Brands with Pry-off bottles

[ThreeDogsNE]

Paulaner bottles are crimp on/pry off, and their labels slide off with a brief soak. I'd type this better if I hadn't just finished one

 

[anemic]

Dog gone it I just found out that stellas are not possible for me to cap & I have about 24 of them. I had to clean some Sam Adams bottles & delabel them, while bottling! Pain.

Oh well first batch Brewers Best Irish Stout is in bottles.

After delabeling, I decided that I like the Mexican clear bottles. They have painted labels, and bottle fine. They look a little funny with stout in them, but also, Newcastles are clear bottles and they worked fine as well. Corona, del Sol, and Jimmy Buffett's Landshark has a clear label that may as well stay on there.

Bad list: Stella, Grolsch 12 oz (the irony, eh?), Pilzner Urquell are all very similar tall green bottles that dont work well with the capper.

 

[orangeandblue302]

just look at the cap, you can clearly tell the difference.

My question is why would beer companies even use twist tops?

 

[llazy_llama]

O'Dells, Red Hook (nice hops wreath around the bottle too, but they are stamped with the brand), Samuel Smith (the foil around the neck is a PITA to get off), Widmer bros., Big Sky (yummy Moose's Drool), Michelob, and Budweiser American Ale are a fe more. That list, up to Big Sky, is what I generally drink when I buy commercial, so I tend to have those bottles on hand. I have a few buddies who drink Michelob and generously donate the bottles to my noble cause.
I have to say though, +100 on Guinness. I love the stuff, and you don't have to soak the labels off. Yank out the widget with a pair of needle nose, score the label with a knife or razor blade, then peel it right off.

 

[llazy_llama]

A thought occurs... This would make for a nice Wiki entry. It would be nice to have a database of bottles people have had success with reusing. This would prevent me from buying another 2 cases of Boulevard (which comes in a closed box, so you can't see the bottles until you get them home) only to learn that they are twist off.

 

[orangeandblue302]

llama are you sure woodchuck has pry off caps? My buddy loves the stuff but I could have swore i negated taking them because i thought i saw the threads on the bottle. I dont drink it so I have never taken off a cap from it.

 

[SumnerH]

just look at the cap, you can clearly tell the difference.

My question is why would beer companies even use twist tops?

Because 99.9% of their consumers would never think of re-capping a bottle, and twist-offs are more convenient (especially if you find yourself in a hotel room or on a camping trip without an opener).

Sucks for us, but it makes sense.

 

[orangeandblue302]

i can open a beer bottle with anything lol. when i dont feel like reaching or searching for a bottle i just grab a lighter or anything else within reach. I have even used sticks which work great when camping.

where there is a will there's a way!

 

[SkewedBrewing]

i can open a beer bottle with anything lol. when i dont feel like reaching or searching for a bottle i just grab a lighter or anything else within reach. I have even used sticks which work great when camping.

where there is a will there's a way!

I do the same. I always enjoy people's faces when I reach for a lighter and pop open a beer mid-conversation.

BTW, is this a sticky in any of the forums? If not, could it/should it be?

 

[llazy_llama]

llama are you sure woodchuck has pry off caps? My buddy loves the stuff but I could have swore i negated taking them because i thought i saw the threads on the bottle. I dont drink it so I have never taken off a cap from it.

Oh man... I grabbed my camera and headed for the fridge. I was all set to prove you wrong.

But yes, you are correct. Woodchuck has twist off caps, and I just threw away about about 3 dozen of them. Foot+mouth=me

Thanks for pointing that out though, I wouldn't have noticed until bottling time.

 

[llazy_llama]

I do the same. I always enjoy people's faces when I reach for a lighter and pop open a beer mid-conversation.

BTW, is this a sticky in any of the forums? If not, could it/should it be?

It might not be quite sticky-worthy, but I'd love to see a Brew Wiki entry. Maybe tomorrow I'll try to learn how to write 'em and just do it myself if no one beats me to it.

 

[dontman]

I also appreciate this thread and for anyone who says 'just look at the bottles' you don't live in a state where beer is only sold by the case.

Often is the time when I have had to open case flaps on the sly to see if the bottles were pry off or twist off.

 

[SumnerH]

I like the shape of Anchor Steam bottles, and they're pry off here. I've hear rumors that they're twist offs some places, though.

 

[Halaster]

I bought some Anchor Beer in IL and they were twist offs. Three Floyds bottles are good to use, Two Brother, Goose Island.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

I bought some Anchor Beer in IL and they were twist offs. Three Floyds bottles are good to use, Two Brother, Goose Island.

Goose Island are definitely a no go now. I remember them being pry-offs in the past but I bought a 12er for the super bowl and to my dismay they were twist offs...

 

[orangeandblue302]

I also appreciate this thread and for anyone who says 'just look at the bottles' you don't live in a state where beer is only sold by the case.

Often is the time when I have had to open case flaps on the sly to see if the bottles were pry off or twist off.

not trying to sound like an a$$ but if they sell a six pack, just double check before splurging on a case if you have the intention of reusing them. In most states I have been its sold both ways. Never herd of only cases.

 

[orangeandblue302]

Oh man... I grabbed my camera and headed for the fridge. I was all set to prove you wrong.

But yes, you are correct. Woodchuck has twist off caps, and I just threw away about about 3 dozen of them. Foot+mouth=me

Thanks for pointing that out though, I wouldn't have noticed until bottling time.

glad i saved you a pain in the a$$ come bottling.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

Wiki has been started:

Pry Off Bottles

 

[orangeandblue302]

Wiki has been started:

Pry Off Bottles

Nice!!!!!!

 

[SkewedBrewing]

P.S. For all of the nerds out there, I just saved the list in my Black Berry so I always have it on my trips to buy beer...

Nice!!!!!!

Thanks O&B!

 

[dontman]

not trying to sound like an a$$ but if they sell a six pack, just double check before splurging on a case if you have the intention of reusing them. In most states I have been its sold both ways. Never herd of only cases.

This would require me going to one store to check the six packs before going to the real store to buy the case. And it would be splurging on the sixpack not the case since the minimum price for a sixer of craft beer would be $18 on up to $30 or $40.

But thanks for the advice I never would have thought of checking the six packs if they sold them in the same store. :cross:

Hmmm, if only there were a list so that I wouldn't have to make two stops. Oh right! That is why I was appreciative of this thread.

And the state I'm referring to is the big one surrounding yours on a couple sides. Cheers!

 

[orangeandblue302]

This would require me going to one store to check the six packs before going to the real store to buy the case. And it would be splurging on the sixpack not the case since the minimum price for a sixer of craft beer would be $18 on up to $30 or $40.

But thanks for the advice I never would have thought of checking the six packs if they sold them in the same store. :cross:

Hmmm, if only there were a list so that I wouldn't have to make two stops. Oh right! That is why I was appreciative of this thread.

And the state I'm referring to is the big one surrounding yours on a couple sides. Cheers!

haha i see that now. my state is a suburb of your town...lol

 

[SumnerH]

not trying to sound like an a$$ but if they sell a six pack, just double check before splurging on a case if you have the intention of reusing them. In most states I have been its sold both ways. Never herd of only cases.

In PA, you can't buy beer at supermarkets or ABC stores. Only bars and beer distributors can sell it. Bars usually only carry BMC, and beer distributors aren't allowed to sell less than a case.

So no six-packs unless you want BMC or happen to have an unusually awesome bar nearby. And even then, they can only sell you 2 "packages' at a time--if you want 3 six-packs, you buy 2, go put them in the car, come back, and buy 1 more.

 

[orangeandblue302]

oh lord that a pain in the a$$. just go to Downingtown and get some growlers of Victory. Or drive to Wilmington and save some loot that would only take 10 min or so.

 

[dontman]

haha i see that now. my state is a suburb of your town...lol

Actually pretty accurate. I lived in North Wilmington for a couple years after college and it took me less time to get to work on Rittenhouse Square then it does for me now with a Philly address.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

In PA, you can't buy beer at supermarkets or ABC stores. Only bars and beer distributors can sell it. Bars usually only carry BMC, and beer distributors aren't allowed to sell less than a case.

So no six-packs unless you want BMC or happen to have an unusually awesome bar nearby. And even then, they can only sell you 2 "packages' at a time--if you want 3 six-packs, you buy 2, go put them in the car, come back, and buy 1 more.

I've always wondered what the reasoning is behind this. Why, exactly, can you only buy beer this way in PA?

 

[dontman]

The case prices are not too bad. (I think.) Flying Fish 6 pack $18 + tax (at local quick stop) Flying Fish Case $37 + tax

 

[dontman]

I've lived in 8 states and have never seen a more screwed up system.

 

[orangeandblue302]

The case prices are not too bad. (I think.) Flying Fish 6 pack $18 + tax. Flying Fish Case $37 + tax

damn seriously drive to Delaware and buy your beer. even with gas going up again its still cheaper for you. I have never seen over 8.99 for a "normal" craft brews. The most i ever spent was $16 for Stone's Oaked Arrogant Bastard and I thought that was REALLLLYYYYY pricey.

 

[SumnerH]

I've always wondered what the reasoning is behind this. Why, exactly, can you only buy beer this way in PA?

I have no idea.

It's the only alcohol law I've heard of that MADD wants to relax--they'd rather let people buy beer in smaller quantities.

Last I heard there was a pretty strong growing movement in the state legislature to eliminate the case limit.