Left Hand is the leader in the nitro can beers but their newest one is of the most interest to me….
…adding nitro to this style seems a nice match that should bring out some soft notes from the malt.
Devil in a Can
Looks like we will be able to cart cans of the justly lauded Duvel Belgian Golden in cans!
Just look for the black can with the big red D on it.
For the Vets
Chapman Crafted in Orange will have two cans released today with one being a Veterans Day beer!
Starting at 12pm. Thank You For Your Service a “hazy IPA is massively dry-hopped with Galaxy, Citra, & Amarillo giving it the most tropical nose followed by a hop explosion on your tongue. We brewed this beer specifically for the celebration of Veteran’s Day. We teamed up with a local organization called, @patriotsandpaws For every 4-pack and pint sold in the Tasting Room a $1 donation will be given to Patriots and Paws.”
You can also pick up the Hoppy Lager Yes Chef! which is one of my favorites from this brerwery.
Both cans will be released this Friday, November 10th @12pm. Thank Your For Your Service $19 4-pack ($4.75/can), Yes Chef! $16 4-pack($4/can).
Less than Zero
One of my favorite beer names of the year comes from Angel City, Zero Flocs Given. Both timely and profane.
This LA via NE IPA is the latest can release from the DTLA brewery. ZFG will arrive on Friday, October 20th, available exclusively at the Brewery. The beer will also be on draft at the Brewery’s Public House while supplies last.
Here is the brewery description, “A New-England Style IPA with 7.3% ABV and 50 IBU, Zero Flocs Given catches the eye with a cloudy golden orange appearance and awakens the senses with aromas of ripe tropical fruit, citrus, pine and resin. A slightly stinging bitterness balanced by juicy malt sweetness…”
There will be a Can Release party ,starting at 4pm, where the first 50 in line will receive a free Zero Flocs limited edition art poster and sticker.
FW Lager
More canned beers coming are way from Paso Robles with Pivo Pils getting a lager cousin….
From the simple color scheme and light shadowed Firestone Walker lion and beer, one could make the guess that the beer inside will be simple and light as well. The question being, did this one get hopped or not?
Beachwood Cans for Beach or Woods
Beachwood Brewing is the latest to enter the realm of canning starting with three beers….
Now, I would have put Foam Top into the 16oz tall can and put Amalgamator into the 12. But maybe that betrays which of the three I like the most.
Late Entrants to the Haze
Perhaps the haze craze has reached the tail (perhaps a long one that can regenerate) of the IPA buying beast. More and more entrants are popping up, especially the more mature breweries like the ones above and below.
To some, Sam Adams seems to be the bellwether for full market saturation but these two seem closer to the end of easy growth in cloudy IPA’s. The final nail will be the next IPA hybrid that is waiting to blow up.
Irish Dairy
The humble Milk Stout is not one of those beer styles that people decide that they are going to mass produce, it might get trotted out as a seasonal or get imperialized for an anniversary ale, so to see Guinness bring one out as part of their extension (and in cans no less) is heartening to see.
Featured Review – Magic Flute NE IPA from SoLArc
Sneaking in one more review before July gets completely away with a new canned offering from the wild and crazy crew at SoLArc.
Magic Flute is their gruit filtered take on the NE IPA. And it certainly looks the hazy part, orangecolored with a fruit juice look. This beer has a strange metallic aroma to it and the taste has some of that aspect too. The lemongrass comes on loud and strong which leads the bitterness to be low and underneath that spice. Some grain notes lurking too. Not sure that I am digging the label design kinda has a Pied Piper old-timey look with too vivid colors.
Cask Cans
Everywhere you look, there are can releases in L.A. And MacLeod’s is in on the act with a double can release this Saturday. You can purchase 16oz cans/4-packs of London Lager and Scottish Sparkling Ale. These are both limited release items.
