Will 12 oz bottles soon be obsolete?

I know Victory and FSW will start canning next year. Has anyone else announced plans?

 

The bottles hold appeal to a lot of folks and will not go away. Canning is hot though!!

 

What is Victory canning?

 

The bottle is aesthetically pleasing but cans are awesome! Those Modern Times cans? Damn!

 

Cans are foul. Anything that touches the top of the can ends up in your glass.
Barrier caps are a breeding ground for fungus and mold. The only thing cans
are good for is taking them to places where glass isn't allowed.

 

Like the cans sir, but there will always be a place for a 750

 

I like the 16 ounce can over the 12 ounce bottle, it has a couple more sips. 12 ounce can v 12 ounce bottle, it's six of one and half dozen of the other, I'm happy with either. But cans will not replace bottles. Just look at BMC, longneck bottles ruled, then cans came but the bottles were still available. Then the stubby bottles came and cans were still available. People tired of that fad and the longneck bottle came back and cans still remain. Bottles and cans can live with each other peaceably. But the smallest breweries will probably just have one or the other for economy reasons.

 

12 ounce bottles still dominate the landscape. To think otherwise is shortsighted. I think done of your arguments are of base.

 

No. Next question please.

 

I like them both but prefer bottles.

 

If more breweries keep paring down to 11.5 oz bottles, then the 12 oz bottle will become obsolete!

 

Unfortunately, this is a very good possibility.

 

BPA isn't a concern with cans much anymore. Or any plastic for that matter. BPA has been phased out of many food grade products including can liners if I'm not mistaken. Plus BPA wasn't too much of a threat unless exposed to direct heat (e.g. placing a bottle in the microwave, or leaving a bottle in a hot car) or UV light. Inside liners of a can aren't exposed to UV light so it isn't a problem. Figured I'd go ahead and dispel that...

 

Sure, switching to cans makes sense on paper, but some/probably most people prefer bottles and you can't really apply the whole "cheaper, easier, more environmentally friendly" logic there. If the general population followed this logic, people wouldn't be paying almost the same amount for a 6 pack of corona as a 6 pack of craft. They're stuck in their loyalties and nothing will really change that.

 

Nope. Sure, cans are lighter weight and easier to recycle and manage. But there is something inherently more satisfying about taking your favorite bottle opener and opening your beer and pouring it into the glass. Same goes for cork and caged bottles and popping off a cork. I buy bottles every time when it is an option(also partially more so in regards to Founders Centennial/All Day; where a 6 pack vs a 12/15 pack of cans is better in regards to fresher beer in my regular rotation). I have no problem with cans either if it is the only option. I love the beer all the same.

 

Sixpoint is leading the way.

 

I like cans for everyday beers but there is nothing like a nice looking bottle that is filled with a barrel aged stout. There is something about bottles that I think they will never completely disappear from the scene.

 

Bottle caps a waste? Bite your tongue! Let's compromise and get back to oil cans with caps!

 

bottles are too classic and will never disappear even as cans increase in popularity