543591 Tue Jul 29 11:15:48 -0700 2008 17 35 Beer 0 3911619 I am searching for beer available in cans or plastic (no glass allowed) other than the usual suspects (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc). I have found Boddingtons, Murphys, Guinness, and Hobgoblin Dark Ale, but does anyone know about any microbrews? Preferably available in New England? Thank you!!! Tue Jul 29 11:15:49 -0700 2008 162037 paisley05 1 3911635 New England Brewery's beers are available in cans (including the fantastically named Sea Hag -- tastes great, actually), as are Brooklyn Brewery's lager and the Oscar Blues line, which includes Dale's Pale Ale, Old Chub Scotish ale and Gordon. A six pack or more of any of these beers would set you up right. Tue Jul 29 11:19:52 -0700 2008 3911619 184376 FlaHopper 1 3912019 If you go to the Oskar Blues website and click on "where to Buy", you see their distribution by state. Lots of places in new England region. For So Cal folks, they're partnering with Stone Brewery to bring Dales Pale into So Cal. Tue Jul 29 12:50:16 -0700 2008 3911619 51743 crewsweeper 1 3912044 Anything and everything from Oskar Blues. Others Im not sure if you can get but are great: Surly Butternuts Sly Fox Some of these you will be shocked came out of a can. Cheers. Tue Jul 29 12:55:41 -0700 2008 3911619 101707 yankeefan 2 3955433 slyfox & butternuts for sure. makes me rethink the universe! :-) porkslap rules! Wed Aug 13 19:33:08 -0700 2008 3912044 122578 TBird 1 3912053 Dales Pale is a good beer, I actually like it better in the can than on draft. Pork Slap in the can sucks. Tue Jul 29 12:56:44 -0700 2008 3911619 10491 MOREKASHA 1 3914184 Thank you for the suggestions! Wed Jul 30 05:57:52 -0700 2008 3911619 162037 paisley05 1 3917562 Agreed- anything by Oskar Blues- but can be a bit expensive. I would skip Brooklyn Brewery- over-rated Thu Jul 31 00:49:25 -0700 2008 3911619 107992 kelarry 2 3919072 Don't skip it until you try it. The Brooklyn Lager can is great. Thu Jul 31 11:58:32 -0700 2008 3917562 184376 FlaHopper 3 3919216 I wonder what the status of the Brooklyn Lager cans are, after the destruction of the canning line in the fire a few months back at Matt in Utica, NY. Some of their canned beers are being shipped to High Falls (Genesee-Dundee) in Rochester but I wonder if it's worth the added expense for what is already a contract brew. (Not that I've ever seen them in NJ- where cans seem to be rejected by a lot the retailers.) Thu Jul 31 12:39:39 -0700 2008 3919072 11059 JessKidden 4 3919249 I picked up a six pack of Brooklyn cans two weeks ago here in D.C. So they either have another canning location or have contracted someone to do it for them. Thu Jul 31 12:48:53 -0700 2008 3919216 184376 FlaHopper 5 3919453 Well, the can should list the brewing site (if other than Utica) and the date code should indicate when it was brewed. Don't know the TTB rules about brewing in one site and canning in another but I do recall that Matt had to get permission to ship their beer in bulk to Rochester. Thu Jul 31 13:40:39 -0700 2008 3919249 11059 JessKidden 5 3930294 Brooklyn cans are available at Shea Stadium, where a can of bud is $7.50!!! Mon Aug 04 19:41:00 -0700 2008 3919249 18667 abu applesauce 1 3923076 Sly Fox PIkeland Pils is one of my favorite pilsners. It's very refreshing but very interesting to drink. It's a nice alternative to Prima Pils and it does indeed come in cans. Fri Aug 01 15:44:09 -0700 2008 3911619 214279 ndelson 2 3928063 The Pikeland is a tremendously underrated beer. Just picked up a case myself. Mon Aug 04 07:10:02 -0700 2008 3923076 101707 yankeefan 3 3929304 I actually went to pick up a 6 pack on Saturday, but all they had was the Sly Fox Royal Weisse. Totally different beer, but pleasantly spicey and very good. It's not really my idea of a balmy summer night beer, though... Mon Aug 04 13:29:01 -0700 2008 3928063 214279 ndelson 1 3972612 I'm a little late but I did post this last year: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/457981 Other tasty pilsners in cans include Pilsner Urquell (the cans are better than the bottles) and Henniger Brau. Good luck. Wed Aug 20 12:13:50 -0700 2008 3911619 13136 Loren3 1 3973088 Find the Oskar Blues brews. They aren't just good beer; each of their brews -- Dale's Pale, Old Chub (a Scotch Ale), Gordon (a 2IPA) and Ten Fidy (an imperial stout) -- are near the top of its class. Wed Aug 20 14:28:22 -0700 2008 3911619 90936 Kenji