Hold on a second! Beer in a can? From a purely palatable perspective, beer in a can never tastes as good as beer from a bottle (I can taste the metal).
And a company committed to the values of quality beer and quality fellowship should not sacrifice quality for production-cost reduction and savings.
Furthermore, beer from a can loses some of its honor as the can is associated with cheap, bad, beer. The bottle, though, is associated with quality, both in beer and in company.
But maybe that is just me... one who has standards, both personally, and palatabley (a new word, sorry, but I was going for an alliterative tone).
With much respect for Belgium beer (and less respect for cans, though),
Jeremy K.
Spokane, WA

I'm all for seeing more New Belgium brews in a can. As we have seen with Fat Tire from NBB and all of the Oskar Blues brews, cans do work! I'd love to see 1554 put in a can or how about La Folie!!!

I saw and tried the fat tire beer in a can. I must say that I liked it! It was pretty good for beer in a can and I liked the price! Please make more! Everyone who came over and tried the fat tire in a can was also impressed! Great for hiking/backpacking or rafting trips!

finally found it in a local store...date on box expired in Nov. 2008...hmmmm, guess I'll wait to try.

Please!!! I don't care what it comes in... Can you please, please, please find a way to the east coast. Matt from Maryland.

Blindfolded you could not tell any difference

2º Below is the best thing they've done since Fat Tire. If another beer is to be canned it should be 2º Below.
Also, it would be appreciated if New Belgium began distributing in Alaska.

Please please please NB, put Mothership Wit in a can, I'd drink it every Friday and probably more often than that!

Why is Fat Tire in this poll, you guys are already canning it! It's skewing the results!

I play in a recreational sports league and there is no glass allowed at the fields. This severely limits my ability to drink good beer. I occasionally go with Wittekerke Belgian White but I do love the MW much more!

Please save me!

There should be a "None of the Above" or "No New Belgium Beer" option for which we'd like to see in a can. I'd vote for one of those. As for lining the cans...that sounds a lot worse than tasting aluminum.

Fat Tire and 1554 would both be my choice. Having Fat in a can is a good thing to me because every full moon a buddy and I take a late night mountain bike ride. I am the designated beer carrier because I am 80lbs bigger and can carry more weight. Try hauling 6 bottles of beer plus a hydration resevoir full of ice in a backpack while you're climbing some of the most technical trails around. Cans would be a lot lighter weight and easier to crush and carry out the empties.

I just heard Fat Tire will be available in Greensboro. Tell me what stores it will be available in. Cheers!!

if only it were on the list...

i would say flat tire. But honestly, I think the bottle is better. Besides the good flavor, the design is beautiful. This is my first time drinking this beer, and I will definitely keep drinking it.

Only NBB could put Sunshine in a can ;-)

Everyone knows that bottles of Beer are much better then cans, But cans can be brought many more places. My main sport is sailing, and we can go around having glass bottles everywhere to be broken, so can is the choice of the thirsty.

I did a taste test to see for my self. After all it was anouther reason for beer. I could taste the can if I drank dirrectly from the can, but if I poured the can in a glass it tasted the same as the beer from the bottle or growler. The final result, all were great!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took my blindfold off, and finished them all. The growler was the best, but only because it was bigger!!!!!!!!!!! I will do the taste test again when a new beer comes out in a can.

I enjoy Fat Tire in the can immensely! Keep it up and bring on some more. 1554 please! Cans make me feel trashy and sometimes we all need that feeling:)

I love the beer in the can, and the philosophy behind it. The cans are lighter, easier to recycle and much more convenient if you're enjoying the outdoors. And for those of us who started out buying $1 PBRs in a Brooklyn dive bar, the can holds a bit of nostalgia too!

I and all my buddies love this beer....make it full time not seasonal and cans would be good as well.

WHY WHY WHY would you ruin a great beer..............................................wow your marketing and Brewmaster have to be off your rocker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I and many others will ban such a brewer!!!!!

Woody

my vote is for trippel, but is that possible becaue of the fermentation process?

i think cans are an easy way to reach the masses. why would anyone hate a can, its still good beer made by a good brewer. if you dont want a can- dont buy it. cans are easier to ship, which will make NB beer available in more places. plus im 25 without a whole lot of money to spend, when i need a lot of beer i go for the cans(or my home brew). ide rather see someone drinking a can of NB beer than any miller/coors/busch.

its not gonna magically turn into budweiser if you put it in can, you people need to relax and have a cold one.

on a side note, i love that i can only find mothership wit in bombers. i just voted for it cause its my fave NB brew...

New Belgium is not Budweiser. Putting a good beer in a can is still a good beer. Because modern cans are lined there should be no metallic off flavors. I've also heard that there is less dissolved O2 in canning as well. In addition, UV light cannot penatrate cans and skunk it (see Corona, etc.). Plus cans are lighter allowing NB to deliver more beer with less gas, or biodiesel, or whatever. Lastly beer is not supposed to be drank directly from the bottle/can. Beer is best poured into an appropriate glass then enjoyed. So who really cares what it comes from. I'm all for it!

Like the others, I initially said no way and looked for the 'None of the Above' voting button. After a few seconds of repose, I realized that there is a sound reason for a can of Fatty. Several places either are not conducive for the use of glass such as lakes, beaches, concert in the park (too hard to hide the bottle) etc. or where glass is just not allowed, like concerts, ballparks, or Yosemite NP.

I agree 100%. There are many things wrong with cans. First, quality beer does not come in a can...it simply does not happen. Second, although aluminum is also recyclable, glass requires less energy and there is less loss of material. In many cases, glass bottles can be reused without any energy expenditure except a good washing. Leave aluminum to the bicycle manufacturers and stick to glass. You don't want your beer to be on the shelf with the budweiser cans...

Paul
Colorado

I completely agree. 2º Below should be a year round affair, as well as in a can.

As far as your regular follies, Sunshine would be great for summer.. and I know Mighty Arrow is seasonal, but you should really go full speed ahead on it. it's a GREAT beer with a great story! GO MIGHTY ARROW!!!!

Havin 1 right now, tastes like a Fat Tire in a can. Great idea! Now for the Mighty Arrow!

Is this what Coors is doing? word on the street is that NB sold to Coors...say it ain't so!

If you can sell it in Bostson in a can and that is what it will take then do it plaese. I WANT A FAT TIRE!!!

I have had FT in a can and thought it was just fine. Much easier to take skiing, hiking etc. Would challenge skeptics to do a blind taste test. Also, didn't NB change the recipe a bit to somehow counter the effects of canning?

Skinny Dip is the obvious beer to can next. It's touted as the beer for summer (about time someone made a decent, lighter beer despite what Sam Adams thinks of their piss-water) but you can't take it to any of the summer places in a bottle (beach, pool, park, sailing etc.)

Trippel Belgian Style Ale..... Please!

nothing bood ever comes from thinking outside the box right?