Tuesday, December 21 2010 More Than Cans! (2010 Year End Shout Outs)
These shoutouts go out to some of the things that aren't canned and drinkable but made a big impact on us as beer lovers this past year. We may love canned craft beer but there is room in our hearts for lots of other great beer things as well! Cheers! Here we go...
Silipints are made of 100% silicone and are 100% unbreakable. Take one of these on your next camping trip to pour all your favorite canned brews into. The 16 oz. pint "glass" above can be yours by completing the Bend Ale Trail. Otherwise, keep an eye on the Silipint site for upcoming retail sales. Visit www.silipint.com for more!
Brewshoes Footwear Rogue Ales and Rogue Shoes have teamed up to make the most essential footwear for any beer lover! These are comfortable, they wear well and they even have a sole complete with a beer bottle pattern. Did we mention they come in colors such as Mocha Porter and American Amber. Check them out at www.brewshoes.com!
Oskar Blues debuted these at Burning Can, their all-canned beer festival this past summer. Since then I've seen a few other breweries using/selling them as well. What better way to promote great canned beer, that should be poured into a glass, than by serving it in a 16 oz. glass-shaped like a can? Cheers!
All-Canned Beer Festivals It all began with CANFEST 2009, the country's first all-canned beer festival held in Reno, Nevada and organized by the folks at Buckbean Brewing Company. This past fall, CANFEST 2010 was bigger and better and was joined by another all-canned beer festival. Oskar Blues' "Burning Can", an all-Colorado canned beer festival, was held in their hometown of Lyons this summer and proved a big success so look for it to be held again this summer. You can check out more about both these festivals by going to CANFEST and Burning Can!
Eugene, Oregon's Paktech are the folks responsible for those colorful new can carriers/handles you're seeing on quite a few different canned craft beers these days. Made of #2 recyclable plastic, these carriers can go right in the recycling bin and their design keeps the tops of your cans clean and prevent any animals from becoming entangled. You can learn more about this company by reading the Q & A we did with them or by by going to PakTech's site.
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