Canned beer is moving up in the world, from a mass-market product favoured at picnics and frat houses to a vehicle that craft brewers are using to reach more of their discerning customers. Vancouver-based Russell Breweries Inc. is the latest…
Crisp, Complex and Refreshing ON a hot summer night, a beer need only be cold and wet to satisfy. But consider if the standard were set a little higher. Imagine a beer that offered more than the internal equivalent of…
“The canned beer Apocalypse” is upon us. That’s what four guys from Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, Colo., are preaching. They call themselves the horsemen ushering in this cosmic shift and their message is simple: It is possible to make…
Dale Katechis, founder of Oskar Blues Brewing in Colorado, found himself doing a volunteer spin behind the bar earlier this month at a beer industry gathering in New Orleans. The party was loud, with brewery bands taking turns on the…
Welcome to BEERWeek New Developments May Change Can’s Role In Specialty Beer January 6 – 13, 2003 / Volume 8 Number 1 / Issue-01/2003 Cans have never been considered a viable package for craft beer for many reasons. But with the advent…
Oskar Blues first Colorado craft brewery to distribute beer in aluminum Nov 13, 2002 – Oskar Blues Brewery ships a new beer this week in a container unique for a Rocky Mountain craft brewery. Dale’s Pale Ale, a substantial beer…
