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Cans or Bottles (BEER)

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skia4life89
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me and my bros are arguing over what beer tastes better in..cans or bottles.
whats you guys take?

i prefer bottles.
Mar 7 2011 11:10PM
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skia4life89
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eww man..tht draught stuff is nasty
Mar 8 2011 5:48PM
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TBreso
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BEST: draught (for taste)

better: bottle (for class & bossness)

good: cans (for camping and outdoors)

finito

Mar 8 2011 5:58PM
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SteveStepp
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Chillin time = bottles
party time = alcohol of any kind
Mar 8 2011 6:03PM
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Bar_Down
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you drunk bro?
Mar 8 2011 6:30PM
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PagesHouse
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I prefer to drink good beer out of bottles but if its coors light or something.... cans.

Cans are easier to recycle and produce less waste during manufacturing. Glass is also not allowed in many places such as campgrounds, beaches, festivals, etc.
Mar 8 2011 6:36PM
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Chompo.
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bottles if possible, but when skiing, camping, or on the boat cans.
Mar 8 2011 6:37PM
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geteducated
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if im drinking the euro import stuff i have to get the 500ml cans.
Mar 8 2011 6:46PM
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collinder
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beer glass > everything. sipping out of bottles is definitely more enjoyable although cans are more practical and you can shotgun them
Mar 8 2011 6:52PM
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poluhasuper
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looks like he spilled my truth, no pun intended
Mar 8 2011 6:59PM
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skia4life89
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haha bottles ftw.
Mar 8 2011 10:26PM
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skia4life89
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bump for aluminum cans.
Oct 23 2011 4:23PM
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JIBpsy^^
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how the fuck do you  do coke out of a bottle?
Oct 23 2011 4:29PM
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AWALLRUS.
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BOTTLES. BUT A LOT OF GOOD IMPORTED STUFF IS ALWAYS IN CANS.
Oct 23 2011 5:00PM
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Bodhisattva_
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So you usually just party?
Oct 23 2011 5:02PM
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p-oskier
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this.
Oct 23 2011 5:10PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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bottles make it taste better but cans are more convenient
Oct 23 2011 5:11PM
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iSmokeweed
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i lold
Oct 23 2011 5:16PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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i was going to bump up your karma but then i saw that it ends in 420 so i didnt.
Oct 23 2011 5:18PM
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Broken_Rides
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6 month supply.

Oct 23 2011 6:18PM
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Bro.J.
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keg beer ftmfw
Oct 23 2011 6:20PM
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bermbuster49
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hahaha nice +k
Oct 23 2011 6:44PM
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skia4life89
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bump
Jun 3 2013 9:59PM
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Daph
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growlers
Jun 3 2013 10:09PM
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sammy_
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when im with the fam i get bottles but normally i just have cans but i prefer bottles
Jun 3 2013 10:16PM
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hokkanee
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Ding ding ding.
Jun 3 2013 11:15PM
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corona
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I'd say working at a budweiser plant gives him less credibility in the 'what beer tastes better' category



also usually get cans cause they're cheaper and don't break nearly as easy. do prefer bottles though.
Jun 3 2013 11:25PM
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corona
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also why the fuck is everyone saying it tastes better from a bottle. that's a load of horse shit.

first off there is negligible difference in taste. I've heard the only difference comes from actually smelling the aluminum as you drink it. if you poured them into a glass and did a blind taste test there is absolutely no way you'd tell the difference.


unless of course the beer has been in glass bottles in the light. since flavours are broken down by light. in a can they're not. so a +1 for cans there.


also everyone saying "best out of a keg hurr". well what the hell do you think a keg is?? it's a massive fucking can.
Jun 3 2013 11:35PM
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Mr.Luke
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I feel like I'm constantly drinking only bubbles when I drink from cans.... definitely bottles.
Jun 3 2013 11:43PM
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Jun 3 2013 11:55PM
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Chron_Rabbit
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lol is it? is it the best? From the way you described it I feel like it is the best.
Jun 4 2013 12:02AM
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Skibumsmith
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nalgene
Jun 4 2013 12:39AM
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SamtheEagle
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bottles are better quality
Jun 4 2013 12:42AM
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Peter.
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cans are infinitely easier
Jun 4 2013 12:52AM
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Sno.
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This exactly. Draft>bottled>canned. But when the mountains are blue you wont be getting a thumbs down from this girl.
Jun 4 2013 2:52AM
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Sno.
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Things taste better out of glass, or every housewives kitchen cabinet would be full of aluminum "tumblers"
Jun 4 2013 2:56AM
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Downtofilm
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Cans for shotgunning/pong
Jun 4 2013 2:56AM
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corona
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I'm sorry, but you're completely wrong here. there is absolutely no taste difference. and if there is taste difference it's in favour of the cans since they don't allow UV into the beer breaking down some of the flavours.


I mean just look at your post right above the one I just quoted. you say drought is best. drought comes from a fucking massive aluminum can. there's absolutely nothing glass about it.


And from a scientific point of view, this is absolute garbage. Beer is inert to both the aluminum cans and the glass. there is absolutely nothing that leeches into them and alters the taste. I refer back to kegs. your drought beer you love so much better than bottled comes from inside aluminum.


and smell and taste are linked. the only reason why you think there is a taste difference is because you're actually smelling the aluminum while you drink from a can giving the illusion there's a taste difference. if you pour it into a glass there is absolutely no difference.



as for your glass tumblers vs aluminum tumblers, isn't this rather obvious?? there's a lot of reasons why glass is preferable to drink our of. for instance the weight. it's much nicer to drink out of something with a bit of heft. the aesthetics of glass. it looks nicer, you can see what you're drinking. It's easier to cheaply form glass into whatever shape you want. glass is cheaper. the whole smell bit too. about smelling the aluminum as you drink it. and having your mouth on aluminum just isn't as nice as glass. your dink stays cooler longer in glass. etc etc etc.


the solution then? pour your canned beer into a glass. chances are it will actually taste better than your bottled beer depending on how it was stored.
Jun 4 2013 8:07AM
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snwbrdmilf
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They've done side by side taste testing and tasters couldn't tell the difference.
Jun 4 2013 8:35AM
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Huck_Norris
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Well he DOES also work at a Budweiser plant. That could be a large part of the problem.

Also I don't know if you've ever tried Heady Topper but I'll tell you right now it does not suffer from a can. Also there are a shitload of EC micros that are putting their best beers in cans simply for the portability and recycling. You really don't give up that much in taste if it's fantastic beer and it's fresh, you just run into problems when it's piss beer and it's transported/stored or sits warm for a while.

Here's a cool interview with John Kimmich of the Alchemist hiim about "why cans"



Jun 4 2013 9:09AM
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SamMcChesney
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bottles of course. or a nice glass when chilling...
Jun 4 2013 9:24AM
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SkierX
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Doesn't matter the container. I drink beer mainly for the taste so it is getting poured into a glass anyways.
Jun 4 2013 9:32AM
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dilla_says_go
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http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top -- beer advocate is the craft beer equivalent of NS

#1 is Heady Topper, a VT 2IPA which only comes in cans


Jun 4 2013 9:36AM
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SkierX
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I'd say it's more of a TGR Tech Talk of beer, but god damn is Heady Topper a wonderful beer.

It's like a mermaid giving a leprechaun a blowjob while riding a unicorn underneath a rainbow with a pot of gold.
Jun 4 2013 9:42AM
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Skiingsnow
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When im in canada i almost only buy cans, when im australia i 100% only buy bottles...
Jun 4 2013 9:45AM
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ALaw
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you can't shotgun bottles
Jun 4 2013 12:10PM
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Huck_Norris
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If you listen closely enough, you can hear all your tastebuds high-fiveing after each sip. It sounds like teeny tiny pop rocks. OH THE JOYS!
Jun 4 2013 12:41PM
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will_powder
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wrong.

Jun 4 2013 12:57PM
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lbuitendam
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bottles
Jun 4 2013 1:08PM
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Sno.
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yes I meant the taste of the can/aluminum itself. My comment was made purely to entertain myself--I think I'm funny-- it was based on no actual knowledge and I have no sources to back it up. I

Jun 4 2013 1:16PM
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Sno.
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but you can die trying.
Jun 4 2013 1:17PM
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