Metalman - Yes they can!

BaZmO*

...their beer that is.

Just seen this on their blog.

They have a canning line on order and should have it delivered by October, so possibly a Christmas release, or more realistically a release in the new year.

Great news. Can't wait!

GLaDOS

If the production scheduling gods are smiling on us, it should leave Canada later this month and arrive at Metalman sometime in October.

Why Canada?

Be good to see it available generally anyway!

BeerNut

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Why Canada?

Clue's in the name.

Ronan|Raven

Hopefully more breweries follow.

Lovely Bloke

BaZmO* wrote: »

Great news. Can't wait!

I think you should leave now.

Pick a window.

matrim

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I think you should leave now.

Pick a window.

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Speak Now

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Hopefully more breweries follow.

I guess it will be double unique seeing as Metalman don't do bottles.

drumswan

Wonder will they have capacity for others or just themselves

Ruben Remus

Will it be a Metalcan?

solomafioso

Ruben Remus wrote: »

Will it be a Metalcan?

Are you a Metalfan?

Ruben Remus

solomafioso wrote: »

Are you a Metalfan?

I can be!

On topic, this is great news. I would love some canned Windjammer. It would be great if they were sold as multipacks at a reasonable price per unit, as this is something none of the Irish craft breweries are doing, as far as I know, apart from 8 Degrees with its six-packs.

Ravelleman

I agree with Ruben Remus. A reasonably price six-pack or even four-pack would be great. Now we can argue over the virtues of 330ml cans versus 500ml ones and over pricing as we always do.

Hopefully this will be remembered by generations to come as a symbolic act against the bizarre anti-can bias in Ireland. Presumably this exists because most canned beers here are of low quality.

quadrifoglio verde

Generally I don't like beer in a can, much prefer it in bottle or on draft so for that reason I've tended to shy away from it. In my Heineken drinking days (shudders) bottles were always nicer than cans. As a result I've never gone for the likes of punk in a can, for those that have, is there much difference?
Would be handy for places where drinking in public is frowned upon.

Grayditch

I love some canned beers such as Modus Hoperandi and Centennial. Didn't like the idea at first, until I had a can of Torpedo and it changed my mind.

BaZmO*

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Generally I don't like beer in a can, much prefer it in bottle or on draft so for that reason I've tended to shy away from it. In my Heineken drinking days (shudders) bottles were always nicer than cans. As a result I've never gone for the likes of punk in a can, for those that have, is there much difference?
Would be handy for places where drinking in public is frowned upon.

Personally I think that there is a slight difference when drinking directly from a can or bottle but once poured into a glass the difference is not noticeable.

There are some fantastic beers available in cans nowadays, Old Chubb, Dales Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Torpedo, the Beavertown beers I've tried recently, Centennial, Modus Hoperandi, BrewDog Punk & Dead Pony Club and a few more I can't think of right now.

I was at Electric Picnic over the weekend and had some of the above beers (mainly SNPA & Brooklyn Lager, although the Brooklyn would be the weakest of the bunch) and it was great to have such a selection available.

I'm really looking forward to having Metalman available in cans, it'll be great to have an Irish beer that imo is equal to a lot of the ones mentioned above.

drumswan

There's nothing weak about Brooklyn lager, a fantastic beer

BaZmO*

drumswan wrote: »

There's nothing weak about Brooklyn lager, a fantastic beer

I used to love it, but I've found it very hit and miss over the last couple of years, and over the weekend I didn't think that drinking it directly from the can did it any favours.

BeerNut

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

for those that have, is there much difference?

They're light-proof, oxygen-proof, smash-proof, lightweight, stackable, quick-chilling and efficiently recyclable.

The question is why we still tolerate single-use bottles.

BaZmO*

BeerNut wrote: »

The question is why we still tolerate single-use bottles.

The "craft" resurgence doesn't help.

Tenzor07

Pls delete if this is posted elsewhere..

Looks like something interesting for Irish craft beer, will now be in cans: Independent.ie

We felt that cans were a better choice in terms of the quality of the finished product.....
Light can react with compounds in hops, which will give what's referred to as a "skunked" flavour in a beer, but a can will eliminate that entirely.

irish_goat

Great news, cans of Metalman Pale Ale will go down very nicely. :pac:

Lovely Bloke

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

Welcome addition anyhow.

BMJD

Check them out on the Facebook, they bought a canning line from someone in Canada, it was installed in recent weeks and the cans should be hitting the stores early next year. I assume they can (lolol) fill them up with anything so hopefully we'll have a range of them on the shelves soon.

BeerNut

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

They've had "can prototype" beers on the market since September. I haven't seen any mention of the pale ale being canned.

draiochtanois

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oblivious

draiochtanois wrote: »

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Never hear that, but they are the best package to keep out oxygen, light and lower thermal mass to cool.

drumswan

draiochtanois wrote: »

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You got a source for that?

tempnam

I've seen this recently with a good few craft beers.

The can isn't helping the price though. I ordered 2 cans of Brewdog Punk IPA recently in a bar and was charged about €11 - €12 ish for them!

L1011

tempnam wrote: »

I've seen this recently with a good few craft beers.

The can isn't helping the price though. I ordered 2 cans of Brewdog Punk IPA recently in a bar and was charged about €11 - €12 ish for them!

Brewdog is dear in their own bars in the UK let alone bars over here.

Their magazine/literature they leave in the bars encourages people to buy canned beer over bottled for the light reason mentioned above; it doesn't however stop them selling their own product in both as they know there's people who prefer bottles.

irish_goat

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

I will continuously nark them until they do. :pac:

Pinch Flat

Mate of my brothers works for the metalman brewery - they are indeed trialling cans at the moment

Mesrine65

draiochtanois wrote: »

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I prefer cans, all these trips to the feckin bottle bank are killing me.

Son0vagun

Yep cans over bottles for me. It's well worth doing a taste comparising!

Pinch Flat

http://m.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-microbrewery-to-become-first-to-sell-craft-beer-in-cans-30839259.html

There you go...

Ravelleman

Now we can argue about whether bottled or canned Metalman is better, despite knowing that the man on the street has never tried either.

Son0vagun

Pinch Flat wrote: »

http://m.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-microbrewery-to-become-first-to-sell-craft-beer-in-cans-30839259.html

There you go...

Wasn't Tom Crean Lager available in cans?

irish_goat

Son0vagun wrote: »

Wasn't Tom Crean Lager available in cans?

No one really knows by who or where the cans are brewed, it's not Dingle anyway. Wouldn't even call it craft either.

Pinch Flat

Son0vagun wrote: »

Wasn't Tom Crean Lager available in cans?

Not sure. I've had Abbott green king and London pride from cans and not too shabby

L1011

Son0vagun wrote: »

Wasn't Tom Crean Lager available in cans?

Sold in cans on Aer Lingus flights anyway.

Son0vagun

irish_goat wrote: »

No one really knows by who or where the cans are brewed, it's not Dingle anyway. Wouldn't even call it craft either.

Very true! Wasn't a fan of it at all.

Ravelleman

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Not sure. I've had Abbott green king and London pride from cans and not too shabby

Not really craft beer either. Nor is it Irish.

I've had lots of London Pride in cans and it tastes exactly the same as it does from a bottle.

Mesrine65

Modus Hoperandi out of a can was an epiphany

Son0vagun

Beavertown beers from a can have been a revelation. They look great and taste amazing.

Really looking forward to BrewDog canning Jack Hammer!

Ronan|Raven

For what a can of Beavertown costs it would want to.

BMJD

Beavertown is great because you can drink them all day in public places and to the untrained eye it just looks like another energy drink.

poitinstill

i think a can of London Pride is better than bottle. Maybe its the freshness ? the bottle isnt a patch on a fresh cask pint but can does it justice.

the beer revolu

BMJD wrote: »

Beavertown is great because you can drink them all day in public places and to the untrained eye it just looks like another energy drink.

I think, for the moment, that's true of many craft/funky cans but as 33 cl cans of beer become more popular they'll become more conspicuous.

irish_goat

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think, for the moment, that's true of many craft/funky cans but as 33 cl cans of beer become more popular they'll become more conspicuous.

I worry about this. I normally walk into Derry City matches holding a can of Bengali Tiger and they've not copped on to it just yet. :pac:

BeerNut

Self-adhesive soft-drink-branded wrap-around stickers. Patent pending.

irish_goat

BeerNut wrote: »

Self-adhesive soft-drink-branded wrap-around stickers. Patent pending.

You're too slow. :P

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-PACK-HIDE-A-BEER-CAN-SODA-COVERS-CAMO-WRAP-SLEEVES-KOOZIE-DISGUISE-/330780116082

Bigcheeze

poitinstill wrote: »

i think a can of London Pride is better than bottle. Maybe its the freshness ?

Me too. Also the bottles are a ridiculous price compared to the cans.

I keep meaning to do a blind taste test.