During the recent Beer Can Appreciation Day (January 24) a variety of Asheville NC area brewers dispelled the old belief that any beer in a can was a poor substitute for the rich and robust brews poured from bottles and taps.
Oskar Blues Brewery, which
recently opened its East Coast location in nearby Brevard, was one such
operation at the forefront of craft beer canning. They started putting
their Dale's Pale Ale and Mama's Little Yella Pils in aluminum back in
2002 and never looked back.
Cans offer certain advantages over
the traditional bottles - quick cooling, protection against breakage and
the ability to tote them to beaches and pools, among others. So it's no
surprise that over the past decade, more craft brewers have hopped on
board.
Cans from local brewers like
Asheville Brewing Company,
French Broad Brewing Company,
Pisgah Brewing Company and
Catawba Brewing Company are readily available both in grocery stores and some area bars. Cans from
Frog Level Brewing, located in nearby Waynesville, have started showing up at local specialty shops. And big names in craft brewing like
Sierra Nevada and
New Belgium are arriving in Asheville with a solid canning program already in place.
And
those who love Beer City beers should expect to see more cans in the
future, especially as a new mobile canning operator makes waves locally.
Check out this article by local beer expert Tony Kiss for more information about what's on the horizon.
And in the meantime, grab a can of your favorite beer, pop it open, and appreciate.
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