The explosion of craft brewing in recent years has engaged a whole new and youthful audience with speciality beer, but in a very different way from the beer consumer movements of the past. The level of technical knowledge among brewers and homebrewers has also reached a new peak. Many of the new beers currently causing excitement are in keg and can, and there's a danger that styles linked with the past and tradition could get left behind in the scramble for innovation and novelty.