List of Pop-top beers

[xcrusader]

Hey guys, I now am way in over my head with 8 gallons to bottle and about 12 bottles.... I am in need of a list of commercial beers that are pop tops (non-twist) that are somewhat cheap and readily available. I live in Illinois if that matters.
Thanks a ton,
CRU

 

[Brewsmith]

Sam Adams. You can find it by the case at Costco and other warehouse stores.

 

[JayC]

I like Great Lakes Brewery bottles. I hope they'd be available in Illinois.

 

[Revvy]

Anything by Bell's

 

[g_rath]

hit up a redemption center or a local brewery. you should be able to get a bunch of bottles cheep or free.

 

[mrkristofo]

Sierra Nevada
Deschutes
Fullers

 

[Sean]

hit up a redemption center or a local brewery. you should be able to get a bunch of bottles cheep or free.

Or possibly a local nicer restaurant. Give the bartender a few bucks and ask him to save pop top bottles for you.

 

[weetodd]

Redhook, New Belgium

 

[chemist308]

Why not just buy new bottles from your LHBS? Or online? It's probably cheaper than buying beer for the bottles...

 

[Limited Visibility]

Why not just buy new bottles from your LHBS? Or online? It's probably cheaper than buying beer for the bottles...

But not nearly as fun as getting to drink the beer that comes in the bottles


New Belgium
Sam Adams

 

[bigjohnmilford]

But not nearly as fun as getting to drink the beer that comes in the bottles


New Belgium
Sam Adams

+1 emptying them is half the fun.

sam adams are available just about everywhere.

 

[splat]

The easiest way is to look at them while you are at the store buying beer Thats what I do when I do buy a sixer once in a while...If its not a pop top, I pass it by...

 

[brett]

Sam Adams, Sam Adams, Sam Adams.

Also New Belgium.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I've got another case of "I wish people would identify their city and state" blues...

FWIW, IL is a fairly large state...

 

[discgolfin]

If your in Chicago

two brothers..nice beer good bottles

Jay

 

[Cookiebaggs]

There are two brands of beer that I can still buy cases of at the grocery store in returnable bottles. One is Blatz. The other is Point Special. I went with the Point!

Nice to have a case to store them!

 

[Scooter13]

The labels come off the Sam Adams really nice and usually readily available anywhere....

I've had some luck as others have posted with local bars saving some for me....

:cross:

 

[Kevin Dean]

Bass Ale...

 

[Homercidal]

I normally use Bass and Sam Adams, and both are decent to remove labels. Some of my Bass bottles lok very thin though.

Guiness has some bottles with peelable shrinkwrap labels, and the bottles are curvy!

I was going to suggest going to the store and picking up some returnables, but I think your state doesn't have that. I can get all the bottles I want for 10 cents apiece that way.

 

[FEARDIZ]

Fat Tire and Tyskie Lager have large and normal size bottles
Grolsch 16oz flip top bottles
in stores like Jewel

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

There are two brands of beer that I can still buy cases of at the grocery store in returnable bottles. One is Blatz. The other is Point Special. I went with the Point!

Nice to have a case to store them!

+1 but Blatz no longer makes the returnables. The point labels come off easier anyway. Buying returnables is hands down the best way to get bottles. The carrier boxes are phenomenal!

 

[DSV]

Easiest and cheapest answer is to head to you local recycling facility. They usually have no problem with you grabbing as many bottles as you can load up.