TINY Rebel has announced it is temporarily stopping the sales of all of its cans and is recalling some of its products. 

Yesterday, the award-winning brewery, which is based in Rogerstone, announced it was temporarily suspending the sales of all cans, after reports of drastic discoloration of products.

A statement on the brewer's website says: "We took the decision to temporarily cease sales of all cans, due to reports of issues with several gyles.

"The affected gyles are 116 - Clwb Tropicana, 122 - Cwtch, 133 - Clwb Tropicana, 144 - Clwb Tropicana, 145 - Clwb Tropicana and148 - Clwb Tropicana.

"We last canned on the July 11 - we had ruled out the other likely causes of the discolouration and identified that it was limited to cans, and over the past two weeks we have been working with the canning line manufacturer to identify the problem.

"Our conclusion is that Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is at fault for the discolouration of Captain Insano, as well as more recent reports of the can seam unravelling.

"We do not expect to see any cans of Captain Insano suffering from a build-up of gas.

"Excess DO in the beer has caused oxidation which has resulted in drastic change in colour, and has caused a secondary fermentation which has led to the build-up of gas in the can. This pressure has caused the seam of the can to unfurl and for the lids of some cans to pop off.

"Our canning line will not be used again until replacement parts are received from the manufacturer and we are shown that they have solved the problem."

The statement added: "Going forward, we will be checking DO levels from sample cans throughout the packaging process and keeping a case of random samples for regular checks through the weeks following the gyle’s release.

"As part of our recent expansion, we are massively improving our in-house laboratory and quality testing facilities, and are adding masses of experience to the quality control team.

"We have sent our orbisphere (which measures DO) off for a service to ensure it’s working at 100% at all times.

"If you buy our beer through a wholesaler, please contact them to arrange return and credit. We will credit the wholesaler for any returned stock."

Being recalled are 116 - Clwb Tropicana, 122 - Cwtch, 133 - Clwb Tropicana, 144 - Clwb Tropicana, 145 - Clwb Tropicana and 148 - Clwb Tropicana.

The company previously recalled the beer Captain Insano.