When you're drinking your cheap beer, such as PBR or the like...

no.... why would i want to smell them

I think I notice a difference when drank from a can. At first I thought I just didn't like canned beer as much as bottled beer. But then I tried pouring it out of the can and it seemed as good as the same beer from a bottle. My guess is that while the inside of the can is lined to prevent aluminum reacting with the beer, the outside is not coated and thus the aluminum reacts with saliva and tastebuds.

My hunch is that pouring it into a glass reveals a bad beer moreso than ruining an otherwise good beer.

I'm just a blue collar guy, I drink cheap beer straight from the can. Craft beer gets a glass though.

Dhruv6911 said:

no.... why would i want to smell them

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Because in the case of High Life you miss the smell of creamed corn? I dunno, I probably like AALs more than I should.

Even the very rare times I do buy a 40 of Olde English, it gets the glass.

weirdboy said:

A good half of the experience of drinking a beer is in the aroma. How can you enjoy the aroma if you're drinking straight out of the bottle/can?

I always pour into a glass. If I am at a bar where they just hand me a bottle, I will ask for a glass. If they hand me an ice-cold frosty glass, I will ask for one that's room temp.

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+1 here, I had to do some research but apparently the frosty mug is bad... I would challenge that it matters on the BMC beers, but I don't want to taint my good beer. (pulling glassware from freezer)

I'll never say no to an ice cold PBR out of a can! Cheap macros have their place.

Gotta have a glass, mug, mason jar... something...

In a glass,everytime!

PBR should always be consumed straight from the can. You shouldn't try to fancy up everything.

audaciousalechemist said:

yep, the appropriate glass makes every beer special!

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+1

I thought you were suppose to drink PBR from a paper bag.

Seriously, tho -- I hang out with a bunch of the Maker folk here in Seattle. Their events almost always have a keg of the stuff on hand -- collecting beer-money is one of they ways they fund their activities.

Kevin