Avondale Brewing Company (Birmingham, AL) will launch their first canned beers on October 31st. The brewery currently has 22oz bombers in their package lineup.
First canned beers include Battlefield IPA, and Pachyderm Pale Wheat, both year round, and in 12oz cans.
Avondale Continue Reading →
Creature Comforts (Athens, GA) has debut their first can designs. The brewery, which opened earlier this summer, has had their sights on canning since their inception.
Creature Comforts Tropicalia (IPA, 6.5%) and Athena (Berliner Weisse, 4.5%) will be first off the Continue Reading →
Baxter Brewing (Lewiston, ME) will release a new hoppy canned offering this November – Bootleg Fireworks.
The brewery says this beer is intentionally a bit off balanced. It makes sense too, as the beer features 8 different hops, and 4 different dry Continue Reading →
Lucky Town Brewing (Jackson, MS) will launch Pub Ale alongside Ballistic Blonde in cans in November, 2014.
Lucky Town Pub Ale is an English-style mild ale, designed to be a flavorful session beer.
Lucky Town Pub Ale was added to our lineup in August 2013 as our Continue Reading →
Lucky Town Brewing (Jackson, MS) will launch Ballistic Blonde in cans in November, 2014.
Lucky Town Ballistic Blonde is a Belgian style blonde ale, popular since it was first introduced in 2012.
“Ballistic Blonde sales have done so well in Mississippi that Continue Reading →
Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) will be spending the rest of the year installing a new canning line. Laughing Skull Amber Ale, is slated to be their first canned offering.
Beer Street Journal met with head brewer Garett Lockhart and Tyler Continue Reading →
Great Raft Brewing (Shreveport, LA) will launch a new can – Reasonably Corrupt, in November. This will be the third year round can offering.
Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt is a black lager, an offering the brewery never expected to give the Continue Reading →
Avondale Brewing Company (Birmingham, AL) will launch their first canned beers on October 31st. The brewery currently has 22oz bombers in their package lineup.
First canned beers include Battlefield IPA, and Pachyderm Pale Wheat, both year round, and in 12oz cans.
Avondale Brewing Company opened in 2011.
Image via Avondale Brewing
Creature Comforts (Athens, GA) has debut their first can designs. The brewery, which opened earlier this summer, has had their sights on canning since their inception.
Creature Comforts Tropicalia (IPA, 6.5%) and Athena (Berliner Weisse, 4.5%) will be first off the canning line. The designs are the brainchild of creative genius Kim Kirby of Young Athenians.
Creature Comforts will debut both in 12oz can sizes. This week, the brewery also debuted an new limited draft offering, Tritonia Cucumber & Lime Gose.
When? Launch
Baxter Brewing (Lewiston, ME) will release a new hoppy canned offering this November – Bootleg Fireworks.
The brewery says this beer is intentionally a bit off balanced. It makes sense too, as the beer features 8 different hops, and 4 different dry hops over the course of 2 weeks. The malts are as light as possible to the chunks of hops added to this beer shine.
Baxter Bootleg Fireworks will launch in 16oz cans and draft November 17th.
Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Over 6 lbs per barrel
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited release.
Arrival: 9/17/14
9% ABV
Lucky Town Brewing (Jackson, MS) will launch Pub Ale alongside Ballistic Blonde in cans in November, 2014.
Lucky Town Pub Ale is an English-style mild ale, designed to be a flavorful session beer.
Lucky Town Pub Ale was added to our lineup in August 2013 as our first session ale, which offers a lower ABV and great taste that pairs so well with Mississippi outdoor activities.”
Lucky Town Pub Ale will be available in 12oz/6, and draft year round.
Style: English Style Mild Ale
Hops: Columbus
Malts: American 2-Row, Caramel
Availability: Draft (Current) Cans (November, 2014)
3.8% ABV, 17 IBUS
Lucky Town Brewing (Jackson, MS) will launch Ballistic Blonde in cans in November, 2014.
Lucky Town Ballistic Blonde is a Belgian style blonde ale, popular since it was first introduced in 2012.
“Ballistic Blonde sales have done so well in Mississippi that we knew we would have to offer it in cans once we started packaging,” said Chip Jones, co-founder of Lucky Town Brewing.”
Lucky Town Ballistic Blonde will be available in 12oz/6, and draft year round.
Style: Belgian Blonde
Hops: Pearle, Styrian Goldings
Malts: Belgian Pilsner, Munich, Biscuit, Melanoiden
Availability: Draft (Current) Cans (November, 2014)
5.2% ABV, 31 IBUS
Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) will be spending the rest of the year installing a new canning line. Laughing Skull Amber Ale, is slated to be their first canned offering.
Beer Street Journal met with head brewer Garett Lockhart and Tyler Cates to discuss the brewery’s can plans. The picture above is the first prototype of the cans, they hope to debut in late November, 2014.
Once the canning line is up and running, the new approach will be to can the core offerings (Laughing Skull, Hoplanta, etc) and bottle seasonals and smaller runs. Although, I would note that Lockhart is thinking about canning other offerings like Sacred Cow Milk Stout, or even a barrel aged offering along the way.
Laughing Skull accounts for about 60% of the core brand sales. The shift to cans could increase that volume even more.
With Red Brick’s canning line addition, the three largest craft breweries (in volume) in Georgia now offer cans. Terrapin Beer Co. launched cans in early 2013, and SweetWater Brewing launched 12oz and 16oz cans earlier this year.
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Great Raft Brewing (Shreveport, LA) will launch a new can – Reasonably Corrupt, in November. This will be the third year round can offering.
Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt is a black lager, an offering the brewery never expected to give the 365 treatment. A sleeper hit, if you will.
“We never anticipated canning Reasonably Corrupt as a year-round offering, but our fan base has been loud and clear,” said Andrew Nations, co-founder and president of Great Raft Brewing.
While Resonably Corrupt has already been available on draft, six pack cans hit retailers just after Halloween. The brewery commissioned Status Serigraph of Knoxville, Tennessee with typography from DeRouen & Co. of Austin, Texas.
The name? A jab a Louisiana politics.
Style: Schwarzbier
Hops: Fuggle, Hallertau
Malts: Premium Pilsen, Chocolate, Caramel, Munich
Availability: Draft (Current) Cans (November, 2014)
5.5% ABV, 30 IBUS
