Just got a 12pack.

F'ing badass. Better than the bottled.

Can't even get it in the bottle out this way. I'll have to trust your judgement!

I took a 12er to the Nationwide Series race here in Nashville last Saturday. Its nice to hve something have way decent in a can.

We just got Fat Tire in bottles here last month in GA. It was a great beer! I just found a specialty wine shop that carries tons of beers that they sell as singles. I picked up about 15 different brews and my favorite was Laguintas' Lucky 13. It was to commemorate their 13th anniversary and it was fantastic. Pick it up if you see it. As far as Fat Tire goes, I would highly recommend it as a balanced amber ale that is easy drinking for sure.

People go ape for Fat Tire out on the West Coast.

I'm not a huge fan. Though I'll have to give the can a chance.

I recently discovered Oskar Blues Old Chub in cans at the local BevMo. Great stuff.

I've got some cans of Ol'Chub in my fridge LOL. That is an awesome brewery! I absolutely love the Gordon ale.

The FT in the bottle is very bright and refined tasting. The stuff in the can has a little more personality IMO and a slight haze.

The return to cans makes a ton of sense from many standpoints. One of them recycling. An aluminum can has more value than a glass bottle and is more likely to be recycled.

It's only recently we even started getting Oskar Blues out in this area. Haven't had a chance to try some of their other stuff yet but I'm looking forward to it. I hear their imperial stout is excellent.

"People go ape for Fat Tire out on the West Coast" We do???

As far as I am concerned that schtuff is swag. I mean if it is between a Fat Tire and BMC...then Im drinking Fat Tire....but "ape" for it???

You must be talking about the west coast of Utah.

It's currently a huge deal here on the prairie, but mostly because it just became (legally) available. I like it, but given the choice, I'd take a pint of their 1554 over the Fat Tire any day.

Now if I could just find some 'Ol Chub . . .

Not sure how far their distro is yet....but Caldera out of Ashland, Oregon has a pretty good Pale Ale and IPA in a can. Definitely worth trying a sixer if you see it.

jmo - I agree some of the other New Belgium beers are better

We only get 1554, FT, their Wit and a seasonal beer here in Tn. I wish they would do the 1554 in a can. Its their best beer here IMHO.

"As far as I am concerned that schtuff is swag. I mean if it is between a Fat Tire and BMC...then Im drinking Fat Tire....but "ape" for it???

You must be talking about the west coast of Utah. "

Obviously I'm not referring to the west coast of Utah.

And unless the BevMo folks I speak with are inaccurate...yes. Ape for it.

DanR - obviously I was joking with you....come on DanR lighten up.

But really BevMo...home of the dusty bottle special?

I don't think Fat Tire is all that big of a deal..

"obviously I was joking with you"

Wasn't so obvious. Needs more smilies!

BevMo, at least the locations in my area, have really come a long way the last few years. The biggest problem I see at a couple of stores is that their shelves devoted to craft beer are in the sun.

Everybody use lost of smiley faces when addressing DanR. He's very sensitive.

Oskar Blues makes some good beer. It's a local brewery for me in CO. Dale's Pale, Old Chub, Ten Fitty Imperial Stout, Gordon and Mama's Little Yellow Pils are all good beers IMO.

I have an aversion to Fat Tire because in the early days, it was regularly infected. There are many posts on forums bakc then wondering if they were using Belgian yeast strains. Maybe they were but it was just lousy tasting. Certainly, the west coast should not include Oregon or Washington as we have better beer. Those Californicators are somewhat limited although things are getting better for them.

"Californicators"

ROTFLMAO

BB, they've been called that here for 40 years, at least....

Fat Tire is OK, but it's no big deal....

Yeah, but I'm not there.

I was wondering, after reading the thread title, if FT tasted better in a can....because it sucks bottle/tap! No joke! *IMO*

West Coast vs. East Coast brews:
East Coast has a better selection of lagers but the West Coast has a better selection of....well....everything else.

First I saw Corona in a can.... and it made me really sad. Then I drank it... it made me more sad.

I'm afraid of Fat Tire in a can. Don't get me wrong, I don't bag the can. There's a local Reno brewery that does cans only. But... well once you're in bottles or kegs you shouldn't change it up

/my $0.02

I think most on this site would agree there is much better beer than FT out there. Red Seal is more my style of an amber. Like Bud said if its BMC or FT i'm guessing everyone here is going with the FT.

I'd take the FT in can over a BMC any day.

It's not a great beer but it's better than a lot of others out there...

Anyone ever brew the Fat Tire kit from AHS?

I have a buddy who is a die hard fan of Fat Tire and was contemplating picking it up.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=1113

"well once you're in bottles or kegs you shouldn't change it up"....how come?

FT or BMC? I'll go home or drink water. I'm having the hardest time drink during softball, I just can't choke down the BMC anymore. I ask for a Serria Nevada around here and people look at me like, what is it. I just tell them its an import.

Dan R - I did the Extract batch of FT from AHS and enjoyed it, but I couldn't do a side by side comparison as they don't sell FT up here in New England. I had to go from memory, and that's pretty shot...

Thanks Mike. My buddy wants to have homebrew for his bachelor party, specifically a Fat Tire clone, but there are tons of recipes out there. I figured that the kit might be a good way for him to go.

One big thing to keep in mind is that cans can go everywhere. Here where I live in the Flathead Valley in Montana you can be fined for possession of glass on the water. So any "better" quality beer that comes in a can is a great thing. Which is awesome when we sail, kayak, or go fishing.

Now some of our local micro brew are being canned, Kettlehouse and Big Sky, are the big ones.

Flathead Valley? Now that sounds like you're next to Flathead Lake*obvious*.
I flew in there two years ago(Polson) and what a gorgeous lake(from above, you can see deep).
H. pilory, it is illegal to float on the Yakima River with alcohol....period!
You mean I might be able to find MooseDrool or BigSky IPA in a can?! Now that would be great! When floating the river, cans sink better than bottles and we won't feel so bad doing it

Have not seen NBB products in cans, but certainly interested. Fell in love with the 1554 a few years ago in STL MO, now in north GA mountains, but we finally got NBB products last month, YEAH!!
Has anyone had any sucess brewing a 1554 clone? If so, care to share? I am new to homebrewing but certainly not new to enjoying good beer, and would love to brew something similiar to a 1554.