Lewis and Clark Brewing Fills Pillar Cans

When craft beer fans think of canned beers, those with a little historical knowledge will quickly point to Oskar Blues Brewing in Colorado as the “father” of canned beers. The brewery started putting its Dale’s Pale Ale in cans back in 2002. Since then, many national and Montana breweries began canning their regular and seasonal beers with success.

When Lewis and Clark Brewing Company in Helena, Montana, began canning its beers shortly after relocating its brewery in 2010, the growth in beer sales was exponential. In 2011, Lewis and Clark Brewing sold 1,500 barrels of beer. After putting beers in cans, production doubled to 3,000 barrels in 2012.

Now the brewery is on to the next “big” thing (pun intended). The brewery is the first in Montana to fill PILLAR CANS (also called “crowlers”* or “Mutumbos”). Only a handful of breweries across the nation offer beer in crowlers, which started, of course, with Oskar Blues. The other breweries include Cigar City Brewing in Florida, Due South Brew