Craft Beer In A Can?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112575361
Listening to this story has opened my mind! I'll try one at the first opportunity.

I am a big fan of craft beer in a can. If you are interested in trying some, there are a growing number of options. There is, of course, Oskar Blues as outlined in the article. They don't distribute to KY, but they are available in Nashville. Dale's Pale Ale is the flagship, but Old Chub Scottish Ale & Gordon Imperial Red Ale are personal favorites. Surly out of Minneapolis cans their beers, but you can't get them outside of MN. Southern Star, out of Texas I believe, cans their Pine Belt Pale Ale. I know you can get this beer here in Louisville. I've seen it at Liquor Barn, and I know that Todd at The Keg in Clarksville has it. Brooklyn Brewery started canning their Lager this year. It's a Vienna-Style lager and is very, very tasty. Lastly, New Belgium has been canning Fat Tire for about a year now. Not my favorite beer that they do, but a cool format if you're gonna be camping. Also, buy a bottle of Fat Tire and a can of Fat Tire and see what differences you pick up between the two. An interesting experiment to be sure. There are lots of other canned options out there, but these are the few that came to mind. In fact, I believe a local brewery is thinking of canning their beer. But, I'll leave it up to them whether or not they want to reveal that there.
I have some Dale's Pale Ale in the beer fridge. I think I need a beer...

I was hoping for a clarification....

Is Dale's Pale Ale available in the metro area, or was that exclusion included in the reference to Nashville?

I was in Milwaukee this summer and enjoyed a few Dan's after exercise on a warm evening. It hit the spot.

[Word confusion error changed before John Hagan points it out.]

My buddy Al, owner of Flagstaff Brewing Company (Arizona) always talked about putting beer in a can. He said he'd sell a ton of it on the golf courses. This was probably ten years ago. I don't think he ever got around to it.

Also, I feel like New Belgium Brewing has been canning the Fat Tire for many many years now. Maybe it just made it out here recently, but I think they did it at least five years ago out West. EDIT: I checked, and apparently they only did widespread distribution of them in 2008. I know I had them years ago, but maybe it was some kind of limited early test run I guess. (being a brewer, I often ended up with "special" beers before they made it to the general market). Anyway......

I have nothing against craft beer in a can. It will allow high quality beer to make it to places where it wouldn't otherwise be available (airplanes, ballparks, swimming pools, etc). Now that can't be all bad, can it?

Cheers....

-Nimbus

Dale's Pale Ale is freakin' delicious. I was in Co. las week, and was so stoked to find it!

Personally, I can't wait until New Albanian beer is available in the can. I want to be able to take Hoptimus with me everywhere!

As for the Dale's Pale Ale, I'll definitely have to try in if I get a chance. However, I'm surprised that it is doing as well as it is. The silver, blue, and red color scheme is far too reminiscent of Coors, Miller, Bud, and all the other macros. If I were at a store with no prior knowledge about it and looking for something new, I'd probably skip over it.

However, I do hold in reserve the possibility that they may have done this in order to grab a small portion of the macro market share. Unfortunately, most of the macro drinkers are extremely product-loyal. Nevertheless, I'm very glad that Dale's Pale Ale is doing so well.

One step at a time. First, we must drown you in draft before we club you with cans.

I have had my share of beer in cans. I can attest, Old Style just doesn't taste the same from a keg as it does out of a can, out of a 30 pack suitcase no less. Ah, the broke cook in chicago beer of choice. And at the end of a butt kicking Saturday night on the line, given a choice of high end craft beer or a cold PBR, I'll prefer the PBR, there are definite points of distinction between bottled beers and canned and neither should be dismissed. Beer is a gift sent to us from the gods.

But to be honest, I prefer the beer out of my kegerator, for the simple fact that buying good beer by the 1/2 barrel saves a lot of glass and aluminum in landfills, though I know recycling exists in every state. It also saves me a lot of money vs. buying premium beer by the six pack