Same Beer... Now in a Can. Improvement?

I'd say anything in a can automatically has the potential to taste better because of the reduced risk of oxygen and light pollution.

 

Nice, I hope the breweries in my area some day get to can their beer.

 

Too many variables to make a rule.

 

I can fit more cans into my fridge than I can fit bottles. I can also fit twice as many cans into my bike bags than bottles. If cans are filled properly there is less chance of oxidation than with bottled beer.

 

It should taste the same, unless they have a problem with their bottling line.

 

There are a couple of go to beers I always have on hand and they both come in bottles or cans. I don't notice any difference in quality or taste, I buy them as fresh as possible. I definitely notice a difference when I have either one of them at the bar, on tap. Tastes fresher, to me. Cans are crushable, lighter, make less noise, don't shatter if you drop one, and I can recycle them, here.

 

Sierra Nevada Nooner tastes different in the can to me (worse). Bottles for the win!

 

We've been through this before guys! Science says cans are better.

 

I have to agree with @zid . While there are certain blatant advantages to cans it doesn't necessarily guarantee the same result as in a bottle. I've had some local brews that went from bottle to cans. Some of those altered their ABV and resulted in a vast taste difference. That said, there are plenty of others that I've had from bottle to can with no issues. Just be aware of the contents of the original brew.

 

Normally I like cans for other reasons besides taste. Sierra Nevada and Troegs are the only breweries that I can think of and that I drink regularly that offer the same beers in both bottles and cans. I don't notice a taste difference.

 

Two Hearted is better out of the bottle when very fresh(under a month old)

 

I'm not sure about "major differences", other than the rare case of a glass bottle being oxidized or ruined by light when a canned version wouldn't be, but as far as the normal beers go, not much of a difference in bottle vs can. I think the new canning revolution stems from an environmental and ecological perspective, as well as being lighter, easier to carry, travel, recycle, etc. Glass is better than plastic, but maybe aluminum cans are better than glass?

 

Have done a side by side of Grapefruit Sculpin, bottle vs can, and there was no difference.

 

If the beer was fresh it shouldn't matter. However, I believe an older beer that is stored in a can vs bottle should keep better and stale slower.

 

Lawson's Sip of Sunshine was pretty average out of a bottle. Once they canned it, it turned into a beast! The most logical explanation would be a small recipe change, but I haven't had that confirmed.

 

Budweiser's bottles are actually better at keeping out oxygen than their cans... but the oxygen coming in is not the issue, it's the oxygen that's already there. If a small craft brewery is canning, do you think they have a multi-million dollar canning line to adequately control the oxygen that's already there before the lid is sealed? They are more likely to use a mobile canner. The container is only as good as the QC involved at brewing and canning/bottling.

Nah. It's business. Cans are terrible for the environment.

 

has an effect mentally too.

 

I was going to mention the money part, but I figured glass was just as cheap to make. Cans are worse for the environment to make, but better for the environment to recycle. Glass isn't too environmentally friendly either... Both are kind of "bad", but if we recycle our bottles and cans they can be re-used and have less of an impact. Also, take note that if glass breaks into pieces it probably won't be picked up to recycle, whereas a worker can pick up a crushed can, and it won't shatter if dropped.

 

Exactly.

Many mobile canning operations have horrible QA. I will not buy mobile canned beers because I have been burned too many times. There is too much great, reliably packaged beer on the shelf to gamble on a brewer using mobile canning. The whole business model should die IMHO.

FYI, You can spot the beer done by mobile canning by the plastic shrink-wrap labels. Avoid!