(Soldotna, AK) – Another brewery says yes to the can.

Here’s the scoop on Kenai River Brewing becoming the second Alaskan brewery to can its beer. From Alaskan Beer blogger, Bill Howell:

“According to Doug [Hogue, Joint Owner/Head Brewer], canning has been in the Kenai River business plan since before they opened. It’s just taken them this long to get everything the needed lined up. Doug has told me that they plan to begin canning around the first of the year, with a goal of working their way up to about 500 cases per month by summer. The bottleneck is not the canning system (which can produce about 25 cases an hour), but rather their brewing capacity. To help out, they are also purchasing a new 20 bbl Uni-tank fermenter, which will be dedicated solely to producing Skilak Scottish for canning. Looking further ahead, the plans are to begin canning their Sunken Isle IPA around the June time frame, which will mean bringing in another 20 bbl Uni-tank to support that. Kenai River has ordered 111,000 cans from the Ball Corporation.”

Beer tasting notes: “Pours with a light beige head on a dark amber beer. Aroma is of smooth malt along with a smoky background leading to a mouthful of deep, roasted malt flavor. Ends long and smooth with a sweet malt aftertaste.”