Prior to the availability of the canning line developed by Cask Brewing Systems, some craft brewers decided to fill cans by hand or by using some other manufacturers equipment. This approach permitted them to release cans to the public without the additional expense of buying a canning line or contracting the brewing, filling and sealing of cans to another brewer. Even after the Cask canning line became available, some craft brewers continued to hand fill cans because it was faster and more economical than using a canning line. This section includes all the 5 liter cans which, we believe, were hand filled.
The following can photos are being provided so the can collector has a visual image of all the available hand filled microcans. After all, this represents the first time in the collectors life that he or she has the opportunity to collect all of a specific can type.
Click on a can photo to learn more about the brewery that produced it.
Click here for a printable list of Hand Filled cans.
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| Amber Lager | Bayern Killarney | Bayern Maibock | Dales Pale Ale | ||||
| Hoster Brewing Co | Bayern Brewing Co | Bayern Brewing Co | Oskar Blues | ||||
| Columbus OH | Missoula MT | Missoula MT | Lyons CO | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
| February 2008 | May 2008 | September 2007 | |||||
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| Dancing Trout Ale | Eagle Light | Gold Top | Happy Valley Brew | ||||
| Bayern Brewing Co | Hoster Brewing Co | Hoster Brewing Co | Happy Valley Brewing | ||||
| Missoula MT | Columbus OH | Columbus OH | State College PA | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
| February 2008 | 1990 | ||||||
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| Krough's | McDuff's Christmas Ale | McDuff's Pale Ale | Millenium Trippel | ||||
| Krough's Brewing Co | Gritty McDuffs Brewing | Gritty McDuffs Brewing | Church Works Brewery | ||||
| Sparta NJ | Portland ME | Portland ME | Pittsburgh PA | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
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| Oberon Ale | Oberon Ale | Oberon Ale | Oberon Ale | ||||
| Kalamazoo Brewing | Bells Brewing Co | Bells Brewing Co | Bells Brewing Co | ||||
| Galesburg MI | Galesburg MI | Galesburg MI | Galesburg MI | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
| September 2005 | June 2006 | May 2007 | May 2008 | ||||
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| Old Chub | Olde Hickory Christmas Ale | Olde Hickory Stick Stout | Olde Hickory Piedmont Pilsner | ||||
| Oskar Blues | Olde Hickory Brewing | Olde Hickory Brewing | Olde Hickory Brewing | ||||
| Lyons CO | Hickory NC | Hickory NC | Hickory NC | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
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| Olde Hickory Piedmont Pilsner | Olde Hickory Table Rock Pale Ale | Oldenberg Blonde | Oldenberg Bock | ||||
| Olde Hickory Brewing | Olde Hickory Brewing | Oldenberg Brewing Co | Oldenberg Brewing Co | ||||
| Hickory NC | Hickory NC | Ft Mitchell KY | Ft Mitchell KY | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
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| Oldenberg Premium Verum | Oldenberg X Mas Ale |
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Shipyard Ale | ||||
| Oldenberg Brewing Co | Oldenberg Brewing Co | Church Works Brewery | Shipyard Brewing | ||||
| Ft Mitchell KY | Ft Mitchell KY | Pittsburgh PA | Portland ME | ||||
| 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | 5 liter | ||||
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| Bell's Brewing | Weeping Radish Brewing | Weeping Radish Brewing | |||||
| Comstock MI | Manteo NC | Manteo NC | |||||
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| November 2007 | December 1989 | ||||||
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