Pouring from Cans

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  1. LutherBrau

    LutherBrau Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    Anybody out there a Jedi pouring master?

    I've recently seen the light when it comes to the advantages of can packaging, but there's still nothing like getting your nose inside a glass. Would love to hear any tips you folks might have in avoiding that whole glass of foam.
     
    #1 LutherBrau, Sep 13, 2014
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  2. Loco_Joe

    Loco_Joe Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2013 New York

    poke a hole in the top of the can before you "pop the top", a la Miller Lite punch-top cans.

    tilt the glass, pour slow and you should get more beer/less foam.

    Good Luck & Cheers!
     
    #2 Loco_Joe, Sep 13, 2014
  3. Relik

    Relik Zealot (603) Apr 20, 2011 Canada (NS)

    If you can pour from a bottle or a tap you can pour a can
     
    #3 Relik, Sep 13, 2014
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  4. theCoder

    theCoder Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2011 Minnesota

    I pour them directly in my mouth hole.
     
    #4 theCoder, Sep 13, 2014
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  5. ArkansasTraveller

    ArkansasTraveller Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2014 Arkansas

    I just pour it like a bottle. I don't get too much foam unless I pour hard.
     
    #5 ArkansasTraveller, Sep 13, 2014
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  6. ChuckHardslab

    ChuckHardslab Maven (1,251) Jan 25, 2012 Texas

    I pretty much pour just like I would a bottle. I guess the only difference is I pour much more slowly at the beginning and then get a bit more aggressive near the end if I want a taller head.
     
    #6 ChuckHardslab, Sep 13, 2014
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  7. GameOfBeers

    GameOfBeers Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Slow your pour down a bit. The glugging from the mouth of the can is what is making it foam up.
     
    #7 GameOfBeers, Sep 13, 2014
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Wait, really?
     
    #8 BBThunderbolt, Sep 13, 2014
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  9. MrWilliams

    MrWilliams Zealot (637) Nov 24, 2013 Arizona

    For the most part I just pour slower. But the hole in the top method helped tonight when I wanted an especially slow pour for a black and tan.
     
    #9 MrWilliams, Sep 13, 2014
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  10. LMT

    LMT Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Virginia

    If you haven't shotgunned a Ten Fidy or a Troegenator tallboy, you haven't lived!
     
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  11. RavenForBeer

    RavenForBeer Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2014 Georgia

    Patience... pour slowly.
     
    #11 RavenForBeer, Sep 13, 2014
  12. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    open can as you normally would.
    insert a bendy straw. Suck hard.

    Enjoy that mouthfeel buddy.
     
    #12 markdrinksbeer, Sep 13, 2014
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  13. LutherBrau

    LutherBrau Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    Sorry guys, I'll think twice before asking a question next time:rolling_eyes:
     
    #13 LutherBrau, Sep 13, 2014
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  14. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    As you would with a bottle, be sure the beer is chilled and hasn't been shaken up at all before pouring.

    Pop the top and let things settle.

    When you pour first pour slowly toward the middle of one side of a tilted glass and be sure you pour slowly enough the can doesn't gurgle and agitate the beer during the pour.

    As you get about half the beer poured you can move the glass back towards the vertical and pour towards the center of the liquid to build up the head.

    With a wee bit of practice you'll get the pour to suit what you want in the glass.
     
    #14 drtth, Sep 13, 2014
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  15. cello

    cello Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 Pennsylvania

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    I use one of these to punch a hole in the top when at home. A church key I believe people refer to it as.
     
    #15 cello, Sep 13, 2014
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  16. EricTKole

    EricTKole Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2014 Michigan

    I'd get a hand crank style can opener, run that all the way around the rim and bam! You're good to go. Don't use the electric one, those baby's are only good for spilling your beer.
     
    #16 EricTKole, Sep 13, 2014
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  17. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Head is good
     
    #17 nesarebad, Sep 13, 2014
  18. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Huh?
     
    #18 surfcaster, Sep 13, 2014
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  19. beerdedking

    beerdedking Grand Pooh-Bah (3,634) Oct 15, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Buy Nebraska IPA and drink right from the can/glass...

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  20. Averwo

    Averwo Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Iowa

    I pour it like a bottle. Seems to work for me. :astonished:
     
    #20 Averwo, Sep 14, 2014
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