Big Sky Brewing Company has just become the first brewing company in North America to use a revolutionary new aluminum package. The AlumaBottle is shaped like a bottle, but it is a specially lined aluminum vessel. ~ The AlumaBottle allows beer drinkers to take Moose Drool Brown Ale with them wherever they go, without the fear of breakage.
“Glass bottles are a liability to people who fly fish, raft, hike, golf, or participate in many other outdoor recreational activities.”
Aluminum Bottles can also be found around beer outside the United States, although there are differences in the brewing process (take a look at this description from Germany).
The biggest news in aluminum packaging over the past year is without a doubt the success of Pittsburgh Brewing Company’s switch to aluminum bottles for its flagship Iron City Lager beer. In August of last year, the company became the first U.S. brewer to market beer in aluminum bottles on a nationwide scale. The initial 20,000 cases sold out the first day they were shipped, and by year’s end almost 2 million aluminum bottles of the regional beer had been sold around the country.
In the alcoholic beverage market, brewers and vintners who want their product to stand apart from the crowd are increasingly turning to aluminum bottles. In some cases, they are being used to pitch a new product at a niche market.
Demand has been so high that bars, restaurants, clubs and supermarkets are selling out.
The new aluminum bottles were created by real men of genius. Masterpieces like this belong in a museum.