand their can lineup in 2015. As they are solidifying next year’s lineup, Take Two PIls, and the brewery’s water supporting seasonal, Waterkeeper is a potential.

The brewery launched IPA and 420 Pale in 12 and 16oz cans earlier this year. SweetWater Waterkeeper is a hefeweizen that raises money for the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

Official announcement by the brewery coming next year.

Style: Hefeweizen
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal. Cans (2015)

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Upslope Brewing Company

Upslope Foreign Style Stout Returns

Upslope Brewing Company’s Foreign Style Stout returns the week of December 15th, 2014.

“Originally brewed in 2009, Foreign Style Stout debuted as our first anniversary beer and has been one of my favorites ever since,” said Upslope’s Co-founder and Director of Brewery Operations Dany Pages. “It embodies the roots of a foreign export stout, but is brewed to have a rich head and smooth roast character.”

Upslope Foreign Style Stout is available in 12oz, 6-pack cans for a limited time.

Style: Stout
Availability: 12oz Cans
Distribution: CO, TX, AZ, WY

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay