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 10/24/2011

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.

1327 Pod's ESB 668 Neighbor of the Beast 834 Happy As Ale Alphadelic IPA Amber Road
Blueblood Brewing New England Brewing Blueblood Brewing Hop Valley Brewing Baxter Brewing
Lincoln NB Woodbridge CT Lincoln NB Springfield OR Lewiston ME
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
January 2012 November 2011 January 2012 October 2011 October 2011
         
         
Atwater's Lager Aurora Lager Autumnation Back Country Scottish Ale Baltic Porter
Atwater Block Brewery Great Crescent Brewing Six Point Craft Ale Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. Uncommon Brewers
Detroit MI Aurora IN Brooklyn NY Helena MT Santa Cruz CA
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 16 oz
September 2011   October 2011 August 2011 January 2011
Filled by Latrobe Brewing   Filled  by The Lion   Thanks to Mike Murphy for the photo
         
Bengali Tiger Big Cock India Pale Ale Big E Hoppy Redhead Big E Lawnmower Lager Big E Scotch Ale
Sixpoint Craft Ales Great River Brewing Co Ellersick Brewing Ellersick Brewing Ellersick Brewing
Brooklyn NY Davenport IA Lynwood WA Lynwood WA Lynwood WA
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz
June 2011 November 2011 November 2011 November 2011 November 2011
Filled by The Lion        
         
Big E Scotch Ale Bitter American Bix Street Fest Copper Ale Boont Amber Ale Bozone Select Amber Ale
Ellersick Brewing 21st Amendment Brewing Great River Brewing Co Anderson Valley Brewing Bozeman Brewing
Lynwood WA San Francisco CA Davenport IA Boonville CA Bozeman MT
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
November 2011 February 2011 July 2011 April 2011 January 2012
  Filled by Cold Spring      
         
Brew Free or Die IPA Bridal Veil Rye Pale Ale Brik Irish Red Ale Brooklyn Lager Brooklyn Summer Ale
21st Amendment Brewing Telluride Brewing Millking It Productions Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Brewery
San Francisco CA Telluride CO Royal Oak MI Brooklyn NY Brooklyn NY
12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
March 2011 December 2011 January 2011 March 2011 May 2011
Filled by Cold Spring     Filled by West End Brewing Filled by West End Brewing
      The Pre Prohibition Style  
         
Cavatica Stout Crank Yanker IPA Cut Throat Pale Ale Dales Pale Ale Desert Magic IPA
Fort George Brewery Eddyline Brewery & Restaurant Finch's Beer Company Oskar Blues Mudshark Brewing
Astoria OR Buena Vista CO Chicago IL Longmont CO Lake Havasu City AZ
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
October 2011 October 2011 July 2011 April 2011 January 2012
         
         
Diesel Dolores River ESB Dolores River IPA Dolores River Mild Dolores River Pale
Sixpoint Craft Ales Dolores River Brewing Dolores River Brewing Dolores River Brewing Dolores River Brewing
Brooklyn NY Dolores CO Dolores CO Dolores CO Dolores CO
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz
June 2011 February 2011 June 2011 February 2011 February 2011
Filled by The Lion This can with colored in tongue and style is use for all cans. No color in tongue or style This can with colored in tongue and style is use for all cans. This can with colored in tongue and style is use for all cans.
         
Dolores River Seasonal Dolores River Stout Double D Blonde Eclipse Black IPA Evolutionary IPA
Dolores River Brewing Dolores River Brewing Hop Valley Brewing Crabtree Brewing Two Beers Brewing
Dolores CO Dolores CO Springfield OR   Seattle WA
16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz
February 2011 February 2011 October 2011 December 2011 June 2011
This can with colored in tongue and style is use for all cans. This can with colored in tongue and style is use for all cans.     Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label
         
Farmhand Fat Tire Amber Ale Festie Amber Lager Fire Eagle American IPA Flagship Ale
Brewery Vivant New Belgium Brewing Starr Hill Brewing Austin Beerworks Grey Sail Brewing
Grand Rapids MI Fort Collins CO Cozet VA Austin TX Westerly RI
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
May 2011 June 2011 May 2011 July 2011 January 2012
  No Bicycle Filled by Minhas Craft Brewery    
         
Flyin' Hi P. Hay Fort George 1811 Lager Fort George Vortex IPA Fox Tail Gluten Free Ale Full Moon Belgian White
Maui Brewing Fort George Brewery Fort George Brewery Joseph James Brewing Mudshark Brewing Company
Maui HI Astoria OR Astoria OR Henderson NV Lake Havasu City AZ
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
May 2011 March 2011 March 2011 September 2011 January 2012
         
         
G'Knight Imperial Red Golden State Ale Goldenwing Blonde Ale Grand Canyon American Pilsner Grand Canyon White Water Wheat
Oskar Blues Uncommon Brewers Finch's Beer Company Grand Canyon Brewing Co Grand Canyon Brewing Co
Lyons CO Santa Cruz CA Chicago IL Williams AZ Williams AZ
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz
January 2011 January 2011 July 2011 June 2011 June 2011
  Thanks to Mike Murphy for the photo      
         
 
Grand Circus India Pale Ale Great Crescent Belgian Style Wit Great Crescent Blonde Ale Great Crescent Bourbon's Barrel Stout Great Crescent Cherry Ale
Atwater Block Brewery Great Crescent Brewing Great Crescent Brewing Great Crescent Brewing Great Crescent Brewing
Detroit MI Aurora IN Aurora IN Aurora IN Aurora IN
12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz
September 2011 May 2011 May 2011 May 2011 Januaryy 2012
Filled by Latrobe Brewing   Thanks to Carey and Robin  Williams for the photo    
     
Great Crescent Coconut Porter Great Crescent India Pale Ale Great Crescent Mild Ale Great Falls Select Pale Ale Great River Oktoberfest
Great Crescent Brewing Great Crescent Brewing Great Crescent Brewing Harvest Moon Brewing Great River Brewing
Aurora IN Aurora IN Aurora IN Belt MT Davenport IA
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz 16 oz
February 2011 February 2011 February 2011 June 2011 September 2011
  Thanks to Carey and Robin Williams for the photo Thanks to Carey and Robin Williams for the photo    
       
Greenville Pale Ale Half Acre Over Ale Halcyon Wheat Harpoon IPA Harpoon Summer Beer
Twin Lakes Brewing Half Acre Brewing Tallgrass Brewing Harpoon Brewing Harpoon Brewing
Greenville DE Chicago IL Manhattan KS Boston MA Boston MA
12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
May 2011 January 2011 April 2011 June 2011 June 2011
  Thanks to Mike Murphy for the can photo   Filled by The Lion Filled by The Lion
       
Heady Topper Hell or High Watermelon Wheat HGH Hilliards Amber Ale Hilliards Saison
The Alchemist 21st Amendment Brewing Oskar Blues Hilliards Brewing Hilliards Brewing
Waterbury VT San Francisco CA Lyons CO Seattle WA Seattle WA
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 16 oz
September 2011 July 2011 November 2011 September 2011 September 2011
  Filled by Cold Spring Plain aluminum can with sticker label    
       
Hop Box Imperial IPA Hop Crisis Hop Knot IPA Hop Ottin IPA Hopslam
Joseph James Brewing 21st Amendment Brewing Four Peaks Brewing Anderson Valley Brewing Bells Brewing
Henderson NV San Francisco CA Tempe AZ Boonville CA Kalamazoo MI
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 5 liter
January 2012 June 2011 May 2011 March 2011 February 2011
  Filled by Cold Spring Hand filled at the brewery
       
Hop Slayer Double IPA Hop Slayer Double IPA Immersion Amber Ale Iron Mike Pale Ale Jack Stout
Wild Onion Brewing Wild Onion Brewing Two Beers Brewing Moat Mountain Smokehouse and  Brewery Wild Onion Brewing
Lake Barrington IL Lake Barrington IL Seattle WA North Conway NH Lake Barrington IL
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 24 oz 12 oz
May 2011 September 2011 November 2011 July 2011 January 2011
Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label   Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label   Thanks to Mike Murphy for the can photo
       
Joseph James American Lager Kroghs Lewis & Clark Amber Lager Lumberyard IPA Magic Hat #9
Joseph James Brewing Kroghs Brewing Lewis & Clark Brewing Co Lumberyard Brewing Magic Hat Brewing
Henderson NV Sparta NJ Helena MT Flagstaff AZ South Burlington VT
12 oz 5 liter 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
September 2011 October 2011 August 2011 June 2011 April 2011
  Hand filled at the brewery     Filled by High Falls Brewing
  Thanks to Mike Murphy for the photo      
         
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McKinney Eddy Amber Ale Mexican Logger Milkshake Stout Miner's Gold Hefeweizen Missouri Mule India Pale Ale
Piney River Brewing SKA Brewing Milking It Productions Lewis & Clark Brewing Co Piney River Brewing
Bucyrus MO Durango CO Royal Oak MI Helena MT Bucyrus MO
16 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 16 oz
October 2011 March 2011 June 2011 August 2011 October 2011
    Filled by Rochester Mills Brewing    
         
Moose Drool Brown Ale Mustang Brewing Company Golden Ale Mustang Brewing Company Washita Wheat Newport Storm Hurricane Amber Ale NOLA Blonde Ale
Big Sky Brewing Mustang Brewing Company Mustang Brewing Company Coastal Extreme Brewing NOLA Brewing
Missoula MT Mustang OK Mustang OK Middletown RI New Orleans LA
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2011 June 2011 June 2011 November 2011 November 2011
  Brewed and Filled by Stevens Point Brewing Brewed and Filled by Stevens Point Brewing    
         
Northern Lights India Pale Ale Oaky's Oatmeal Stout OB-1 Oberon Ale Old Ore Dock Scottish Ale
Starr Hill Brewery Angry Minnow Brewing Snake River Brewing Bells Brewing Co Keweenaw Brewing
Cozet VA Hayward WI Jackson WY Galesburg MI South Range MI
12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 5 liter 12 oz
March 2011 October 2011 June 2011 May 2011 February 2011
Filled by Minhas Craft Brewery     Hand Filled at the Brewery  
         
One Hit Wonder Pako's Eye P A Pamola Xtra Pale Ale Panorama Wheat Ale Peacemaker Extra Pale Ale
 
Oskar Blues Snake River Brewing Baxter Brewing Co Two Beers Brewing Austin Beerworks
Lyons CO Jackson WY Lewiston ME Seattle WA Austin TX
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
February 2011 June 2011 January 2011 June 2011 July 2011
Plain aluminum can with sticker label     Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label  
         
Pearl Snap German Pils Perfect Tin Amber Ale Persnickety Pale Ale Pile O' Dirt Porter  
Austin Beerworks Tin Roof Brewing Two Beers Brewing Crow Peak Brewing Pumphouse Brewery
Austin TX Baton Rouge LA Seattle WA Spearfish SD Longmont CO
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
July 2011 September 2011 January 2012 November 2010 May 2011
    Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label    
         
Redband Stout Righteous Ale River Pig Pale Ale Roler Bock Rumspringa
Great River Brewery Sixpoint Craft Ales Angry Minnow Brewing Buckbean Brewing Lancaster Brewing
Davenport IA Brooklyn NY Hayward WI Reno NV Lancaster PA
16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz 12 oz
July 2011 June 2011 October 2011 August 2011 April 2011
Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label Filled by The Lion   Plain aluminum can with sticker label Filled by The Lion
         
Sankaty Light Santa Fe Imperial Java Stout Santan IWA Second Wind Pale Ale Skilak Scottish Ale
Cisco Brewers Santa Fe Brewing Santan Brewing Co Mother Earth Brewing Kenai River Brewing
Nantucket Island MA Santa Fe NM Chandler AZ Kinston NC Soldotna AK
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2011 January 2011 May 2011 June 2011 April 2011
Filled by F X Matt   India Wheat Ale

Plain aluminum can with sticker label

    
         
Sky Blue Golden Ale Sly Fox Royal Weisse Snake River Lager Snake River Pale Ale  Sockeye Red India Pale Ale
Carolina Brewery Sly Fox Brewing Snake River Brewing Snake River Brewing Midnight Sun Brewing Co
Chapel Hill NC Royersford PA Jackson WY Jackson WY Anchorage AK
12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2011 May 2011 June 2011 June 2011 June 2011
         
         
Sodo Brown Ale Solitude Special Edition Sprecher Special Amber Stowaway IPA
Two Beers Brewing Brewery Vivant 21st Amendment Brewing Specher Brewing Baxter Brewing
Seattle WA Grand Rapids MI San Francisco CA Glendale WI Lewiston ME
12 oz 16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz
June 2011 May 2011 June 2011 September 2011 January 2011
Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label   Filled by Cold Spring Filled by Stevens Point  
         
Summer Solstice Summer Wit Sun King GFJ Sun King Johan Sun King Oktoberfest
Anderson Valley Brewing Wild Onion Brewery Sun King Brewing Sun King Brewing Sun King Brewing
Boonville CA Lake Barrington IL Indianapolis IN Indianapolis IN Indianapolis IN
12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 16 oz 16 oz
April 2011 May 2011 October  2011 June 2011 September  2011
      Barley Wine  
         
Sun King Wee Muckle Sunbright Ale Sunken Island India Pale Ale Sunny Haze Sweet Action
Sun King Brewing Breckenridge Brewing Kenai River Brewing Mother Earth Brewing Sixpoint Craft Ales
Indianapolis IN Breckenridge CO Soldotna AK Kinston NC Brooklyn NY
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 16 oz
January 2012 May 2011 July 2011 June 2011 June 2011
        Filled by The Lion
         
 
Sweet Action The Citizen The Corruption The Public Pale  
Sixpoint Craft Ales DC Brau Brewing DC Brau Brewing DC Brau Brewing  
Brooklyn NY Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC  
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz  
June 2011 January 2012 January 2012 June 2011  
Filled by The Lion        
         
The Crisp Those Guys Beer Top Rope Mexican Style Craft Lager Tour de Nez Trailhead ISA
Sixpoint Craft Ales Those Guys Brewery Upslope Brewing Buckbean Brewing Two Beers Brewing
Brooklyn NY Lake Orion MI Boulder CO Reno NV Seattle WA
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 16 oz 12 oz
June 2011 June 2011 June 2011 August 2011 June 2011
Filled by The Lion Filled by Cold Spring   Plain aluminum can with sticker label  Plain aluminum can with shrink wrap label
         
Triomphe Trout Slayer Wheat Ale Tumbleweed IPA Two Hearted Ale Upslope Craft Lager
Brewery Vivant Big Sky Brewing Co Lewis & Clark Brewing Bell's Brewing Upslope Brewing
Grand Rapids MI Missoula MT Helena MT Comstock MI Boulder CO
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 5 liter 12 oz
May 2011 May 2011 October 2011 May 2011 June 2011
      Hand filled at the brewery  
         
Velvet Rooster Westbrook IPA Westbrook White Thai Whitsun Widmer Hefeweizen
Tallgrass Brewing Westbrook Brewing Co Westbrook Brewing Co Arcadia Ales Widmer Brothers Brewing
Manhattan KS Mt Pleasant SC Mt Pleasant SC Battle Creek MI Portland OR
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz 12 oz 5 liter
October 2011 November 2011 November 2011 June 2011 June 2011
Belgian Triple Ale       Hand filled at the brewery
         
   
Wind River Pale Ale Yellowstone Golden Ale Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale    
Wind River Brewing Lewis & Clark Brewing Anderson Valley Brewing    
Pinedale WY Helena MT Boonville CA    
16 oz 12 oz 12 oz    
August 2011 August 2011 October 2011