Anyone else annoyed with newer breweries using cans?

[Osborne]

All the new craft breweries in my state use cans instead of bottles this sucks! Now I have to choose between supporting local breweries and bottling from my keg which I do quite often. When touring a local brewery the tour guide was talking bout how much "better for the environment" cans are... I just scoffed and thought yeah right your doing it because it's cheaper.

 

[ol-hazza]

Huh, why do you have too choose between supporting lical breweries and bottling from your keg? Im not following your point on this one.

 

[Osborne]

Huh, why do you have too choose between supporting lical breweries and bottling from your keg? Im not following your point on this one.

I'll eventually run out of bottles.

 

[masskrug]

The only reason I like cans are; they are lighter, you can take them to the beach/pool and you can pack them in and pack them out more easily.

 

[catdaddy66]

Oscar Blues also uses cans exclusively because they can be taken to the beach and pool, places where glass is frowned upon. I get it but I like to use the bottles. I do not buy much OB because of this, though I love it.

 

[ChefRex]

Bring me full cans and I'll gladly trade for empty bottles,

 

[Ogilthorpe2]

I'll eventually run out of bottles.

Why not just buy bottles?

 

[m1k3]

...you can buy beer?

 

[d3track]

Cans are so much easier to deal with.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Doesn't matter to me. I always pour into a glass anyway.

I actually prefer the cans over bottles. I can pack more into my already super full beer fridge...

 

[Diver_Alan]

I have noticed that more craft breweries are doing this. I prefer bottles but I am happy to see good beer in cans so can take them places I can't take bottles.

 

[soccerdad]

Can good. Recycles easy.

 

[Cyclman]

I love canned craft beer. OTOH, I have a ridiculously large supply of bomber and 12 oz bottles.

 

[TheCrackpot]

I prefer cans and wish more breweries were canning. I've done a side-by-side with the same beer packaged on a similar date and the canned version preserved the hop flavor and aroma a lot more than the bottled one. It wasn't even close. Not to mention the fact that canned beer won't skunk from light.

 

[ol-hazza]

I'll eventually run out of bottles.

Fair enough then. Shouldnt take too long to build up your stocks though. Personally i have hundreds more bloody bottles than i need.

Cans are starting to become more popular with craft beer over here, cant say i prefer either though.

 

[moreb33rplz]

Cans all the way. Easier to carry, don't break, dont' clutter my kitchen, and tastes just as good.

I think they are actually better for the environment too, but... maybe that's just what I want to believe?

 

[Singletrack]

Cans are good. Recycling of cans is good.

Went to Stone recently. They say their new breweries will can their beer to allow shipping by rail. Okay.

 

[passedpawn]

I prefer cans.

 

[Natdavis777]

I love that more places are canning. I find it more convenient. Keeps the biggest post-packaged predator at bay... Light.

I do understand (kinda) the pain many homebrewers feel when their main source of bottles comes to a halt. Im all about saving some $$... I keg and have always kegged, yet I feel the need to save bottles. Im more than happy to unload some off to someone in need.

 

[OleBrewing]

I saw some where of a new can that the whole top comes off so you can get the aromatics.

In a business side cans are much cheaper to produce and recycle. And I love to bring them to the local salvage yard and search the ss pile for goodies. Glass is heavy and costs more to ship. It really does come down to cost in the long run.

 

[Natdavis777]

Hey, look at it this way; With more places canning, it will eventually cut down on the cost of canning equiptment... Then we will be able to can!! [sarcasm]

 

[Yesfan]

I don't get the whole "cans are better for the environment" thing as glass also recycles. I recycle both all the time.

I do get why some folks prefer cans over glass. I keg my beer, so I don't have to worry about having 50 bottles per batch, but I totally understand those who don't have that luxury. Luckily, there's still plenty of breweries who bottle their beer.

What would be great is if there was a way to reuse the cans like we do the bottles. Until then, for those places that frown upon bottled brew....it might be a good idea to have a spare growler that's not made of glass.


....and maybe a few red Solo cups on hand.

 

[NervousDad]

I always buy new bottles when I need to bottle a beer. Cans are fantastic , I wish they would put them in crowlers though.

From what I've heard from Brewers is that they are not as good for the environment as glass.

 

[Derek1985]

Posts like this are why I may migrate to the AHA forum permanently.

 

[Singletrack]

^ I'm a little upset by this too, but wasn't going to say anything.

(Smile)

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I like cans because you can take a good beer to the golf course in a Coke/Pepsi/Dr. Pepper/etc. wrap and not be found out. Hard/impossible with bottles.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Posts like this are why I may migrate to the AHA forum permanently.

Yet you still post on the very threads that push you that way...

Where the f*** is the thumbs down button??

 

[MaxStout]

I really don't care if a beer comes in cans or bottles, as long as it's good beer. I have more bottles for brewing than I can possibly use, anyway.

 

[Derek1985]

Yet you still post on the very threads that push you that way...

Where the f*** is the thumbs down button??

It's next to the icon of the left hand screwdriver and the zero ****s I give about dumb posts about beer cans.

 

[TBC]

I prefer cans. They are easier to pound. Get it in ya!!!!

 

[1977Brewer]

Posts like this are why I may migrate to the AHA forum permanently.

Bye.

I like cans where I need cans. If I'm low on bottles I prefer Sierra Nevada anyway, so a 12 or 2 of Pale Ske and I'm back in bidness.

 

[Brettomomyces]

This is kind of like being upset at digital photography because you can't get any of those little film canisters anymore

 

[govner1]

Can good. Recycles easy.

Both cans & bottles are readily recycled. In somewhat prejudiced since I used I'm retired from Owens-Illinois but from a shipping weight & ease of packaging (mobile canning operations) cans may make more sense for small brewers.
I still prefer bottles when I buy beer. I keg all of mine.

 

[55x11]

I don't get the whole "cans are better for the environment" thing as glass also recycles. I recycle both all the time.

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http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...lantern/2008/03/wear_green_drink_greenly.html

Bottomline takeaway: Cans contain higher percentage of recycled material than glass bottles, cost less energy/money to make and less energy to transport.

I used to hate beer in cans. But if you pour into the glass anyways, who cares? It is lighter and easier to transport, easier to pack/cleanup. No broken glass.

Then in one of the brewing podcasts, Prof. Charlie Bamforth mentioned that despite cans being associated with cheap beer, cans are great since there is no chance of light-induced reactions (skunky beer) and less oxidation. He is reluctantly admitting cans may be a good choice for commercial beers, and I agree with those points.

 

[singybrue]

Nope, not me. I prefer cans.

 

[domdom]

if you really want better for the environment, they'd got with deposit bottles that can be used over and over and over again. i studied abroad in the netherlands 10 years ago and they had these cool machines at supermarkets where you would drop off your bottles and get a printed credit slip you could either cash out or use as credit towards your purchase. the only thing that sucked was that i took a little bit when buying beer to realize the price was without the bottle deposit.

 

[Owly055]

I think cans are great........ But they AREN'T CHEAP......... Modern cans keep beer fresher longer, and it'll never skunk. The materials they coat them with these days prevent the offensive alumninum taste canned beer used to have. As a home brewer, I'd love to be able to can........ The equipment for doing the roll crimp is pretty simple, and I see no reason why there shouldn't be a low buget canning set............. the problem is the quantity you have to buy. Companies that sell cans want to sell by the truck load or more....... they are light and bulky. I believe the lids cost more than the cans. I can see the LHBS selling blank cans with no print, or with a white or colored face you could write on with a magic marker. I could see an inkjet can printer designed to print to a primed can..... I think there's a lot of potential there!


H.W.

 

[dfhar]

Pilsner Urquell in the new 0.5 liter cans tastes almost like it does fresh in the Czech Republic. I love it!

 

[Natdavis777]

it's next to the icon of the left hand screwdriver and the zero ****s i give about dumb posts about beer cans.

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[castillo556]

Why don't you reuse the bottles?

I'm not understanding the problem here.