Canned Craft Beer

Half Acre & Mikkeller, Round 2

Half Acre Brewing (Chicago, IL) and Mikkeller (Um, everywhere) collaborated on Guest Lager once before. The collab is touted as an “ode to all things nonsensical.” This hoppy lager is available in both draft and 16oz cans.

At 8% ABV, clean, Continue Reading →

Terrapin Orders Canning Line

Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA) has ordered a canning line from Italy. The new line should be up and running by Summer, 2014.

Last year, the brewery announced the addition of their first canned offering – RecreationAle. The beer is currently Continue Reading →

Rogue Brewing Adds Cans

Rogue Brewing Company (Oregon) has joined the canning trend, with the addition of 16oz American Amber Ale cans.

These 16oz grenade cans are a salute to the American Armed Forces, hitting the shelves June 1st, 2014.

…For years we’ve taken an active Continue Reading →

Bell’s Oberon Returns. Cans Soon.

It may not feel like it, but warmer weather is close. It has to be right?

Bell’s Brewery has released Oberon again for 2014 this week. Oberon signals the hope of warmer weather, porch drinking, and baseball tailgating.

“With a winter like Continue Reading →

SweetWater Cans To Be Sold on Delta

This is the “I told ya so” conversation. The minute SweetWater Brewery’s cans launched, I knew it wouldn’t be long before they would be available on Delta Airlines, also based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Delta will begin serving SweetWater’s flagship brew – Continue Reading →

Posted in Anderson Valley Brewing Company, New Beers

Anderson Valley Leeber Paw Pils

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Half Acre Brewing, Mikkeller, Seasonal Return

Half Acre & Mikkeller, Round 2

Half Acre Brewing (Chicago, IL) and Mikkeller (Um, everywhere) collaborated on Guest Lager once before. The collab is touted as an “ode to all things nonsensical.” This hoppy lager is available in both draft and 16oz cans.

At 8% ABV, clean, Pilsner and Vienna malts, support a lager masquerading with the hop kids. Falconer’s Flight and Nelson Sauvin serve up a dank, orange blossom mouth fantasy that’ll hide your shoes under the bed and ask you to stay awhile.

Grab this special offering in the tap room starting today.

Style: Lager
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft
Arrival: 4/4/14

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Orders Canning Line

Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA) has ordered a canning line from Italy. The new line should be up and running by Summer, 2014.

Last year, the brewery announced the addition of their first canned offering – RecreationAle. The beer is currently canned by Two Roads Brewing in Connecticut.

RecreationAle served a test to see if Terrapin wanted to fully invest in a canning line.

Next up in cans from Terrapin – Hi-5 IPA. More can offerings are being discussed, with no immediate decisions on what’s next.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Rogue Brewing

Rogue Brewing Adds Cans

Rogue Brewing Company (Oregon) has joined the canning trend, with the addition of 16oz American Amber Ale cans.

These 16oz grenade cans are a salute to the American Armed Forces, hitting the shelves June 1st, 2014.

…For years we’ve taken an active role in supporting the men and women of our Armed Forces, and American Amber Ale has been our Patriotic Rogue since we first opened our doors 25 years ago…

Rogue American Amber Ale is brewed with hops and barley from Rogue Farms in Independence and Tygh Valley,  Oregon.

Look for American Amber Ale in 16oz can four packs, alongside its bottle and draft counterparts.

Style: Amber Ale
Availability: 22oz Bottles, 12oz Bottles, 64oz Growlers, 16oz Cans
Arrival: June 1, 2014

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Bell’s Oberon Returns. Cans Soon.

It may not feel like it, but warmer weather is close. It has to be right?

Bell’s Brewery has released Oberon again for 2014 this week. Oberon signals the hope of warmer weather, porch drinking, and baseball tailgating.

“With a winter like this one, people are definitely ready to say goodbye to gloves and scarves. Raising that first Oberon is a tradition, something we all look forward to,” said Laura Bell, Bell’s Vice President.

Bell’s Oberon is one of the brewery’s most popular beers, a wheat ale with Bell’s house yeast. Oberon Release Day was so popular last year, that a pint was poured every 15 seconds for 15 hours.

Bell’s Oberon 2014 is available in 12oz bottles, 16oz cans (Late April), mini kegs, and of course – draft.

Style: American Wheat Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 16oz Cans, Mini Kegs, Draft. Summer seasonal

5.5% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Cans To Be Sold on Delta

This is the “I told ya so” conversation. The minute SweetWater Brewery’s cans launched, I knew it wouldn’t be long before they would be available on Delta Airlines, also based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Delta will begin serving SweetWater’s flagship brew – 420 Extra Pale Ale on Delta’s 34 daily flights between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International and New York’s LaGuardia Airport starting April 1.

“Delta is a world-class organization, as well as a local neighbor, so we couldn’t be more excited about this alliance and the opportunity for SweetWater to be featured onboard,” said SweetWater Founder and Big Kahuna Freddy Bench. “Our new cans eliminate the glass restrictions that previously held us back from offering our beer in great spots like airplanes, stadiums, beaches and more. This is an exciting time for craft beer and I’m personally looking forward to enjoy a few 420s on my next trip to The Big Apple!”

SweetWater recently launched 420 Pale and IPA in both 12oz and 16oz can formats this month.

SweetWater Delta Glass

Images via SweetWater Brewery

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

Noda Launching New CAVU All Season Ale

NoDa Brewing Company (Charlotte, NC) has announced a new can to ship in the coming weeks. CAVU All Season Ale will debut this Friday.

CAVU is a flying acronym for Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited, or a perfect day to fly. A session ale is indeed a perfect beer to camp, hike, bike, or just plain sit outdoors with.

What it is: NoDa is calling this beer a “season ale.” A hybrid of pilsner and wheat beers. 20% of the malt bill is American wheat. The rest is pilsner malt.

It’s a session ale with a little wheat. Dry hopped w mosaic. Just enough to impart a slight tropical nose and taste.

CAVU hits the tap room this Friday, with 16 oz cans arriving mid-spring.

Style: Session Ale
Hops: Mosaic
Malts: American Wheat, Pilsner

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft

4.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay