Im quite new to this forum but I have noticed that a lot of people drink canned beers here. When I see a canned beer I expect it to be a mediocre cheap lager beer like stella artois? (to compare with a belgian lager). Am I wrong or is the belgian beer culture different from the american one? We do have canned beers like Leffe, Jupiler,... but hey big commercial breweries like AB InBev would probably even sell beers in plastic bags if there's a market for it... For me quality beer needs to be in a bottle. It's part of the whole experience imo. Thoughts?
If it comes in a vessel that keeps its temperature controlled and away from as much sunlight as possible, it's all good to me. I just pour it in one of my many glasses.
So, I just want to inform you that you're about to open a can of worms (lol do you get it), but... why does the bottle need to feature as part of the whole experience iyo? Do you drink beer directly from the bottle? To answer your original question, there are plenty of amazing beers (in North America, specifically) that come in cans and only cans. To disqualify them simply because they're not in a glass container would be... foolish at best.
Ok glad to know that . In Belgium only crappy, mediocre beers at best are available in cans. That's why I thought it would be the same in North America.
Yep, lots of craft breweries are canning in the States now. In fact, the beer named the best in the world on this website only comes in cans Heady Topper is damn amazing, it has to be said. Pretty weird how cans are frowned upon here. Aren't they theoretically the perfect packaging method because of light blockage and temperature conduction?
