The majority of us are not strangers to canned beer; the convenience of which is so commonplace that many of us take it for granted. The travel friendly aspect of cans have allowed the human race to bring beer almost anywhere our hearts desire (within legal and socially acceptable boundaries that we all begrudgingly abide by).

Now, what you may have failed to appreciate during all your time of consumption is that the light-tight nature of a can protects the beer within from flavor degradation. For those of us who have choked on the first chug of a turnt-skunky bottle of beer, we know this to be a serious issue. 

Until recently, only large players in the world of beer could afford to can their brews. The onsite infrastructure needed to can beer is expansive AND expensive, and for smaller breweries - unattainable. Recent innovation in the canning industry, like mobile canning and can line-sharing, has allowed more and more craft breweries to bring canned beers to market. Which in turn has allowed us to break free from the beeropoly selection, even in your neighborhood gas station. Plus, you can't spell 'American' with out 'Can.' So there's that.

We here at Snake Bite are especially pleased with the recent move by Boulevard Brewing Company to offer four of their signature brews in cans. 

Their new canned 6-packs include current favorites: Unfiltered Wheat, Pop-Up IPA, Ginger Lemon Radler, and a new addition, Heavy Lifting IPA, which will be available year-round in cans and on draft. Heavy Lifting has a 6.2% ABV and features massive late and dry-hopping with Centennial, Amarillo, Topaz and Citrus hops. Which if you aren't sure what that all means...it equates to a pretty tasty beer. 

Also - and this is very important - we've partnered with Boulevard to offer custom Snake Bite's for you die hard fans. These custom Snake Bites are only available in Kansas City at the Boulevard Tasting room and if you're heading to Boulevardia in KC next weekend (you should go there) make sure to grab a can and a custom Boulevard Snake Bite and vent responsibly...maybe we'll see you there!

Oh, and lastly, expect to get an invite from Snake Bite to sign a petition to offer Tank 7 in cans as soon as is humanly possible... If you haven't tried it, you haven't lived. 

With Father's Day rapidly approaching we want to talk to you seriously about your Dad and his mailbox.

Consider the items your father typically receives in the mail:

1. Bills.
2. Maybe your bills.
3. Coupon booklets - coldly addressed to "Current Resident" even though he's lived there for 23 years. 
4. Cleaning reminders from his dentist.
5. Invitations to subscribe to "You're Old Now" magazines. 

Depressing, isn't it? You can help. You can give your Dad a gift that is worthy of his presence. 

Snake Bite Co. has partnered with Greetabl to offer what can easily be considered the best thing your Dad will ever get in the mail. (Considering the list, it's not hard to compete - but still...) In case you don't know about Greetabl - here's the deal: Greetabl is a St. Louis based company and their product is 100% sourced and made in America. It's like we're fraternal twins! Their custom fold-able, mail-able, and joy giving gift boxes have been on the scene since 2012 and we've been customers from the beginning. We're thrilled to have finally "snaked" our way into a Greetabl ourselves! 

This Father's Day you can send your Dad the Original Snake Bite forked church key bottle opener with more ceremony than our typical luxury yellow bubble mailers. If you do the right thing, your Dad will receive a box in the mail that holds that amazing package in the center-and inside of that package will be our most popular Original Snake Bite in brown leather.

Dad might be wary at first, as he has most likely never received a package in the mail that he did not order himself, but once he opens the box he will see your personalized message and cry pure tears of joy. 

...and they HAND WRITE your message!  Do you even write with your actual hands anymore? 

PRO TIP: If you're planning on seeing Dad on Father's Day, be sure to bring a 6-pack of his favorite brew. Vent cans. Make memories. 

While you're enjoying your most successful Father's Day gift giving to date, be sure to get a good shot to share on social media, because if it's not on Instagram, it didn't happen. Tag us, @snakebitecousa & @greetabl so we can wish your Dad a happy Father's Day! 

Go forth Snake Biters - bring joy!