Metalman - Yes they can!

BaZmO* · 03-09-2014 2:21pm #1

...their beer that is.

Just seen this on their blog.

They have a canning line on order and should have it delivered by October, so possibly a Christmas release, or more realistically a release in the new year.

Great news. Can't wait!

GLaDOS · 03-09-2014 2:26pm

If the production scheduling gods are smiling on us, it should leave Canada later this month and arrive at Metalman sometime in October.

Why Canada?

Be good to see it available generally anyway!

BeerNut · 03-09-2014 2:30pm

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Why Canada?

Clue's in the name.

Ronan|Raven · 03-09-2014 2:32pm

Hopefully more breweries follow.

Lovely Bloke · 03-09-2014 2:35pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

Great news. Can't wait!

I think you should leave now.

Pick a window.

matrim · 03-09-2014 2:42pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I think you should leave now.

Pick a window.

Can I help?

Speak Now · 03-09-2014 2:44pm

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Hopefully more breweries follow.

I guess it will be double unique seeing as Metalman don't do bottles.

drumswan · 03-09-2014 3:49pm

Wonder will they have capacity for others or just themselves

Ruben Remus · 03-09-2014 4:03pm

Will it be a Metalcan?

solomafioso · 03-09-2014 4:05pm

Ruben Remus wrote: »

Will it be a Metalcan?

Are you a Metalfan?

Ruben Remus · 03-09-2014 4:13pm

solomafioso wrote: »

Are you a Metalfan?

I can be!

On topic, this is great news. I would love some canned Windjammer. It would be great if they were sold as multipacks at a reasonable price per unit, as this is something none of the Irish craft breweries are doing, as far as I know, apart from 8 Degrees with its six-packs.

Ravelleman · 03-09-2014 4:33pm

I agree with Ruben Remus. A reasonably price six-pack or even four-pack would be great. Now we can argue over the virtues of 330ml cans versus 500ml ones and over pricing as we always do.

Hopefully this will be remembered by generations to come as a symbolic act against the bizarre anti-can bias in Ireland. Presumably this exists because most canned beers here are of low quality.

quadrifoglio verde · 03-09-2014 8:45pm

Generally I don't like beer in a can, much prefer it in bottle or on draft so for that reason I've tended to shy away from it. In my Heineken drinking days (shudders) bottles were always nicer than cans. As a result I've never gone for the likes of punk in a can, for those that have, is there much difference?
Would be handy for places where drinking in public is frowned upon.

Grayditch · 03-09-2014 8:47pm

I love some canned beers such as Modus Hoperandi and Centennial. Didn't like the idea at first, until I had a can of Torpedo and it changed my mind.

BaZmO* · 03-09-2014 9:32pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Generally I don't like beer in a can, much prefer it in bottle or on draft so for that reason I've tended to shy away from it. In my Heineken drinking days (shudders) bottles were always nicer than cans. As a result I've never gone for the likes of punk in a can, for those that have, is there much difference?
Would be handy for places where drinking in public is frowned upon.

Personally I think that there is a slight difference when drinking directly from a can or bottle but once poured into a glass the difference is not noticeable.

There are some fantastic beers available in cans nowadays, Old Chubb, Dales Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Torpedo, the Beavertown beers I've tried recently, Centennial, Modus Hoperandi, BrewDog Punk & Dead Pony Club and a few more I can't think of right now.

I was at Electric Picnic over the weekend and had some of the above beers (mainly SNPA & Brooklyn Lager, although the Brooklyn would be the weakest of the bunch) and it was great to have such a selection available.

I'm really looking forward to having Metalman available in cans, it'll be great to have an Irish beer that imo is equal to a lot of the ones mentioned above.

drumswan · 03-09-2014 9:33pm

There's nothing weak about Brooklyn lager, a fantastic beer

BaZmO* · 03-09-2014 9:36pm

drumswan wrote: »

There's nothing weak about Brooklyn lager, a fantastic beer

I used to love it, but I've found it very hit and miss over the last couple of years, and over the weekend I didn't think that drinking it directly from the can did it any favours.

BeerNut · 03-09-2014 10:30pm

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

for those that have, is there much difference?

They're light-proof, oxygen-proof, smash-proof, lightweight, stackable, quick-chilling and efficiently recyclable.

The question is why we still tolerate single-use bottles.

BaZmO* · 03-09-2014 11:06pm

BeerNut wrote: »

The question is why we still tolerate single-use bottles.

The "craft" resurgence doesn't help.

Tenzor07 · 17-12-2014 1:33pm

Pls delete if this is posted elsewhere..

Looks like something interesting for Irish craft beer, will now be in cans: Independent.ie

We felt that cans were a better choice in terms of the quality of the finished product.....
Light can react with compounds in hops, which will give what's referred to as a "skunked" flavour in a beer, but a can will eliminate that entirely.

irish_goat · 17-12-2014 1:35pm

Great news, cans of Metalman Pale Ale will go down very nicely. :pac:

Lovely Bloke · 17-12-2014 2:05pm

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

Welcome addition anyhow.

BMJD · 17-12-2014 2:16pm

Check them out on the Facebook, they bought a canning line from someone in Canada, it was installed in recent weeks and the cans should be hitting the stores early next year. I assume they can (lolol) fill them up with anything so hopefully we'll have a range of them on the shelves soon.

BeerNut · 17-12-2014 2:20pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

They've had "can prototype" beers on the market since September. I haven't seen any mention of the pale ale being canned.

draiochtanois · 17-12-2014 2:30pm

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oblivious · 17-12-2014 2:41pm

draiochtanois wrote: »

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Never hear that, but they are the best package to keep out oxygen, light and lower thermal mass to cool.

drumswan · 17-12-2014 2:43pm

draiochtanois wrote: »

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You got a source for that?

tempnam · 17-12-2014 2:47pm

I've seen this recently with a good few craft beers.

The can isn't helping the price though. I ordered 2 cans of Brewdog Punk IPA recently in a bar and was charged about €11 - €12 ish for them!

L1011 · 17-12-2014 2:51pm

tempnam wrote: »

I've seen this recently with a good few craft beers.

The can isn't helping the price though. I ordered 2 cans of Brewdog Punk IPA recently in a bar and was charged about €11 - €12 ish for them!

Brewdog is dear in their own bars in the UK let alone bars over here.

Their magazine/literature they leave in the bars encourages people to buy canned beer over bottled for the light reason mentioned above; it doesn't however stop them selling their own product in both as they know there's people who prefer bottles.

irish_goat · 17-12-2014 2:52pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Are they actually going to can their flagship, or something else?

I will continuously nark them until they do. :pac:

Pinch Flat · 17-12-2014 3:43pm

Mate of my brothers works for the metalman brewery - they are indeed trialling cans at the moment

Metalman - Yes they can!

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