579345 Thu Dec 11 12:48:16 -0800 2008 3 35 Beer 0 4239473 This coincides with the recent chow tip: http://www.chow.com/stories/11369 What say you, beerhounds? ...I apologize if this is a repost. Thu Dec 11 12:48:16 -0800 2008 142652 madgreek 1 4239790 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/519895 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/543591 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/457981 I'm personally a big fan of Maui Brewing's beers (CoCoNut Porter especially) Thu Dec 11 14:18:40 -0800 2008 4239473 72231 DougOLis 2 4245547 Just got back from a short Maui trip, was fortunate to attend a wedding rehearsal dinner where Maui Brewing beers were generously provided. Having been on an Oskar Blues kick lately, I was very happy to see the cans. I thought their Big Swell IPA was quite good. Sun Dec 14 07:24:01 -0800 2008 4239790 86408 healthyscratch 1 4241212 I was in Hawaii over the summer. I'd like to have tried this. It sounds right up my alley. I definitely need to get a hold of some on my next trip out. For the record, I am very excited that the boom in microbrews has made canning more available to smaller breweries. It makes me hope that the economy will rebound soon, so that more canning is seen. Unfortunately, it seems that people don't react positively when they see a beer in a can, so a huge increase doesn't look to be likely, at least not immediately. It is much like the reaction of the wine drinking community to synthetic corks, or especially, screw-off tops. It's hard to break people of false preconceptions. Thanks for the links to the older threads. It's nice to know who's canning out there. Now, If I can only convince my local microbreweries... Fri Dec 12 05:07:23 -0800 2008 4239473 142652 madgreek