 Ray Isle (@islewine on Twitter) is Food & Wine's executive wine editor. We trust his every cork pop and decant – and the man can sniff out a bargain to boot. Take it away, Ray. Once again it is upon us: National Beer Can Appreciation Day (not to be confused with National Beer Appreciation Day, which I believe is actually every day of the year). People first got the bright idea of putting beer in cans back in 1933, when the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company teamed up with the American Can Company to produce a test run of 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Special Beer. If you’re wondering how it worked out, consider this: In 1941, people in the U.S. consumed roughly a billion cans of beer. Despite the success of the beer can, in recent years, the craft beer industry has been wary of the allure of metal. Until a few years ago, most independent small brewers have been resolutely pro-glass. A few of the better craft beers in cans right now include: Anderson Valley Brewing Company Boont Amber Ale Avery White Rascal Flying Dog Brewery Underdog Atlantic Lager Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA Sixpoint Brewery Sweet Action Cream Ale More from Food & Wine: Best Chicken Wings in the U.S. © 2011 American Express Publishing Corporation. All rights reserved. 
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My favorite canned beer:
Hop Knot – Four Peaks
Resin – Six Point
Deviant Dales – Oscar Blues
Hop Ottin – Anderson Valley
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout – Anderson Valley
Devils Ale – San Tan Brewery
Dales Pale Ale – Oscar Blues
G'Knight – Oscar Blues
Now I am really thirsty. TGIF!
Dude, this article is absolute crap. Have you ever drank a beer? Stick to wine writing and stop embarrassing yourself on CNN.
Speaking of embarrassing yourself, is English your 4th or 5th language?
"Stick to wine" – Might be time to expand your horizons my friend. There is a plethora of beer styles out there including barley wines you may enjoy. Anywho, this article was crap because they omitted some key facts like micro breweries are gravitating back towards cans because of the new water based can lining and cans have a longer shelf life than bottles. Light is beer's kryptonite.
Wow...How did Sully get most of the top row....Good show 21A!
What? No Oskar Blues? The King of Cans, started the beer can revival and the beer is AWESOME.
Agreed. DPA should be the first thing mentioned on this list! Torpedo is delicious though...
iam not a fan of beer but from time 2 time i like 2 enjoy 1 & 2day is a great time as my lil bro would say who is a big fan beer don't waste it self people do enjoy your can
Reblogged this on Good Beer Better Hats.
Two words: Heady Topper!
Heady topper, indeed!
Heady Topper is the BEST but you better follow the directions and drink directly from the can because if you pour into a glass the sediment will just freak you out!!
This is a great day indeed. However, I would like to point out that Oskar Blues Brewing Company does not have one beer on the better craft beers in a can list. After all they were THE first craft beer brewery to package their beer in cans. Which they started over ten years ago.
I got some beer cans for ya!
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I'm happy to hear that appreciation for beer in cans is growing. Beer cans can be recycled whereas it it much less cost effective to recycle glass bottles. Personally, I only drink beer from cans because they can be recycled. Cheers!
I'm going to get a vanity license plate that says 'BEERCAN' for my next new car.
"In 1941, people in the US consumed roughly a billion cans of beer"...I wonder what that # is now?