Beer in cans or beer in bottles?

[mbiz]

Cans all the way here. Stupid bottles!

this thread should have a poll but im not seeing any fields for entering poll options...

[badandy519]

draft beer >>>>> bottles >>> cans

[boost]

elephant.

[Roid_Rage]

Can > bottled > keg

[mbiz]

omg this is a serious thread boost i mean please!

[Penneywize]

i like bans/cottles/draft beer equally

[rong]

I can't believe anyone would say they prefer cans to bottles (aside from a value perspective). In fact I can't think of a single person I know who would day that. I even prefer bottles to draught.

[CoccoBill]

Good beer doesn't come in cans.

[a500lbgorilla]

Great beer does.

[CoccoBill]

Check your facts, boddingtons is ok, not great.

[a500lbgorilla]

Oh, you.

The weaknesses of the opinion that Boddingtons is not great are well documented.

But even for you who worship opinions so much - Abrasive Ale - Surly Brewing Company - Brooklyn Center, MN - BeerAdvocate

Your original premise is shown to be invalid.

[flomo]

I like Cans!

American craft beers will be more and more and more distributed in cans.

[Roid_Rage]

Dan, I can see how beer in the UK probably doesn't come in cans that often. Sam Adams and the like here only comes in bottles (I think). If all were put in cans and bottles, I think I'd still prefer canned beer.

When I say canned > bottles > keg. I'm basically talking about a single flavor of beer, not all combined. Like canned Budweiser > bottled Budweiser > kegged Budweiser.

I also have an extremely tiny sample size when it comes to drinking beer (not even legal yet!) so mebbe I should withhold for another month (21st bday!!).

[UG]

can or bottle? YES.

I vote beer in my stomach

[BennyLaRue]

It's all situation dependent. If I'm out golfing on a hot day, a near freezing can of Bud>>>>>nearly anything. In all other scenarios, I pretty much avoid Bud altogether.

If eating BBQ off a paper plate, cans are pretty much required, unless draft in plastic cups is available but this isn't often so. As an offshoot of this, cans are required when tailgating, even if you're not BBQing, again with the keg/plastic caveat applying. If ever on a boat, motherfucker, cans are where it's at.

Sitting in a bar talking to friends means draft in nearly all scenarios. Everything else is wrong unless there happens to be a mechanical bull in the room or if there are more cowboy hats and/or ball caps in the room than naked heads, in which case draft is clearly wrong and bottles are necessary. Beer to accompany restaurant food requires draft. Standing in a club means bottles.

[BooG690]

I'm not a fucking hick.

Bottles.

As Dranger said, the best beer in the US (Sam Adams) refuses to do cans. That should tell you something.

[surviva316]

i don't drink beer no more, and coca cola is like a million times better out of those sweet old-fashioned coca cola bottles.

unfortunately i misclick called cans -.-

[BennyLaRue]

I'm not a fucking hick.

No, of course not. You're pretentious and let that blind logic which is maybe even worse than being a hick.

[BennyLaRue]

I think we can all agree warm cans are worse than AIDS.

[Smith]

draft beer >>>>> bottles >>> cans

You know why beer sometimes tastes like shit at a bar? They don't clean their lines, and your drinking tons of bacteria... enjoy!

[Roid_Rage]

I agree with pretty much everything Benny just said lol. Very nice hand sir.

[wufwugy]

[Roid_Rage]

Corona is the only piss I see in the back of that car...








...unless they're going to the beach, then its ok.

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Corona is the only piss I see in the back of that car...








...unless they're going to the beach, then its ok.

you think corona is the lowliest beverage in that trunk? We can even ignore all that water beer that is easily seen, but we cannot ignore the semi-hidden mikes hard lemonade..

[CoccoBill]

But even for you who worship opinions so much - Abrasive Ale - Surly Brewing Company - Brooklyn Center, MN - BeerAdvocate

Your original premise is shown to be invalid.

Although the official international rating for this product is yet to be confirmed, as I haven't tried it, I'll give you this one. I've tried Surly Darkness and that was swe-heet. Impressive.

[kevster]

Can't believe a thread is needed for this. Bottles and it's so far from close that I don't even need to say it ain't close.

[jyms]

It's all situation dependent. If I'm out golfing on a hot day, a near freezing can of Bud>>>>>nearly anything. In all other scenarios, I pretty much avoid Bud altogether.

If eating BBQ off a paper plate, cans are pretty much required, unless draft in plastic cups is available but this isn't often so. As an offshoot of this, cans are required when tailgating, even if you're not BBQing, again with the keg/plastic caveat applying. If ever on a boat, motherfucker, cans are where it's at.

Sitting in a bar talking to friends means draft in nearly all scenarios. Everything else is wrong unless there happens to be a mechanical bull in the room or if there are more cowboy hats and/or ball caps in the room than naked heads, in which case draft is clearly wrong and bottles are necessary. Beer to accompany restaurant food requires draft. Standing in a club means bottles.

This was /thread

[BooG690]

Corona is the only piss I see in the back of that car...








...unless they're going to the beach, then its ok.

Please step your drinking game up...though I'm sure once you turn 21, you'll learn that all the shit in the back of that car is piss.

[bikes]

LOL corona is probably the best of the worst in the back of that trunk ainec

[a500lbgorilla]

Someone opens up that trunk in front of me, all I know is I'm drinking a beer.

edit speak of the devil, how did this Yuengling bock beer find its way to my hand?

[rong]

Yeah bud is horrific, and I imagine bud lite is worse, I've never bought either. Peroni Nastro Azzurro ftw, swiftly followed by becks and grolsch.

[wufwugy]

Corona is the only piss I see in the back of that car...








...unless they're going to the beach, then its ok.

[Chelle]

even i vote bottles.

[wufwugy]

Curiously, I think the correct opinion based on taste is draft > can > bottle, but can and bottle should always be poured into glass.

Sometimes poured into glass improves taste by a ton. I once did that with a bud light, and instead of tasting like donkey urine, it tasted like Heather Locklear urine

[BooG690]

Curiously, I think the correct opinion based on taste is draft > can > bottle, but can and bottle should always be poured into glass.

Sometimes poured into glass improves taste by a ton. I once did that with a bud light, and instead of tasting like donkey urine, it tasted like Heather Locklear urine

I agree. One should always use a glass to be able to stick their nose in the beer and smell the deliciousness. Well, at least Sam Adams smells delicious.

[jyms]

90% of the beer I drink is either in a dressing room after hockey, or on the field after a softball game. I want the beer you guys call piss because I just want to guzzle some fluids. No way am I going to drink anything I would consider real beer when I just need a drink. And always cans, you don't want glass bottles around bare feet and showers with a bunch of moronic, drinking jocks all testosteroned up.

Now once we get to the bar for wings and nacho's I may drink something better, from the tap and in a pint glass.

[kevster]

Peroni Nastro Azzurro ftw

Drinking it right now. 660ml FTW.

[surviva316]

even i vote bottles.

unanimously?

[BooG690]

unanimously?

nh sir

[Roid_Rage]

I hate Corona and didn't see the MHL.

Miller is always skunked out as shit but drinkable, bud light is the redneck's delight and budweiser is THE KING OF BEERS.

Rilla ftw as always.

[mbiz]

wow - people in australia love corona, me included.

Theres nothing wrong with easy drinking beers guys!!! (granted a lot of them suck) but yes all those other beers in the back of that car are what i'd call piss.

I dunno why people love bottles so much... the neck froths the beer as you drink it - i often pour bottles into a glass so i can take unrestricted gulps or sips yo.

[KoRnholio]

Can't believe a thread is needed for this. Bottles and it's so far from close that I don't even need to say it ain't close.

+1

But if you are drinking piss, the aluminum can taste is probably making it taste better.

[manfredi]

I hate Corona and didn't see the MHL.

Miller is always skunked out as shit but drinkable, bud light is the redneck's delight and budweiser is THE KING OF BEERS.

Rilla ftw as always.

Bud Light is the single most unenjoyable beer I've ever had. Bud on tap is ok. Afer I had one, I realized why they put so much money into commercial advertisements. It's got to be made by mixing the dregs of regular Budweiser with water to make it 'light beer'. It's the beer equivalent of Chinese Restaurant Soda.

I've had better High Life luck with pint cans compared to bottles. I suppose Miller's clear glass doesn't protect the beer from light and High Life turns very sour when it sits around too long. So there are times when cans taste better than bottles. I usually try to find a store that sells a high volume/turnover, so the beer is always freshly delivered. Beer from grocery stores is coin flip undrinkable, IME.

Also, I think someone might've mentioned this, but beer has a bigger taste out of a pint glass compared to a bottle/can because the glass sips differently than a bottle/can. You get much more flavor on your tongue from beer in a pint glass. I find a regular tapered pint glass to be the best, or a 'short beer' glass is ok, too. This effect is more noticeable on beer's that have more complex tastes than it is for typical domestics. Anyway, it's worth taking the time to pour a bottle/can into a glass, for better flavor.

[Roid_Rage]

I mean, like I said, I'm not beer expert lol, but I legitimately enjoy sitting around and pounding some Bud Lights, Busch and Busch Light, Miller Lite, etc. Shit, I've been known to drink Bud Light Lime (and its not half bad).

I've only had Sam Adams a couple times, one was Noble Pils (sp?) and it was pretty good (better than any of the above mentioned) and the other was Okterberfest, that was ok, but I was a nub to drinking beer at the time so I didn't like it all that much.

Some beer is piss, for example Busch Light is obviously piss in a can, yet I have no problem drinking it. I don't get what all the fuss is about, just drink your beer and be happy.

[wufwugy]

The only bud I would drink is out of Emma Stone's navel

[jyms]

I will say that when you guys talk about weak/light domestic beer in bottles or cans you are talking about piss poor american beer too. In Canada, beers like Coors Light and Bud light are different beer. Not great beer, but drinkable. FWIW, I've been drinking Brava light lately, and it's not anything special but it's drinkable without being overly flavorful when hanging out and drinking 6-7

[a500lbgorilla]

you are talking about piss poor american beer too. In Canada, beers like Coors Light and Bud light are different beer. Not great beer, but drinkable.

And it's double or triple priced.

[jyms]

And it's double or triple taxed.

FYP

[bigspenda73]

I like trying seasonal/special beers at bars/restaurants and they mainly come in bottles, typically won't find them on draft.

Cans are dead last for me, just not a fan.

[swiggidy]

What Benny Said, additionally ...

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide - canned beer is the future of good beer

The biggest problem with canned beer is that it's treated like crap. Given properly maintained beverage from the same company they should taste exactly the same and I would choose a can 100% of the time.

On similar logic keg beer rules the kingdom and it is not even close.

[DropTheBanana]

I mean, like I said, I'm not beer expert lol, but I legitimately enjoy sitting around and pounding some Bud Lights, Busch and Busch Light, Miller Lite, etc.

This.

Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, PBR etc are volume/outdoor beers. If I'm out fishing, grilling, playing golf, tailgating, out on the beach all day, then these are my go to, (Especially Bud Light), since it's not a heavy beer, refreshing imo, and you can basically drink them all day and still function at a somewhat competent level.

On the other hand, if I'm just having a beer to drink a beer at home or want to drink a couple with dinner then I upgrade to a Boston Lager or an import, since they do taste better and go a hell of a lot better with food than Bud Light.

When I'm going for quantity I prefer cans.

But if I'm drinking for quality then bottles/draft definitely.

And since I drink 10x the Bud Light than any other beer I'm going to vote cans.

[Luco]

As a cyclist I'm biased against glass bottles

[CoccoBill]

Also, I think someone might've mentioned this, but beer has a bigger taste out of a pint glass compared to a bottle/can because the glass sips differently than a bottle/can. You get much more flavor on your tongue from beer in a pint glass. I find a regular tapered pint glass to be the best, or a 'short beer' glass is ok, too. This effect is more noticeable on beer's that have more complex tastes than it is for typical domestics. Anyway, it's worth taking the time to pour a bottle/can into a glass, for better flavor.

You're right, you do get a lot more flavor from a glass, but that's because the majority of the "flavor" you experience is from the smell, not from the taste. An open glass where you dunk your nose in simply allows you to inhale more aromas while drinking. All your taste buds tell you is whether something is sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or savory, it's your nose that tells you the rest.

[Monty3038]

Bottles.

the cheap piss I drink tastes like the can when bought in cans.

[WillburForce]

ergggggggghhhh no thanks mr cans.

[supa]

Bottles whenever possible. Cans when at the beach or anywhere else I may have to pack trash out. As for piss beer, Coors light >>>>>>>> Bud anything. If Bud is the only choice I don't drink beer.

[Roid_Rage]

I agree that Coor's Light is the shit when it comes to shit beer, but Bud Light is my typical go-to.

[boost]

shit beer that is good

schlitz in the bottle
old style
pbr


shit beer thats enjoyable because of how bad and cheap it is

hamms
schlitz in the can
golden anniversary
anything that comes in a 40

[kingnat]

The best receptacle for drinking American lager is a funnel.

Also... boost has the shit beer that is good nearly perfect.

[bode]

What Benny Said, additionally ...

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide - canned beer is the future of good beer

The biggest problem with canned beer is that it's treated like crap. Given properly maintained beverage from the same company they should taste exactly the same and I would choose a can 100% of the time.

On similar logic keg beer rules the kingdom and it is not even close.

this. given a similar cost effectiveness to bottles almost all micro brewers would can their beer.

[givememyleg]

glass bottle ldfo

[mbiz]

bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle... i used to respect you guys

[wufwugy]

bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle

mushroom mushroom

bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle bottle

oh its a snake yeah its a snake

fyp

[wufwugy]

[BennyLaRue]

Looks like that was done in the original version of Wordperfect.

[Sasquach991]

Is the beer free or do I have to buy it?

Free-can, bottle, draft

Me- can, unless bottles are cheaper or equal.