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Hello everyone! Dave McMurry here to keep you up-to-date as much as possible on current cans and other current beer stuff. Below is a list of things that I have seen/heard about for the first quarter of 2005. If you have any news, please send an email to bluebonnetbeer@yahoo.com
Let’s start off with the aluminum bottles.or are they cans?? You decide.
Last year in 2004, the first company to put out the aluminum bottle was Big Sky Brewing Co. in Missoula, MT. They came out with 4 different bottles
Moose Drool Brown Ale Motorcycle 12.5oz
Scape Goat Pale Ale Golf 12.5oz
Moose Drool Brown Ale - Fly fishing 14.5oz
Moose Drool Brown Ale Santa Moose 14.5oz
After those came one from Iron City.
ß Since then, it seems to be catching on. Here are some more.
Anheuser Busch - Michelob
Anheuser Busch - Michelob Light
Anheuser Busch - World Select
Anheuser Busch Budweiser
It’s cutting edge, it’s new and it’s turning heads in hot spots across the country. “Sleek,” “modern” and “cool” are words being used by adult beer drinkers who have had a sneak peak to describe the new aluminum bottle launched by Anheuser-Busch. The stylish, 16-ounce aluminum bottles for Michelob, Michelob Light and Anheuser World Select are available at select bars and clubs in Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Tenn., New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Washington D.C. and select Florida cities.
“Our new aluminum bottles gives consumers what they want — cool packaging to complement their image and style,” said Rick Leininger, director, Michelob Brands, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. “This sleek and sophisticated bottle fills the need for beer drinkers in certain settings like upscale bars and clubs.”
Point-of-sale items to support the new packaging include back-bar display holders and sign-making templates. Bottle openers are available for the pry-open aluminum bottles.
“The new aluminum bottle is a great complement to our current line-up of glass bottles and aluminum can packaging,” Leininger said. “Adults who have sampled it really like the upscale, modern look of the package.”
The new aluminum bottles are manufactured by Exal USA, based in Youngstown, Ohio.
ß There is also a couple of Capri sun bottle and at least 2 different Vodka bottles that have been seen in FL.
ß Molson has also produced a bottle Molson Kick.
Miller Fruit beers - Miller will test a product called Brutal Fruit in Seattle, Tampa and Richmond, Va., beginning March 14. Miller says the product is fruit juice with 5% alcohol, much like beer. It comes in four flavors - strawberry, mango, kiwi and raisin-like litchi. (These are in bottles)
What the heck is a litchi???
Here are some new cans that have been seen / heard about
12oz CANS
Blue Diamond Larger and Light
Budweiser 1936 retro can First in a series of 6
Bud Select
Bud Light new design (also in TX can)
Camo Silver Ice now in 12oz can 9% Alc.
Classic Larger Milwaukee Premium BC, Lacrosse, WI
Gluek Golden Pilsner
Icehouse Light Now in a can
Iron City new silver can
Leinenkugel Beer and Light new vertical label
Milwaukee Select Reserve - Lacrosse, WI
Old Frothingslosh Pale Stale Ale
Old Harbour Select Utica NY
Old Style Cubs 2005
Schmidt Ice Moose
Rhienlander Beer and Light (Saw Blade on can)
Rolling Rock Rule #1 (Holding the power)
Rolling Rock Rule #3 (Just pretend its grass)
Yuengling Westgrove Fire Co.
16oz CANS
Bud Dale Jr. NASCAR
Bud Light new design (also in TX can)
Coors Light 2005 Kentucky Derby
Coors Jesse James West Coast Choppers six different 80’s Bandit
Coors Light Daytona 500
Iron City new silver can
Miller Lite Rustys Last Call NASCAR - two different (one with 4-PACK on the side from FL) and one w/o 4 pack
Miller - MGD - Rustys Last Call NASCAR
Milwaukee Special Reserve Ice
Old Style Cubs 2005
Schlitz M.L. 4 PACK (FL only)
24oz CANS
Bud Light new design (also in TX can)
Coors Jesse James West Coast Choppers - six different 24oz. 80’s Bandit
Crazy Stallion M.L
Bootie Light, Bootie Larger, and Bootie U95
Evil Eye M.L.
Haffenreffer Private Stock M.L. Narragansett BC, Lacrosse, WI
Jaguar M.L. - High Gravity Lager
Miller Lite Rustys Last Call NASCAR
MGD - Rustys Last Call NASCAR
MX Ice
Night Hawk Ice
Viper M.L.
Zima Hard Apple
ALCOHOLIC ENERGY DRINKS
B/E (Budweiser Energy) 10oz Nationwide but 12oz in TX only Beer with Ginseng (sounds yummy??) not!
Liquid Charge 16oz Flavored Malt Bev.
Sparks Light Premium Malt Bev. 16oz
MICROBREW CANS
Hopluia Beer 16oz Cortland, NE
Old Chub Scottish Style Ale 12oz Oscar Blues Brewing, Lyons, CO
Pick Axe Blond Ale 12oz Keweenaw Brewing Co, Houghton, MI
Urban Wilderness Pale Ale 12oz Sleeping Lady Brewing Co, AK
Warbird T6 Red Light Ale (AT-6D Texan) 12oz - First of 4 different warbird cans Warbird B.C., Fort Wayne, IN Soon to come.. P-51 American Pale Ale, B-25 American Stout, and P-47 Warbird Wheat
5 LITER CANS / GALLONS
The Church Brew Works has 2 cans now - Millenium Trippel and Pious Monk Dunkel. These cans are from the Lawrenceville Brewery in Pittsburgh, PA
If you attended Canvention in Pittsburg (AKA Pittspuke, for those of us that drank too much) you probably went there!!
That’s all for now
‘Til next time
Dave