Backcountry users rejoice- Micro Beer in a can!

Doug's got a reliable selection of good beer in cans over at Malt and Vine in Redmond.

How about I guide you around the Paradise area for an afternoon?

Hummm... I'm thinking about it.... Would this be WITH or Without snow on the ground?

Hummm... I'm thinking about it.... Would this be WITH or Without snow on the ground?

Too late.  You should have jumped.

Perhaps I could be persuaded to drink your beer as a personal favor to you as I am so very fond of you and your friends.   

...or...

Perhaps you could place them in circuit with a clue to the placement of the next as a BC beer scavenge tour.

...or...

Perhaps you could place one beer on each of the 5 WA volcanoes for us to hunt and fight over.

Yes, the thought that I may discover hidden beer while touring may well increase my enjoyment.  It would be like Easter for ski-tourers.
Thanks Ron, this is gonna be great!

Wow that sounds like a good deal for you Ron. Snow Bell can show you all his secret stashes as I know you have only a sketchy knowledge of that area!

I'd jump at it.

I think Snowbell meant that he would guide you up the road...I'll help ease your pack weight in the car by taking some of those cans offa ya.   
You know Snowy, if you need beer to increase your BC enjoyment you may be an alcoholic or something.

This may be old news to some of the TAYers but, I just discovered this most EXCELLENT Beer in a can. I particularly liked the IPA.

www.calderabrewing.com/

Distribution is spotty but, I was able to find it at Whole Foods. Any of you Washington folks ever find Micro beer in a can? I know Mactarnahans used to be available in a can but no longer.

Just thought I'd share,

Jim

They have most recently taken off their "safety warning" warning how safe it was to take cans into the backcountry and how these cans were perfect for rafting, climbing and backcountry skiing

Reviving this thread on account of the good beer in a can trend is definitely continuing, as I noticed today at Whole Foods. Some recent entries:

*21st Amendment Brewing: Out of Minnesota somewhere. The IPA is really good: strong sweet finishing hops that you'd never guess came out of a can. They also have a watermelon-wheat beer (!?)
* Oskar Blues has a new offering: Momma's Little Yella Pils. More drinkable than their others. Their prices are also down by a couple bucks, as they've scaled up their brew operations by contracting with another brewery down in the flats.
* Big Sky has two in a can: Moose Drool Brown (pretty good) and Trout Slayer (too watery and nondescript for me, others might like it)
* Anderson Valley (AVBC) has one, a pale ale. I am quaffing one now. It's good but not as good as I'd hoped based on how much I like their IPA and winter beers. They have a real interesting six-pack harness on these - a hard blue plastic rather than the classic flexy thin sea-animal ensnaring rings.