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Local craft brewers start canning their beers

By Julia Quinn-Szcesuil

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 18, 2012

After decades building a devoted fan base for their highly-refined products, craft brewers are now attempting what once seemed unthinkable, distasteful even: getting customers to drink expensive beer out of a can. Spurred on by the success of several boutique makers, Harpoon Brewery will add its own canning facility, while Wachusett Brewing Company is gambling there is enough business canning other brewers’ beers to justify a $1 million-plus investment in a canning line.

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