Bottled vs Canned Beer

yawhat!

Is it just me or does bottled beer taste 10 times nicer than cans of beer?

somefeen

it truly does

Cookie_Monster

no

awec

Bottles all the way.

They are a nuisance to get rid of though.

Dravokivich

If your chilling them, yeah. If your not, better from the can.

Duckworth_Luas

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

no

Only 9.9999999 times better for you then?

Ranchu

A can of Punk IPA tastes better than a bottle of Bavaria.

Joe Duffy..

It's just you.

seamey beag84

Dravokivich wrote: »

If your chilling them, yeah. If your not, better from the can.

Spot on.. A warm bottle of beer is too foamy, cans aren't as bad..

DEFTLEFTHAND

I prefer cans.

wazky

I think cider is always better out of the bottle and lager out of cans.

Draught beats both though.

Shakespeare's Sister

When buying drink, I opt for stout from a can, but when it comes to beer... buidéal only! (Not that I'd turn down beer from a can if it was all that was available).

yawhat!

Is it not the same beer that goes into both of them though. Cans are scummy lately but bottles are tasty and can down them in a second!

ted1

Ranchu wrote: »

A can of Punk IPA tastes better than a bottle of Bavaria.

where stocks it?

I get it on draught in the harbour bar in bray. Great beer.

Cienciano

Do a blind taste test to find out

Ranchu

ted1 wrote: »

where stocks it?

I get it on draught in the harbour bar in bray. Great beer.

Lots of places. O'Briens etc...

errlloyd

Bottles... I find beer cans to crumbly and light and crap.

anncoates

If it's the same brand of lager or ale, I'd prefer a chilled bottle by far.

evolving_doors

awec wrote: »

Bottles all the way.

They are a nuisance to get rid of though.

Put them in the bin no ?

Son Of A Vidic

Keeping them chilled is the only prerequisite I need. Apart from that I'm not bothered.

thebomb

Bottles are way nicer more expensive Tho noting beat a Heineken (bottle) or corona nom

Shakespeare's Sister

Cienciano wrote: »

Do a blind taste test to find out

Likely to be absolutely no difference!

Although I do think the presentation of certain things can give the illusion of a different taste - e.g. pasta-shells taste nicer than spaghetti, in my opinion.

The Pheasant2

Bottles by a mile, pricy though

spitfireIRL

Bottles go down like water in fairness.. Probably nicer alright but too easy to drink, especially when cold!

deise08

Mines a bottle of Coors please :-)

urabell

Out with the fellahs
+
bottle of molson
+
hold it across my body in such a way that my bicep is all tensed and vascular
=
going home with your girlfriend

hfallada

In Germany beer is usually sold in brown bottles and never really cans. Even through the bottles are emptied into glasses anyways

Budweiser was the first US beer company to sell cans of beer. They were being hammered by low cost beer sellers. To reduce their costs they switched to cans and budweiser rapidly increased in popularity( A harvard business review reading for college)

The Backwards Man

A cool clear crisp pint of draught, in a clean glass from a short well poured line.

Seaneh

Cans are 100% airtight, bottles aren't.

Cans protect beer 100% from being lightstruck or "skunked", bottles don't.

Cans get cold quicker and stay cold longer.

Cans are lighter, cheaper and easier to store, transport and produce.

Cans keep beer fresher for longer.

Cans for the win.

wazky

Seaneh wrote: »

Cans get cold quicker

Wrap a wet kitchen tissue around a bottle and leave in the freezer for about 10 minutes, pretty damn cold.

THall04

awec wrote: »

Bottles all the way.

They are a nuisance to get rid of though.

Armelodie wrote: »

Put them in the bin no ?

Glass Bottles got to go to the bottle bank , most waste companies won't accept glass in the recycling bin.......and you're an enemy of mother earth if you leave them go to landfill.

Cookie_Monster

It annoys me that I can't get 500ml cnas over here and everything is 330ml bottles. Bottles are always more expensive too.

THall04 wrote: »

Glass Bottles got to go to the bottle bank , most waste companies won't accept glass in the recycling bin.......and you're an enemy of mother earth if you leave them go to landfill.

glass has gone in the recycling bin for the last 7 or 8 years.

-=al=-

wazky wrote: »

Wrap a wet kitchen tissue around a bottle and leave in the freezer for about 10 minutes, pretty damn cold.

That little life hack works so well!

I don't mind either once they're cold it's ok... If they're poured into an appropriate glass properly it's fine too. Cans of Punk IPA are lovely though but so are the bottles!

Recycle responsibly :pac:

THall04

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

glass has gone in the recycling bin for the last 7 or 8 years.

Thorntons Recycling
Greyhound Recycling
The City Bin Company
and Wastepal......represent a fair chunk of the waste collection market in Ireland and none of them accept glass in the bin.

Then again Greenstar might.......

LizzieJones

yawhat! wrote: »

Is it just me or does bottled beer taste 10 times nicer than cans of beer?

I'm not a beer drinker but I think anything in bottles tastes much better then in a can.
Cans have a weird tinny aftertaste.

Tin Foil Hat

I can't think of a beer I would drink where I even have the option of a can.

gramar

You can't glass someone with a can. Not that I have ever done or would condone that type of behaviour. Just Saying. If it's for drinking only then a bottle.

Sugarlumps

It depends, beers of the same brand will taste different in a can or bottle, at least that's what I find. Usually can's win out for me.

Gannicus

Dravokivich wrote: »

If your chilling them, yeah. If your not, better from the can.

seamey beag84 wrote: »

Spot on.. A warm bottle of beer is too foamy, cans aren't as bad..

Any warm beer tastes like p!ss fermented under a radiator regardless of the container.

If we're going like for like but I'd take bottles over can any day.

jester77

Bottles every day, cans leave a manky after taste.

Although thankfully it's rare to see cans these days, usually just the cheap 30 cent a can crap

Gannicus

jester77 wrote: »

Bottles every day, cans leave a manky after taste.

Although thankfully it's rare to see cans these days, usually just the cheap 30 cent a can crap

Cans have a horrible metally during taste aswel.

Nemeses

In the words of James Hetfield....

"Beer Good! Napster Baaaaaaad!"

earlytobed

Big Steve wrote: »

Cans have a horrible metally during taste aswel.

Only when drank (drunk?) straight from the can.
Pour it in a glass and its fine

Banjo String

Bottles, much better, no metallic taste that you get from a can.

Also, I've recently turned my back on lagers/pilsner in favour of ales.

Get to OBriens, pick up a bottle of some of the following.

Oharas Irish pale ale (osheas in Aldi is basically same stuff)
All day session ale (delicious)
Coopers sparkling ale. (Australian, fermented in the bottle, so cloudy with a bit of sediment)

You'll never look back.

Cans as they are better value and bigger. Outside the pub I rarely drink anything except Bavaria and its delicious from either a bottle or a can so unless the bottles are cheaper I get cans.

osarusan

Seaneh wrote: »

Cans get cold quicker and stay cold longer.

Really?

I would have thought that the physical properties of a can which make the first part of your sentence true would also mean the second part couldn't be true?

The Mig

Bottled for me

Green Mile

I would love a beer right now

Zebra3

awec wrote: »

Bottles all the way.

They are a nuisance to get rid of though.

Begby them.

Zubeneschamali

Dark brown bottles.

Every bottle of Heineken sold in Ireland ever has been skunked.

fussyonion

Oh, bottled all the way.

I made the mistake of buying a few cans of Heineken at Christmas cos they were dirt cheap.
Well holy God, they were vile.

Bitter and acidic and just absolutely disgusting.
Bottled tastes 100% different and so much nicer.