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OK, one final time, there is NO beer worth drinking on any continent that comes in a can.

Life's too short to drink bad beer.

And for all those folks who use situations/activities for buying cans instead of bottles, if your concerned about glass breakage, I'd be a little more concerned with a drunk idiot in those situations/activities.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
i have never smelled the top of a can.
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When you get out of high school you will realize taste and smell go hand in hand.

Don't tell me you use a straw to drink a beer.
 
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
OK, one final time, there is NO beer worth drinking on any continent that comes in a can.

Life's too short to drink bad beer.

And for all those folks who use situations/activities for buying cans instead of bottles, if your concerned about glass breakage, I'd be a little more concerned with a drunk idiot in those situations/activities.
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Unfortunately there are those of us that live in situations where broken glass is a major possibility.

I choose my beers in this order: draught/draft mug, bottle, draught/draft plastic cup, can

Professional drinker since 1988 😉
 
Originally posted by: CorCentral

Plastic ANYTHING is at the bottom of the list and the only time I'll drink out of a bottle if a can is not available.
Aluminum has no flavor unless you chew the can or have a mouth full of fillings.
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The technology that goes into making plastic beer bottles is quite cool. It's far more advanced than glass bottles or cans.

I don't think they'll ever take off here in the states though. There's too much use of glass to really let them get a foothold. Although my boss tells me that's what people used to think about 2 liter soda bottles too, and everything's plastic now.

Granted a plastic soda bottle is FAR easier to make than a plastic beer bottle.
 
Originally posted by: MrBond
Originally posted by: CorCentral

Plastic ANYTHING is at the bottom of the list and the only time I'll drink out of a bottle if a can is not available.
Aluminum has no flavor unless you chew the can or have a mouth full of fillings.
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The technology that goes into making plastic beer bottles is quite cool. It's far more advanced than glass bottles or cans.

I don't think they'll ever take off here in the states though. There's too much use of glass to really let them get a foothold. Although my boss tells me that's what people used to think about 2 liter soda bottles too, and everything's plastic now.

Granted a plastic soda bottle is FAR easier to make than a plastic beer bottle.
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I don't understand that...around pools and beaches plastic beers are sold. Near boating events the same.

I like the aluminum bottles SeaWorld used though...not much of a metal taste.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst

I don't understand that...around pools and beaches plastic beers are sold. Near boating events the same.

I like the aluminum bottles SeaWorld used though...not much of a metal taste.
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By "take off here in the states", I meant that you'd see beer in plastic bottles much like you see soda in plastic bottles now and it be the rare that you see beer in glass.

I can understand pools and boating events, because of the broken glass + bare feet issue. Sporting events too, because when fans get mad and throw bottles onto the field (I'm looking at you Cleveland), they can do less damage with plastic than they can with glass.

Plus, like I said before, actually making a plastic beer bottle is fairly involved, at least compared to soda bottles. Plastic beer bottles are multilayer, there's actually as many as 5 layers of plastic there. I don't know for sure, but glass is probably cheaper to make right now.
 
Originally posted by: bobdelt
who drinks beer out of a can? buy bottles
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come to the south. yeehaw.

See my quote above about beer cans. Personally they are my last choice for container.
 
Actually, MOST aluminum beverage containers have a thin plastic lining that is supposed to reduce the metallic taste.
Personally, I never drink out of a can unless/until I can wash/wipe it off, at least with a wet towel/napkin to remove any "foreign deposits" that may be on the can. Consider how they're made, transported and stored. Not the cleanest of environments for something you're about to put in your mouth.
Wash the dammed can off before you use it..NO, you don't HAVE to use soap and hot water, but if you do it right, it won't warm up your beverage. (OK, for you thermodynamics geeks, MAYBE a degree or so, but not enough to really matter)


Sorry, forgot the obligatory links:

http://www.aluminum.org/Template.cfm?Section=Can&NavMenuID=289
" Inside Spraying
A specially selected coating is sprayed on the inside of the cans."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_can
" Aluminum cans contain an internal coating to protect the aluminum from the contents. If the internal coating fails, the contents will create a hole and the can will leak in a matter of days. There is some difference in taste, especially noticeable in beer, presumably only due to traces of the processing oils used in making the can. Oils used in can manufacturing are FDA approved and must be constantly monitored."

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000100
"Did you know that soda cans have a thin, plastic liner inside to keep the acid in the soda from reacting with the metal? "

"The History of the Liner - Technicians at the American Can Company, even before prohibition, began toying with the idea of putting beer in a can. As early as 1929, Anheuser-Busch and Pabst experimented with the canning process. Schlitzeven proposed a can design that looked like a small barrel.

The major problem the early researchers were confronted with, however, was not strength, but the can's liner. Several years and most of the early research funds were spent to solve this perplexing problem. Beer has a strong affinity for metal, causing precipitated salts and a foul taste. The brewers called the condition "metal turbidity".

The American Can Company produced the flat or punch top can in 1934. The lining was made from a Union Carbide product called "Vinylite", a plastic product which was trademarked "keglined" on September 25, 1934. "



 
Originally posted by: iamaelephant
I like canned beer. In my opinion, cheap beer tastes better out of cans, premiums are better out of bottles. And of course all beers taste better from the tap.
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Where do you think that tap beer sits? It comes from a very big can.
At any rate, if you're a germaphobe, don't drink right from the can. Stock boys and distributors stand, sit and walk all over the tops of cans.
 
I usually drink bottled beer, but have been able to find some, otherwise good brands for as low as $4.99 per 12 pack.
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This is a joke right?

But with that smell all the time, as well, as a bitterness, on these cans, I am compelled to go back to bottles, even if I have to pay more.
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I don't think it's the cans that are the problem...
 
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