Time for another installment in the (hugely) occasional series Things In Cans. Tonight's thing-in-a-can is Ram's Head India Pale Ale. This comes from Top of the Hill in Chapel Hill, who bill themselves as the South's first microcannery. Which is correct as far as I can tell. In fact, I don't recall ever seeing another US microbrew canned instead of bottled. And I'm sure there's more than a bit of marketing in the decision to go with cans. Hell, it got my attention. When every other microbrew's in a bottle, being in a can makes you stand out. At first I wasn't sure whether it was just suprise that was working in favor of the Ram's Head. I can't deny the cognitive dissonance of sipping IPA out of a can when every other beer I've ever had out of a 12 oz. can has been a crappy American lager. But further research by the crack House of Dioxin beer research team has determined that this is actually quite a good beer. Makes me think I should go to their restaurant more often, altho I've mostly missed out on the best time to go (when the students are out of town).