Cans

Zero light penetration, zero chance of any leak/failure unless hit/crushed. I'd say yes. I love cans. Wish bottles would just go away. As long as you pour it, the taste is the same. Trading would be a hell of a lot easier and cheaper too.

 

I love 'em, all sizes.

 

Who the hell would hate cans? I know there is a stigma attached ( for no reason ) - but assuming BA's know better?

 

Where is woodychandler to extoll the virtues of cylindrical aluminum storage vessels when you need him?

 

What this guy said.

My one caveat is for beers that will be aged or left to sit for conditioning. Theoretically the lining of cans should be, if in good condition, just as neutral as sterile glass. But I kinda like cork-and-cage 750s for some "fancy," funky stuff.

 

The can lining does contain BPA which some people take issue with. Then again so do the undersides of bottle caps...

 

I expect the glass bottle to be outlawed within ten years for environmental reasons

 

Please explain. Thanks.

 

I think that was actually WoodyChandler speaking. Many people believed he worked for a can company but he really was a disgruntled janitor at a major glass company. Eventually, he was fired. Now he can be found (like who's looking) in Cognito, Wyoming where he works as a shepherd and part time soothesayer.

 

I heard he's now something of a flower child (but you know how rumors are) ...

 

Luckily with craft brewing the stigma of bad bad cans is flying out of the window. Its a win win for both the brewers and consumers. Cheaper, lighter weight, more easily transported, easier to recycle (I believe)...cans are where its at. Let the swill drinkers who think ice cold "water" light/lite is better served out of a bottle stick to their guns, I will gladly accept a canned craft brew over that any day!!! I will still drink out of a glass, regardless of canned or bottled.

 

A partial jest. But along the same line as banning the production of incandescent light bulbs, a move backed by makers of CFL bulbs. Glass bottles are more expensive to ship because of their fragile nature and weight to an extent. i would also imagine more expensive to produce than can. Alcoa would have a vested interest in seeing a ban on glass bottles. sound ridiculous?

 

Nothing better than a Daisy Cutter out of a can.

 

It's been asked and answered many times before - aren't kegs just large cans? And who doesn't like draft beer.

 

I haven't experienced much difference in quality of the beer between brown bottles and cans.
But, I still grab cans whenever their available over the bottled counterparts. Also, I always grab craft cans for golf, camping, hiking, etc...

 

A wine-drinking friend asked me about the coating inside beer cans - if it's not BPA-free, she asks why I would buy it? Honestly don't know what to tell her. Can anyone offer some info on health-risks of beer can liners, if any?

 

If you turn the can inside out, scrape off the lining and eat it, I imagine you'll get sick.

 

You can have her check out Sierra Nevada's FAQ - page down to "BPA?" all the way at the bottom of the page.

 

To play devil's advocate technically most kegs are made out of stainless steel while cans are usually aluminum. See also: every single debate in the homebrew forum about stainless kettles vs aluminum kettles