Sierra Nevada Pale - Can Vs Bottle

I dont care either way. as long as I'm drinking it.

 

Most breweries today use anti-oxidation caps. Homebrewers included.

I've never noticed a difference between cans and bottles- I'll take em both.

 

I don't drink SNPA that often, although it is my go to if it's the craftiest of the craft beer selection at a chain restaraunt I'm forced to eat at. I am a fan of the can for many reasons though, so that's where my vote goes.

 

Cans because they take up less space.

 

Cans are way hipper, apparently - I don't think its product-specific - see this poll...

 

Since you brought up that thread, I'll repeat my post from over there:

SNPA would definitely fall into that category, so it's better as well as hipper .

 

Cans. Gotta love that cracking sound when you open it.

 

Can Keeps fresher longer imho with happy beers less likely to have muted flavors if it been sitting at some gas station 2 for 4 dollar area for god knows how long it's my go to cheapy.

 

Either is fine. Cans weigh less when you take out the trash though.

 

I'm actually surprised cans haven't taken hold as much in other crafty breweries outside of the U.S. Which is even more surprising if it is true that they are better for preservation of the flavor - particularly of hoppy beers.

Since I haven't had any SNPA in cans I can't comment on differences but I generally like cans.

 

A lot of breweries want to can... Seems like every other week you see a familiar beer being put into one (i.e. nugget nectar). Just comes down to whether the brewery has the space and capital required for the investment. If not there's always contract canning

 

Cans are becoming more popular here - Beavertown, fourpure, Campden, Brewdog, Roosters and a bunch of the regionals all can. Most brewers are too small and some like Thornbridge for example feel that their bottling line is superior to the budget canning lines and don't want to contract out their packaging

 

Of the beers that offer in both formats, I've yet to have one that I would have preferred bottled instead. Similarly, when I've only had the canned version, I haven't had an instance where I thought "Damn, I wish I could get this in a bottle....".

 

I enjoy both but I believe that the bottles taste better. Might be just a mental thing.

FWIW, if a beer is available in bottle and a can, I will always choose the canned version first.

 

A beer that is canned in a top of the line canning line (i.e., minimal air (oxygen) ingress during packaging) is a superior container. Not all canning lines are top of the line so those particular canned beers are less ideal.

For example, some smaller US craft breweries/brewpubs utilize mobile canning services. Some of these mobile canning services have cheap canning lines. There is one craft brewery local to me that I have stopped purchasing their canned beers since they go stale quickly.

Cheers

 

I don't care either way, because I pour it into a glass, but I felt compelled to vote

 

Anti-Ox caps have been standard for over 20 years. I used to buy for home brewing in the early 90's.

That being said, I detect no difference between SN can vs bottle.

 

Not all crown liners are created equal. The oxygen scavenging caps available to homebrewers is different from the crown liner material used by Sierra Nevada and AB.

Maybe @Peter_Wolfe will provide more discussion on this topic?

Cheers!