With the installation of two new 60-barrel fermenters last week, Bemidji Brewing Company is getting ready to enter the retail market this summer with two beers in 12oz cans. Bemidji Brewing co-owner Megan Hill said they were hoping to begin canning soon after moving into a larger space and upgrading from a three-barrel to a … [ Read more]
Castle Danger to begin releasing seasonals in 16 oz. cans
Brewing up Double Crossing IPA today. Coming in 16oz four packs this year! #northshorebeer pic.twitter.com/cryjJLWlUm — Castle Danger Brewer (@cdangerbrewer) March 8, 2016 Two Harbors’ Castle Danger Brewing will begin releasing some of their seasonal beers in four-packs of 16 oz. cans instead of the 22 oz. bomber bottles they’ve used in the past. First … [ Read more]
Third Street Brewhouse to release two new beers, begin canning in March
Third Street Brewhouse in Cold Spring, Minnesota, announced today that it will begin canning in 16-ounce cans and will release two new year-round beers starting this March. In addition to being more a more environmentally-friendly package, the brewery’s move to 16-ounce cans from glass bottles was a no-brainer from a logistical point of view. “For us it was an … [ Read more]
Can manufacturer drops craft beer clients as supply tightens
Craft beer may be more popular than ever, but breweries that package their beer in aluminum cans may soon have a harder time getting their product into the hands of their customers. The number three can manufacturer in the U.S., Crown, is reportedly dropping new and existing craft beer clients using either 12-oz or 16-oz … [ Read more]
Fulton Joins the Canning Party
Minneapolis’ Fulton Brewing Company is adding a canning line to its Northeast Minneapolis brewery and will release its Sweet Child of Vine IPA and Lonely Blonde American Blonde Ale in four-packs of 16 oz. cans beginning in early May. Fulton is the latest Twin Cities brewery to begin canning its beers, following recent can-adopters Summit, Bent … [ Read more]
Bent Brewstillery Celebrates One Year in Business with Release of Cans
It was just over a year ago that Pour Decisions shuttered their taproom and an ominous online statement notified the Minnesota beer community that the Roseville brewery was closing their doors in a merger. Eight months later the chrysalis emerged as Bent Brewstillery, the state’s first brewery/distillery combination. The merger may have taken many by … [ Read more]