Tag: Packaging

  
Musical Beers Innovation by

Coupled with the bottles, a six-pack of Tuned Pale Ale is a whole music-making kit—with beer.

Beer Pouch Bucks Bottles & Cans Innovation by

In the beer world, there are bottles, growlers and cans of many shapes and sizes, but nothing has come close to the portability that wine lovers enjoy. Until now.

Beer News News by

Will Straub’s returnable bottles get canned?; Independent Brewers United acquired by North American Breweries; no Christmas this year for Goose Island; and Sierra Nevada teaming up with Trappist monks.

Save the Ales (and Lagers)! Innovation by

The Beer Saver is a durable, stretchy, molded beer bottle cap that fits snugly over your opened beer bottles like a protective seal, keeping the bad air out and saving all the bubbly goodness for another day.

Three Threads Three Threads by

BeerAdvocate users discuss who should be responsible for out-of-code beer.

Expanding Craft Beer’s Reach Unfiltered by

Amidst the accolades and successes, we in the industry should constantly be on the lookout for new ways to invite beer drinkers to the craft beer party.

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BeerAdvocate.com users share what they think of rising prices for six-packs and the recent advent of four-packs.

How Fresh is Your Beer? (Revisited) Beer Smack by

Despite popular belief, beer does have a shelf life. In time, there will come a day when any beer will expire.

Three Threads Three Threads by

Ron Jeffries, Brian Dunn and Rich Doyle discuss the pros and cons of a national “packaged on” date standard.

Dirt in Beer and the Difference Between Bottles and Cans Ask the Beer Geek by

The Beer Geek explains the sediment in your beer, and argues for more canned craft brews.

National “Packaged On Date” Standard Advocate This by

Would you buy dairy or meat that was past its prime? We’re guessing not, but you are when it comes to beer, and even worse, you don’t even know it.

Beer Can Speak Innovation by

While canned craft beer is an innovation in itself—at least here in the United States—another recent development in Japan might soon make canned beer popular within a group of individuals with special needs.

Question Quality Advocate This by

Beer is a fragile product and should be treated like any other perishable food item. Trust us, there’s nothing worse than losing $10 on a 6-pack of stale IPA.

Tell Us The Truth Beer Smack by

Consumers simply have a right to know exactly what they’re drinking, where it’s from, and who made it. We have the right to know the truth.

Roach Beer, Guinness Identity Crisis, and Nitrosamines Ask the Beer Geek by

Roaches check into the Icehouse, but they don’t check out; Guinness identity crisis; and nitrosamines in beer.

Beer News News by

What’s new in beer, from peacemaking homebrew to trademark disputes and gluten-free brew.

Artful Openings: A Celebration of Beer’s Many Tabs Hall of Fame by

Every time a can of beer is cracked open, it spits out a little bit of history. The can—our handy, standard, aluminum homie—has enjoyed a long and manifold history.