On Tap by Mike Savicki Photography by Mike Savicki Canned goodness from D9 and Ass Clown, both breweries are based in Cornelius. THE CASE FOR CRAFT CANS BEER FOR AN ACTIVE DRINKING LIFESTYLE while they are doing something else.” And what kind of beer goes well with the active drinking lifestyle? “That’s easy,” Durstewitz adds, “beer in a can.” With the rise in popularity of craft beer, especially as the seasons change and the days grow longer, breweries like D9 and Ass Clown (both based in Cornelius) have begun offering 16-ounce cans named “craft cans,” to the marketplace. Their hope is that by offering a unique, easy drinking craft beer like D9’s Swell Rider and Ass Clown’s Tie-Up Pale Ale to the active lifestyle population, consumers will have not only more choices of how they drink — bottle, can or tap — but they will also enjoy a higher level of satisfaction, plus a new level of appreciation for the beauty of a good craft beer when they drink. There’s just something about a can when you grab it. A can makes you feel different. It is accessible — pop the top and start drinking — and it is a great partner to have PROUDLY PRESENTS . . . 2017 MUSIC ON MAIN CONCERT SERIES Town Hall Lawn the 1st Friday of each month May - Oct from 6:30 - 9:30pm. >> June 2, 2017 << TRIAL BY FIRE - Journey Tribute >> July 3* << THE MATT STRATFORD BAND - Variety *Monday @ the Lowe’s YMCA >> August 4, 2017 << BAND OF OZ - Beach Music >> September 1, 2017 << UNDERHILL ROSE & CODDLE CREEK - Bluegrass >> October 6, 2017 << LEGACY MOTOWN REVUE - Motown Music www.MooresvilleRecreation.org // 704-663-7026 55 LAKE NORMAN CURRENTS The TOWN of MOORESVILLE with you. “Beer in a can,” says Durstewitz, “is purely emotional, and that’s just fine.” Three beers in a bar? Maybe not. Three beers while knocking out a day of home and yard projects or after finishing a mud run or obstacle race? Absolutely. JUNE 2017 So here is a question to ponder — with a beer in hand, of course. When was the last time you bellied up to the bar, ordered a bottle of beer, and then sat passively while drinking it? I’ll bet you a beer it hasn’t been recently. Here’s another question. When was the last time you did something active — running; hiking; camping; fishing; boating; surfing; paddling; grilling; heck, even mowing the lawn, and did not enjoy a beer either while you were doing it or immediately afterward? The next beer is on you if it has been outside of the last week or weeks. Or day or days. “Especially in an active state like North Carolina, we have moved beyond the old passive stigma that comes with sitting and just drinking a beer,” says Andrew Durstewitz, D9 Brewing Company CEO and co-founder. “You are now allowed to have a beer in your hand doing things, active things, like never before. People more and more are looking for something to consume