Twist-off caps: why aren't there more of them?

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  1. texasdrugaddict

    texasdrugaddict Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2012 New Mexico

    Why don't more Craft Breweries make bottles with twist off tops? Are the not as effective, cost more or something. It getting annoying looking for a bottle opener all the time.Yes I am lazy but more has to do with I forget where I put it after my 3rd or 4th and end up using the lock on the screen door by the end of the nite.


    But why don't they. Even big craft breweries like Sam and Sierra don't use twist offs.
     
    #1 texasdrugaddict, Sep 11, 2013
  2. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    Sierra Nevada and GI use to I believe.
     
    #2 nicks6217, Sep 11, 2013
  3. El_Zilcho

    El_Zilcho Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 Virginia

    Eh, you get used to opening bottles with random things, I've even used folded up paper, or another bottlecap, but that one hurts.
     
    #3 El_Zilcho, Sep 11, 2013
  4. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Uh...you should have a bottle opener on your key-chain.
     
    #4 JohnSnowNW, Sep 11, 2013
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  5. k_clarkie

    k_clarkie Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 New Hampshire

    the whole world is a bottle opener, just gotta find the sweet spot!
     
    #5 k_clarkie, Sep 11, 2013
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  6. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    Shush don't tell any one, I use the non-twist offs for bottling my own beer.
     
    #6 InVinoVeritas, Sep 11, 2013
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  7. BurgeoningBrewhead

    BurgeoningBrewhead Initiate (0) Jul 18, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I think it's mostly because the whole aesthetic of streamlining the drinking process smacks of BMC. Therefore, many associate a twist-off with low quality. The stereotype does seem pretty accurate; most of the craft beers I've had that were twist-offs were sub-par.
     
    #7 BurgeoningBrewhead, Sep 11, 2013
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  8. CASK1

    CASK1 Pundit (951) Jan 7, 2010 Florida

    #8 CASK1, Sep 11, 2013
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  9. texasdrugaddict

    texasdrugaddict Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2012 New Mexico

    From link
    So it does keep the beer Fresher by making a better seal. Thanks.
     
    #9 texasdrugaddict, Sep 11, 2013
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  10. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Yes, with the special barrier pry off caps, SN reduced O2 ingress by a factor of 20. Less O2 in = longer shelf life.
     
    #10 hopfenunmaltz, Sep 11, 2013
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  11. xShoWTeKx

    xShoWTeKx Pundit (994) Jan 21, 2013 South Carolina
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    I don't have a problem my knife has a bottle opener and IF I'm dressed I have it on me lol.
     
    #11 xShoWTeKx, Sep 11, 2013
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  12. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    I don't dig those thin threaded bottle tops and the slim sealing surface they provide. Just cap the SOB like a man would and know that it's good.
     
    #12 DelMontiac, Sep 11, 2013
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  13. chuckstout

    chuckstout Crusader (419) May 22, 2006 Ohio

    Swiss Army Knife!
     
    #13 chuckstout, Sep 11, 2013
  14. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    Besides the fact that they suck?

    edit: Also, pick up smoking then you will always have a lighter on you than can function as a bottle opener in a pinch :sunglasses:
     
    #14 BrettHead, Sep 11, 2013
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  15. RonfromJersey

    RonfromJersey Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2002 New Jersey
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    Have to keep a supply scattered around the house: kitchen drawer under glassware cabinet, wall mounted in garage next to beer fridge, mounted on deck next to my chair, family room end table drawer, night stand, key ring, shaving kit when traveling, next to the wine rack and my big beer glasses in the dining room...
     
    #15 RonfromJersey, Sep 11, 2013
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  16. El_Zilcho

    El_Zilcho Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 Virginia

    But you're forgetting about the flavor-lock! Lol
    [​IMG]
     
    #16 El_Zilcho, Sep 11, 2013
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  17. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,974) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    Use a lighter.
     
    #17 afrokaze, Sep 11, 2013
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  18. chocosushi

    chocosushi Initiate (0) May 1, 2011 Oklahoma

    Spoetzl/Shiner only uses screwtops.
     
    #18 chocosushi, Sep 11, 2013
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  19. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    So that everyone can use one of Hotmetals awesome openers.
     
    #19 SammyJaxxxx, Sep 11, 2013
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  20. mani

    mani Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2012 New Jersey

    I always have one on me...my wedding ring. Works great! Of course mine is tungsten carbide. Note: I wouldn't recommend this with a gold ring. The metal is just too soft.
     
    #20 mani, Sep 11, 2013
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