Poll: Bottle or Can?

I've had issues with hops, so I'm not that surprised. Which is why I've been looking into homebrewing. I started a thread about hop alternatives in the homebrewing section, as well as asking about commercial beers that don't use any hops.

 

Well, if you are trying to eliminate phytoestrogens from your diet, you have your work cut out for you.

According to the ever-reliable () Wikipedia, foods known to contain phytoestrogens includes: (this is an excerpt from the wiki list... i.e. their list is even longer...)

Soybeans and soy products
Linseed (flax)
Sesame seeds
Oats
Barley
Beans
Lentils
Yams
Rice
Apples
Carrots
Wheat germ
Rice bran
Coffee
Hops
bourbon
Beer

Good luck!

 

Bottles, but only because I've had issues with cans and carbonation. It doesn't really happen with any major players, but it's a major issue with smaller (nano'ish) breweries and especially those mobile canning outfits. Never had an issue with flat bottles from anyone...at least for beers that weren't flat to begin with.

 

Bottles for the glass is class and asthetic

Cans for when I have to carry a lot and a long way

Either way it all gets poured out into a glass or cup

I much prefer bottles, and I despise aluminum even though it has practicality.

 

Cans for sure. Stays fresher longer and no light can pass through a can .

 

I generally pour out of whatever vessel it came in. Problem solved.

 

That'll do it! It's just that at a tailgate, it's sorta hard to bring glasses or cups, besides plastic cups just add to the garbage pile!

 

Most of these things don't bother me. Also noone needs BPA in their diet, there's no known upside to it. Until they figure out how to can beer without BPA, I'll be sticking to bottles. Last thing I have to say on the topic is, I wish everyone would avoid cans that use BPA completely, or pass a law banning BPA touching any food product. If we did this can makers would have a much bigger incentive to find a safe alternative.

 

For everyday beers like IPAs and pilsners: cans. For stuff you want to age or big beers you want to share: bottles. Can't say I care much either way right now, but if all bottles were replaced by cans, I would be quite annoyed.

 

Cans give me a weird tinned flavor that i just cant get over. I agree theyre better overall but the most important aspect of beer drinking is taste so im going with bottles.

 

Cans. Better for BBQs, bonfires, camping. Lighter to carry, goes where glass won't etc... And I don't understand the whole "it tastes like the can" deal because cans are lined on the inside so how could the metal effect the taste. It's never been apparent to me.

 

I like the line "according to someone here". Frickin close the door at that point. The conversation has ended

 

cans.

 

I prefer Cans, but craft beer in Mexico is 99% bottled.

 

There's something about a great beer in a can (which I automatically assume to be bad due to the frequency of seeing bud light ect in cans) that makes me happy.

 

Does not matter to me but can seems like a better choice overall although I think I like bottles better because sometimes I can't help but think if I am tasting metal or beer.

 

I like that cans are more compact, don't let light in, don't break easily, and overall fit better in the fridge.

Bottle or can, I still pour all my beers into a glass.

 

Imagined-I bet.

I like Sculpin and GF Sculpin either way and have done it blind (similar dates)--no difference to me. Same stuff goes in.

If I have to drink it from the container--give me the cans.

 

Personally I prefer the sleekness of a bottle. As well, I had a class in first year engineering that looked at the differences between bottled and canned beer that showed that in a number of cases bottles were often well proven to be more economically and environmentally feasible. This mainly came down to the ease of reusability with bottles, and the narrow margin along which each had to be heated in the recycling process (glass requires a bit more energy to melt). With all that, I much prefer bottles to cans, even considering light effects from the bottles.