The Sam Adams Can

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  1. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    I just want to say that the new Sam Adams can is a pure stroke of genius. Not sure how they managed to transform the can experience by what seems like such an insignificant modification, but god damn it worked

    Anyone else impressed ?
     
    #1 ThirstyFace, Aug 30, 2013
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  2. greenmtn1111

    greenmtn1111 Initiate (0) May 15, 2009 Massachusetts

    I'll be testing them out this weekend at my campsite...will get back to you.
     
    #2 greenmtn1111, Aug 30, 2013
  3. Nanners

    Nanners Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2013 Ohio

    O.K. I give. If they produce their other beers in cans I'll buy it.
     
    #3 Nanners, Aug 30, 2013
  4. GardenWaters

    GardenWaters Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Illinois

    Yes, SA tastes awesome out of a can. It seems they really nailed this one. Can't wait to try Oktoberfest from the can.
     
    #4 GardenWaters, Aug 30, 2013
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  5. klaybie

    klaybie Zealot (633) Nov 15, 2009 Illinois

    Yep, I love them. Seriously genius. I bought them specifically because they were different.
     
    #5 klaybie, Aug 30, 2013
  6. Celtics76

    Celtics76 Pooh-Bah (1,781) Sep 5, 2011 Rhode Island
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    I tried Octoberfest from the can and I still prefer it in a glass. I think lighter, summer brews work better out of a can. It is a cool can and an improvement though.
     
    #6 Celtics76, Aug 30, 2013
  7. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    I found that the aroma was captured unlike any other can and the cascading uninterrupted flow was very nea.
     
    #7 ThirstyFace, Aug 30, 2013
  8. meb3476

    meb3476 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    Tried the Summer...still tasted awful
     
    #8 meb3476, Aug 30, 2013
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  9. Masemob

    Masemob Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Florida

    I love the can. Wish more breweries will follow!
     
    #9 Masemob, Aug 30, 2013
  10. Bond111

    Bond111 Zealot (708) Feb 14, 2011 Minnesota
    Trader

    The design itself seems like a homerun, and I'd love to be able to buy just a single can, as I can't justify buying a whole 12 pack of Boston Lager, or Ofest.

    I thought I read that Jim Koch said he would be willing to share the can design with any other brewery that wants it?
     
    #10 Bond111, Aug 30, 2013
  11. 3GreenNoRed

    3GreenNoRed Aspirant (277) Jun 29, 2013 Colorado

    Saw them for the first time the other day on a JetBlue flight, very cool can. They were selling lots of them, thanks to an army of very unhappy children.
     
    #11 3GreenNoRed, Aug 30, 2013
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  12. FidelCashflow

    FidelCashflow Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 New York

    I love the new cans, especially since I can bring them to the beach and racetrack.
     
    #12 FidelCashflow, Aug 30, 2013
  13. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    I'll be looking for the Noble Pils in cans. Come to think about it, I can't often find it in bottles...
     
    #13 JrGtr, Aug 30, 2013
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  14. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    I wonder why you would think a beer you don't like would taste better. The can doesn't change the beer, it just makes drinking from a can a better experience than other cans.

    Stop walking into walls.
     
    #14 ThirstyFace, Aug 30, 2013
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  15. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    I'm impressed by the strong positive reactions here - so much so that I thought people were just mocking the design at first. Is it really that much better? I guess I'll have to give it a try (though I agree that commiting to a 12-pack of SA is alot with so many other options out there).
     
    #15 TheNoodleIncident, Aug 30, 2013
  16. Dools9

    Dools9 Pooh-Bah (1,788) Jul 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    It's good that they finally put their beer in cans, but I noticed very little difference between drinking out of the Sam can and a normal can. Just a bit gimmicky imho.
     
    #16 Dools9, Aug 30, 2013
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  17. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    It's no gimmick.
     
    #17 ThirstyFace, Aug 30, 2013
  18. lakestclairgoose

    lakestclairgoose Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2008 Michigan

    if this were Miller Lite offering this can it would be mocked to high heaven..... the hypocrisy is thick
     
    #18 lakestclairgoose, Aug 30, 2013
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  19. lakestclairgoose

    lakestclairgoose Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2008 Michigan

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  20. VictorWisc

    VictorWisc Maven (1,379) Jan 2, 2013 Massachusetts

    Illegal in a number of states, so wouldn't work for mass production with national distribution.

    If they were promoting it based on the can design, yeah, it might be a bit hypocritical of people to praise the can. But the can push is subtle--putting the product in cans for the first time is far more important. And the fact that they are not doing it for competitive advantage seems important too, if the rumors of Koch's wanting to share the design is true. You're overstating the case by more than a bit. Gushing of the can design as the main distinctive feature of the product would indeed be a bit hypocritical, but it's the customers doing the gushing, not the brewer. So what's the problem?
     
    #20 VictorWisc, Aug 31, 2013
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