Canned Beer 'Revolution'

[of mice and gods]

I will also add that I think coke from a glass bottle tastes markedly different from the can or plastic equivalent. I've never poured them into glasses and seen if the tastes changes again so i can't say more.

Although I'm definitely not against drinks in cans.

Al

 

[of mice and gods]

A passable bong...

Just more paraphernalia to list on the charge sheet..

 

[tanukibrewer]

Not against cans, though I prefer buying bottles so I can re use them. I am against shrinking the size of the cans.

 

[KingKong]

I like the aesthetics of a bottle. But really it doesn't bother me, all commercial beer at home goes into a glass.

 

[Dave70]

Slide rules, when men were men and women were in the kitchen.

slide rules.jpg

And there was an oversupply of draughtsman and engineers, apparently.

Must have been during Gough's (free) education revolution.

 

[mattdean4130]

I love the can. Primarily it helps guard against poor handling (except heat I suppose), but no skunked beer from sunlight.
Cans are environmentally better than glass. I have read tons on this and wont be swayed
What I dont get about the 'I tasted aluminium' brigade, is I've never heard anyone say 'coke tastes like metal out of the can', or 'Coke is better from the bottle'. Why would beer be any different?

That aside, I dont particularly like drinking from a can. I prefer to pour it into a glass. But as a medium, cans rock.

You've never heard anybody say coke tastes nicer from the glass bottle? Really?
I've heard heaps of people say that!

 

[Black Devil Dog]

Interesting analogy about Choke Coke.

People are comparing the pros and cons of beer when packaged in a can compared to a bottle and then somehow the worst beverage ever created by mankind is thrown up as some kind of evidence that canned drinks taste worse than those packaged in glass. :icon_vomit:



Personally, I buy both, but if boating or camping I'll always get cans.

 

[wombil]

i REMEMBER THE STEEL CANS.Beer was ok in them but when they changed to aluminium it was a big step backwards,definately noticed the taste. Not going to belittle myself talking about coca cola,never touch the stuff.

 

[mrTbeer]

Can fan +1.
The US micros are on to it. (Aluminum)
It's different though, with a can you're actually smelling the aluminium under your nose, not tasting it.
Boags don't can, their loss as it means they can't sell it on a MF plane!

 

[wbosher]

i REMEMBER THE STEEL CANS.Beer was ok in them but when they changed to aluminium it was a big step backwards,definately noticed the taste. Not going to belittle myself talking about coca cola,never touch the stuff.

Looked much tougher crushing them too.

 

[jlm]

Boags don't can, their loss as it means they can't sell it on a MF plane!

The many cans of draught I've drunk on my frequent visits to Flinders Island (Its the best option for an after work fishing trip) recently disagree with you.

 

[mrTbeer]

boags Draught in a can? Was referring to boags Premium Lager. Good to know though.

 

[chefsantos]

I had this the other day not the best name but the beer was pretty good

 

[fletcher]

i like cans but you people have to start calling them their true name:

tinnies

...or bullets, i'll let bullets pass.

 

[pist]

I have to disagree on the "taste" aspect of it...i dont really find any difference between cans or bottles.

+1 for cans...there should be more of it, craft beer in a can is a great idea - australian brewery's pale ale is a good testament to this...this galaxy hopped pale is very tasty and comes packaged in cans.

Cans dont bust in the icebox when driving along a rough corrugated road...and can even stand up to some 4x4ing if you need to go the hard way to get to your camping spot. Bottles do, and I dislike being limited to megaswill in order to take cans away camping...boring!