The historic beer can celebrates 76 years since it was churned into creation in 1935 in the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co. of New Jersey.
Since the beginning, when the classic aluminum can was first tested and tasted on the lips of American drinkers, traveling from New Jersey to Richmond, Va., the satisfying pop of snapping open an alcoholic beverage quickly caught on, and we have not looked back.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in the majority of the 22 gallons of beer that each American drinks per year, cans are selected over bottles.
Fittingly so, last year in February, Sly Fox Brewing Co. of Phoenixville announced that although craft breweries are notorious for supplying their blends in bottles, it will continue to release its canned series of beers.
Finding delight in canned varieties, the brewery added the fifth sample of beer to its portfolio last spring, the Rt. 113 IPA. Sly Fox’s brewmaster Brian O’Reilly reveals that through popular demand, the brewery has caved to customers’ requests.
The Rt. 113 IPA will join the Pikeland Pilsner and the Phoenix Pale Ale as year-round can releases, but all three will also remain available in 22-ounce glass bottles.
The canned portfolio is available to consumers in 24/12 loose cases, six-pack cases and variety packs of 12. The three seasonal brews that rounds out Sly Fox’s now-six-can listing are the Royal Weisse, available only in the spring and summer; the Dunkel Lager, available in the fall and winter; and the Oktoberfest Lager, available early fall.
Sly Fox’s canned and bottled beers are available for purchase at many area beer suppliers and at its pubs, which also offer rare and “ridiculously-limited” offerings on a monthly (and sometimes weekly) basis.
On the Web: www.slyfoxbeer.com.
