Tap (Draft) vs. Bottled Beer

Nope its pickled bologna!

 

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What he said. I'll continue with what he said and add temperature regulation. Sometimes I'll get a draught and it's just too cold and I have to let it sit awhile (while it looses carbonation). Other times lines arn't clean so like bum said, I prefer to be familiar with the bar. But it is nice to have some extra ounces and it really depends on what's available on either end for me.

 

It depends on the place. I really like draft, but I also like bottled beer -- so long as I have a glass to pour the beer into. I feel like you only taste "half" the beer when it's in the bottle.

 

Dirty lines can ruin great beers. I can see how if you had a new line that had poured 20 or so beers to get that weird plastic taste out of my otherwise awesome beer how it could taste better. but in my experience the lines are almost always at least slightly dirty and give the beer a weird generic beer taste. I can see how some beers can benefit from this but Every IPA that ive ever had on drought tastes like the malt of the 100 beers that were pored through the very same lines.And sadly the crispness of the hops was dulled away and lost. so sad.

 

I tend to seek about beer that is draught only brewery releases, because like you I really don't believe that a keg of craft beer tastes better or much different than its bottle or can version, and I know that if it's draught only, I can't complain about paying six bucks for a pint (or less). Ordering a round of beer that I can drink at home seems pointless to me, unless I'm with friends or something.

 

I've found that over the years that bottles are better. Almost every time I've tried a beer on tap that I have had in a bottle it doesn't normally taste as good. Some have been as good or close but never better.

 

Also, some bars use a Nitro mix which doesn't tickle my fancy.

 

prefer bottles from the keg usually tastes better but with a bottle I'm not limited to drinking at the bar I can take my bottle where ever I want

 

Am I crazy to say that I generally prefer beers from the bottle? I've notice that beer on tap varies in temperature, carbonation, and even in flavor, from tap to tap. And it's not like these are beers that are old, these have been at beer bars that constantly change their tap selection.

This is not to say that most beers I've had on tap are fine, just that bottles feel more consistent to me. I control the pour, temperature, etc.

 

Too many dirty lines out there. Fresh dated bottles are #1 on my list.

 

I prefer bottles, then tap, then cans.

 

depends on the beer really
i won't drink delirium from the tap anymore, learned my lesson

 

Whats wrong with Delirum on tap? I've had it on tap, it was great.

 

Cask.

 

I run kegs at home, problem solved.

 

I prefer casks and kegs to bottles almost every time.

 

That's the problem with the Old Chicago in town. Dirty lines or because they use a nitro mix...I don't know but you sure don't want the first pour from any of the taps.

 

Me too... never had a problem. Maybe it was where he had it?

 

So many people I know (who aren't beer nerds but like decent beer) swear that draft is always better than the bottle. Hmmm, let's examine why that may be? They drink from the bottle, or use wrong, not clean enough glass, drink it too cold... Of course draft will seem better if people don't know how to serve themselves beer properly at home. It is especially funny when I hear from someone that draft is the best and at the same time he refuses to use a glass at home!

 

Bottle.

Dislike getting served an IPA on tap with absolutely no head.