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Two Nebraska Breweries Automate their Canning to Meet Demand

Blue Blood Brewing Co. really under-estimated their first year’s sales demand Blue Blood Brewing Co., Lincoln, NE, opened in December, 2011. They debuted their product in kegs and cans using a Cask manual canning system. In February they started the…

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Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery releases its first canned beer this year

Flying Dog Brewery was founded in 1990 as a Brewpub in Aspen, Colorado. They went from a brewpub to a full-fledged Denver brewery in 1994, and then to their current state-of-the-art brewing facility in Frederick, Maryland. In 2011, the company…

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‘Canny’ Awards Honor Best of Craft Beer Can Designs Winners Receive Awards at Craft Brewers Conference

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 4, 2012—The best can graphics in the craft beer industry were on display as part of the first annual “Canny” Awards, a competition that recognizes the high-quality, captivating graphics featured on craft beer in cans. Awards were…

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Hauser Estate Winery “Greens Up” their apple cider by switching to cans

Hauser Estate Winery was established in 2008 as an alternative agri-tourism venture. It’s located in the historic area of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – an area previously known for its fertile farmland and acres of Pennsylvania’s apples. The late John “Jack” Hauser…

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Golden Road Brewing First Los Angeles Craft Beer to be in Supermarkets

From the start, Golden Road Brewing had a goal of being the first Los Angeles-based craft beer in the city to be available at large-scale grocers. As co-founder Tony Yanow emphasizes: This will change the way people consume local beer…

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Sun King Brewing wins 8 medals with canned beer at the Denver Great American Beer Festival

“It was one of the best days of Dave’s and my brewing careers! To receive even one medal at the GABF is a great honor, so this is truly overwhelming” was the response from the ecstatic brewer/co-owner, Clay Robinson. “All…

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