Blue Moon in cans.

[Houblon]

Hoagaarden is was also bought out by Budwieser, and may eventually come in cans.

Its been in cans for years along with many others>
Big cans


Small cans

So far as Hoegaarden being owned by InBev at least it started off as an independent brewery, and was purchased. Apparently it ended up with the operations staying there and more money being funnelled into the operation.

Little history>
< After a fire in 1985, as is traditional in Belgium, several brewers offered their help. One of these was the largest brewer in the country, called Interbrew (after a merger with AmBev, renamed InBev). Interbrew lent money for the purchase of other buildings to rebuild the brewery. Over time, Celis felt very strongly that the company used the loan to pressure him to change the recipe to make the beer more "mass market".

<whats easier than to change the recipes to pinch a few euros>

 

[HerotBrewer]

surprised more places don't do cans, seems cheaper for them, and they can claim to be green.. like new belgium with their fat tire in a can. and oskar blues is all in can.

we all pour it into a glass anyway.. so who cares what it comes in.

How is a can greener? Seems to me that cans are one use only, and as far as I know some of the major breweries still reuse their glass. Is this false?

And BTW, (B)udweiser(M)iller(C)oors

 

[Zamial]

I disagree in almost all cases. Unless there is a difference between the can vs. bottle like with Young's double chocolate stout, the can is nitro and the bottle CO2, I prefer bottles.

If there was a 12er in cans and a 12er in re-capable bottles for the same or nearly the same price, the cans will get passed up every time by me. SWMBO feels the same way.

I can not see to get a good pour from a can or how much is left. I can not see if a bee flies into it during the summer when I wasn't looking...(I camp/fish ALOT and this has happened to me. NOT FUN.)

I save used bottle caps for future projects, like kegerator magnets and mosaic table tops. I also get to reuse the bottles and not just for beer, the ones with painted on labels get the tops cut off to be used as glasses.

vs.

Cans that get crushed and sit in a bag waiting for me to "cash them in", sticky and stinky most of the time. (Ya it is overflowing ATM)

There is also a semi-silent wine-in-the-box revolution going on as well. I will never spend MY money on wine that does not have a cork...ever. It may be the best wine in the entire universe and I will probably never buy it if it is in a box...

 

[ArcaneXor]

How is a can greener? Seems to me that cans are one use only, and as far as I know some of the major breweries still reuse their glass. Is this false?

And BTW, (B)udweiser(M)iller(C)oors

Re-usable glass bottles are almost non-existent these days. Aluminum is one of the most efficient forms of waste to recycle, and its recycling rate by far surpasses glass in the U.S.

 

[ArcaneXor]

There is also a semi-silent wine-in-the-box revolution going on as well. I will never spend MY money on wine that does not have a cork...ever. It may be the best wine in the entire universe and I will probably never buy it if it is in a box...

You might want to check out clay pots if you are in such steadfast support of inferior packaging simply for the sake of tradition.

 

[Desert_Sky]

http://raven.lexi.net/asxgen/cask.com/Canning_Micros_USA_high.wmv.asx

Not exactly feasible for the avg homebrewer but would work well for a small micro.

 

[Khemikal]

Haven't found these here in town, and none of my local stores have it on their order lists either. Looks like I'm stuck with bottles for now. Not that this is a bad thing. This means more bottles for homebrew.

 

[Zamial]

You might want to check out clay pots if you are in such steadfast support of inferior packaging simply for the sake of tradition.

I dislike wine anyways in almost all instances...lol. I would rather buy wine in a clay pot than a box. I like the cork, the sound it makes when popping the bottle open and smelling the cork/bouquet. Then I like to WRAP the bottle to allow it to breathe for a few hours or chill it in the wine chiller. A box does none of these things and it does not fit in a wine rack or chiller. Not to mention, SWMBO saves wine bottles and mom reuses them for her home brewed wines...

I also see "pocket shots" which are booze shooters in a plastic bag. I laugh like hell @ them every time I walk past them. They are in the checkout line of a local liquor store...I will never buy these either...

I am also pretty sure neither the box or the bag are recyclable so they take up space in a land fill and are NEVER reused...

 

[metaltim]

How is a can greener? Seems to me that cans are one use only, and as far as I know some of the major breweries still reuse their glass. Is this false?

From oskar blues website
"Unlike beer cans of the past, today’s aluminum can and its lid are lined with a water-based coating. Beer and metal never touch and there is no exchange of flavor.

Aluminum can keeps beer fresher for longer by fully eliminating the damages of light and ingressed oxygen.

Lightweight cans enable Oskar Blues to reduce its fuel costs and carbon footprint for shipped beer by 35%.

Highly portable, unbreakable cans enable craft beer lovers to easily enjoy great beer in places where glass bottles are not welcome or allowed: the beach, pool, boat, trail, river, slope, tub, golf course, backpack and others.

Cans are the most easily and frequently recycled beverage package in the world.

A recycled aluminum can generates 95% less pollution than one made from scratch and requires 96% less energy.

One recycled can saves the energy equivalent of 6 ounces of gas or the electricity to power a guitar amplifier for two hours."

 

[wildwest450]

You can't hear it, but Dale is laughing at anyone who thinks good beer can't come out of a can.

 

[brewit2it]

How is a can greener? Seems to me that cans are one use only, and as far as I know some of the major breweries still reuse their glass. Is this false?

And BTW, (B)udweiser(M)iller(C)oors

I thought it was "(B)rewed for (M)ass (C)onsumption"

I learn something here every couple of minutes

 

[Kirch3333]

Sorry to bump this thread but I live in Florida and you can find a variety of beers in cans that aren't available elsewhere because most (if not all) beaches prohibit any glass containers for safety reasons. I doubt it's because aluminum cans are greener.

 

[rusty416]

I thought it was "(B)rewed for (M)ass (C)onsumption"

I learn something here every couple of minutes

I assumed bmc meant big multi-national conglomerate.