F.E.D.'s 5 Canned Craft Beers Worth Drinking

The pop-top has always gotten a bad rap in the beer world. Like screw tops on wine, it just isn't a seductive opening. But now, the can is shedding its hillbilly stigma. We asked three experts to share their recent favorites.

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The can is actually better packaging for beer. It protects it from light, which is one of its major enemies and new canning technology provides a thin, food-grade polymer coated lining, which means the beer never touches metal.

We asked three experts for their craft beer in a can recommendations:

Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster)

Stephen Jeffcoat (Beer Sommelier at Luke San Antonio)

Fred Dexheimer (Master Sommelier & Beer Afficionado).

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The can is actually better packaging for beer. It protects it from light, which is one of its major enemies and new canning technology provides a thin, food-grade polymer coated lining, which means the beer never touches metal.


We asked three experts for their craft beer in a can recommendations:



Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster)



Stephen Jeffcoat (Beer Sommelier at Luke San Antonio)



Fred Dexheimer (Master Sommelier & Beer Afficionado).

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Comments

[jdecarlo1]

01:20 AM on 04/02/2011

It really saddens me that Surly isn't on here...

[ChicagoSting]

01:06 PM on 03/31/2011

Half Acre- Chicago!!

[pflickner]

02:27 AM on 03/30/2011

PBR???? Are you KIDDING ME??? I drank that in high school. YUCK! Honestly I now question your taste in beer. You had me until that. Old school, indeed. P1$$water is more like it!

[Paul Howe]

02:09 PM on 03/27/2011

Upslope Brewing company out of Boulder is producing killer craft brews in the can! They have an IPA, Pale ale, Brown ale, and a 100% grain lager coming soon. Delicious!!!!!!!!

[Ozark Homesteader]

01:04 PM on 03/26/2011

My favorite beer in a can? Bellhaven Scottish Ale. Pop the top, let the widget provide the draft for about 60 seconds, pour gently into a glass, and watch the head undulate to the top. It's magic.

[jyokley]

05:00 PM on 03/25/2011

Big Flats .... you can find it at Walgreens for $2.99 / 6-pk.

It ain't bad.

[Kat Coats]

02:56 AM on 03/24/2011

Surly from Minnesota is AMAZING!!!!

[Perry Clease]

09:03 PM on 03/26/2011

Wasn't Surly a character from Duff Brewery on The Simpsons?

[Uncle Bill]

12:32 AM on 03/24/2011

Cans are more likely to expose beer to temperature related problems than bottles- they transfer heat so much faster.  Assuming that the beer is properly handled, modern cans are as good as bottled beer.  Guinness "draft" can that I had last week had the rich small nitrogen bubble foam that real draft does.

[SlurmsMcKenzie]

06:03 PM on 03/23/2011

my fave container for cheap beer is the stubby 11 oz'er. i just feel smarter when i got a bottle in hand. Also they are made to be hucked. A mickey's wide mouth will do in a pinch.

[Prof Scott]

01:49 PM on 03/23/2011

Try the "new" Schlitz which has gone back to its "Classic '60s Formula." It's pretty smooth. I also like Carlings Black Label, but hard to find.

[bigmadd]

05:31 PM on 03/23/2011

Had a Hamns a few weeks back it wasn't bad.Years ago Hamns and Schlitz were popular.Hamns had the best ads with the Hamns Bear

[pflickner]

02:28 AM on 03/30/2011

Schlitz is back? I remember the brewery. Hadn't seen that in years. You must be from back East.

[biodieselvw]

01:16 PM on 03/23/2011

PBR? Really?

Drank Fat Tire in a can the other day, tasted the same.

[Ozark Homesteader]

01:05 PM on 03/26/2011

Fat Tire does do well in cans.

[pflickner]

02:28 AM on 03/30/2011

I feel the same about Flat Tire beer.

[c complex00a s i]

12:53 PM on 03/23/2011

Now that Fat Tire is in a can, has to be the number one. http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/fat-tire-rolls-out-cans

[kapalabhati]

12:47 PM on 03/23/2011

LOVE Dales and also Mama's Little Yella Pils. Buy it for the name only, but drink it because it rocks.

[johnrf]

05:23 AM on 03/23/2011

Sly Fox Rt. 113 IPA.

[John Fleming]

02:24 AM on 03/23/2011

Hometown favorite: Kettlehouse Eddy Out Pale Ale