The high cost of a canning line and the availability of cans in reasonable quantities were the main reasons why the concept of packaging beer in cans was not considered by the craft brewers. That all changed in November 2002, when Dale Katechis, president of Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, CO released his highly hopped ale, Dales Pale Ale, in cans. Packaging craft brewed beer in cans became possible when Cask Brewing Systems developed an affordable canning line and established a business relationship with Ball Corp. to reduce the minimum order for cans.

The following can photos are being provided so the can collector has a visual image of all the available microcans filled in house on a canning line. 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.

 

Last Updated 4/20/10

Click on a can photo to learn more about the brewery that produced it..

Click here for a printable list of all the microcans filled in house on a canning line.

113 IPA 668 Neighbor of the Beast Abrasive Ale Annie's Amber Ale Ashland Amber
Sly Fox Brewing New England Brewing Surly Brewing High Noon Saloon & Brewery Caldera Brewing Co
Royersford PA Woodbridge CT Brooklyn Center MN Leavenworth KS Ashland OR
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
April 2010 June 2010 May 2010 May 2009 March 2009
  Plain Aluminum can with Sticker Label      
         
Ashland Amber Avalanche Ale AVBC Boont Amber Ale

AVBC Poleeko Gold Pale Ale

AVBC Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema
Caldera Brewing Co Breckenridge Brewing Anderson Valley Brewing Anderson Valley Brewing Anderson Valley Brewing
Ashland OR Denver CO Boonville CA Boonville CA Boonville CA
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
February 2010 June 2009 April 2010 July 2009 July 2009
         
       
Avery India Pale Ale Bear Ass Brown Ale Ballz Deep Double IPA Beltian White Black Iron IPA
Avery Brewing Silverton Brewing 7 Seas Brewing Harvest Moon Brewing Grand Canyon Brewing Co
Boulder CO Silverton CO Gig Harbor WA Belt MT Williams AZ
12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
August 2010 September 2009 April 2010 June 2010 May 2010
    Thanks to Bruce Higgins for the photo    
         
Bombshell Blonde British Pale Ale Buffalo Sweat Buried Hatchet Stout Caldera IPA
Southern Star Brewing 7 Seas Brewing Tallgrass Brewing Southern Star Brewing Caldera Brewing Co
Conroe TX Gig Harbor WA Manhattan KS Conroe TX Ashland OR
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
March 2009 April 2010 June 2010 December 2009 January 2009
  Thanks to Bruce Higgins for the photo      
       
Caldera Pale Ale Coffee Bender Cornerstone IPA Cornstalker Dark Wheat Daisy Cutter Pale Ale
Caldera Brewing Co Surly Brewing Co Rochester Mills Brewing Thunderhead Brewing Half Acre Brewing
Ashland OR Brooklyn Center MN Rochester MI Kearney NE Chicago IL
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 16 oz
January 2009 January 2009 July 2010 May 2009 May 2010
         
         
Dale's Pale Ale Double Haul IPA Double Haul IPA Ellie's Brown Ale Epic IPA
Oskar Blues Kettlehouse Brewing Co Kettlehouse Brewing Co Avery Brewing Mammoth Brewing
Lyons CO Missoula MT Missoula MT Boulder CO Mammoth Lakes CA
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2009 February 2009 July 2009 August 2010 July 2010
Add Paste Magazine website Colorado USA can front        
         
Euphoria Pale Ale Fearless Scottish Ale Flaming Damsel Lager Freestyle Pilsner Full Nelson Pale Ale
SKA Brewing Fearless Brewing Co Milwaukee Brewing Co Santa Fe Brewing Blue Mountain Brewing
Durango Co Estacada OR Milwaukee WI Santa Fe NM Afton VA
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
September 2009 March 2010 May 2010 July 2010 July 2009
         
         
Gandhi Bot Double IPA Gandhi Bot Double IPA Golden Frau Honey Wheat Golden Trout Pilsner Gordon
New England Brewing New England Brewing Thunderhead Brewing Mammoth Brewing Oskar Blues
Woodbridge CT Woodbridge CT Kearney NE Mammoth Lakes CA Lyons CO
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
April 2010 July 2010 February 2009 July 2010 February 2009
Plain Aluminum can with Sticker Label       Ale replaces beer on label Stars added to green stripe on back of can
         
Gossamer Golden Ale Great River Pale Ale Gubna Happy Camper IPA High Country Pilsner
Half Acre Brewing Great River Brewery Oskar Blues Santa Fe Brewing Co Mammoth Brewing
Chicago IL Davenport IA Lyons CO Santa Fe NM Mammoth Lakes CA
16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
May 2010 July 2010 February 2010 July 2010 September 2009
         
Hop Shock IPA Ice Pick Ale Joe's Premium American Pilsner Kilt Lifter Scottish Amber Louie's Demise Ale
Santan Brewing Co Silverton Brewing Avery Brewing Four Peaks Brewing Milwaukee Brewing Co
Chandler AZ Silverton CO Boulder CO Tempe AZ Milwaukee WI
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 16 oz
July 2010 September 2009 August 2010 May 2009 May 2010
  Thanks to Michael Murphy for the can photo      
         
Lumberyard Red Ale Mama's Little Yella Pils Mana Wheat Modus Hoperandi IPA Moose Drool
Lumberyard Brewing Oskar Blues Maui Brewing SKA Brewing Big Sky Brewing Co
Flagstaff AZ Lyons CO Maui HI Durango CO Missoula MT
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2010 February 2009 July 2010 February 2009 April 2009
        Brown Ale
         
Morning Wood Wheat Mudshark Up River Light New South White Ale Oasis Old Chub
Pug Ryan's Brewery Mudshark Brewing Co New South Brewing Co Tallgrass Brewing Oskar Blues
Dillon CO Lake Havasu City AZ Myrtle Beach SC Manhattan KS Lyons CO
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz
December 2009 July 2010 November 2009 June 2010 March 2010
    Thanks to Michael Murphy for the can photo    
         
Orisis Pale Ale Paddy Pale Ale Pali Pilsner Rail Yard Ale Ranger IPA
Sun King Brewing Co Wild Onion Brewery Pug Ryan's Brewery Wynkoop Brewing New Belgium Brewing
Indianapolis IN Lake Barrington IL Dillon CO Denver CO Fort Collins CO
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
April 2010 May 2010 December 2009 September 2009 March 2010
         
         
Real McCoy Amber Ale Red Mountain Ale Roller Dam Red Ale Santan Hefeweizen Silverback Pale Ale
Mammoth Brewing Silverton Brewing Great River Brewery Santan Brewing Co Wynkoop Brewing
Mammoth Lakes CA Silverton CO Davenport IA Chandler AZ Denver CO
12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
September 2009 September 2009 July 2010 July 2010 June 2010
         
         
Silverback Pale Ale Sly Fox Oktoberfest Sly Fox Royal Weisse Scape Goat Steam Engine Lager
Wynkoop Brewing Sly Fox Brewing Sly Fox Brewing Big Sky Brewing Steamworks Brewing
Denver CO Royersford PA Royersford PA Missoula MT Durango CO
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2010 August 2010 June 2009 May 2010 January 2009
    Deletion of brewery street address   Addition of Malt Liquor to side of can
         
Summer Honey Sun Bru Kolsch Sunlight Cream Ale Sunset Amber Ale Sunshine Wheat
Big Sky Brewing Four Peaks Brewing Sun King Brewing Co Grand Canyon Brewing Co New Belgium Brewing
Missoula MT Tempe AZ Indianapolis IN Williams AZ Fort Collins CO
12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
May 2010 May 2009 April 2010 May 2010 April 2009
         
         
Surly Hell Tallgrass Ale Tallgrass IPA Tallgrass Kold Third Eye Pale Ale
Surly Brewing Tallgrass Brewing Tallgrass  Brewing Tallgrass Brewing Steamworks Brewing
Brooklyn Center MN Manhattan KS Manhattan KS Manhattan KS Durango CO
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz
Sept 2009 June 2010 June 2010 June 2010 February 2009
  Paper label mock-up of actual can Paper label mock-up of actual can Paper label mock-up of actual can  
         
Triangle Belgium Style Golden Ale Triangle Belgian Style White Ale Trout Slayer Ale Trout Slayer Ale True Blonde Ale
Triangle Brewing Triangle Brewing Big Sky Brewing Co Big Sky Brewing Co SKA Brewing
Durham NC Durham NC Missoula MT Missoula MT Durango CO
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
August 2010 August 2010 April 2009 June 2010 May 2009
      alc. 5.0% by vol  
      Thanks to Michael Boardman for the can photo  
         
 
Tule Duck Red Ale Very Noddy Lager Viennese Lager Wapiti Amber
Ale		 White Rascal
Buckbean Brewing Buckbean Brewing Bohemian Brewing Mogollon Brewing Avery Brewing
Reno NV Reno NV Salt Lake City UT Flagstaff AZ Boulder CO
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
December 2009 December 2009 April 2010 August 2009 August 2010
  Plain aluminum can with paper label     Belgian White Beer
         
     
Wind River Blonde Ale Widow Maker Black Ale      
Wind River Brewing Keweenaw Brewing      
Pinedale WY South Range MI      
16 oz 12 oz      
August 2010 June 2009