The Beer Thread

Shemp wrote:
A flip-flop on the flip-top

"What changed is the quality of the can lining,? explained Koch of his about-face. ?Beer used to pick up a solvent-like character from the solvent-based linings. Now they use water-based linings.?

What?s more, ?the new linings are more flexible,? he contends, less likely to tear and allow the beer to come into contact with metal. ?They?ve proven out, but I wanted to make sure. They crossed a threshold two years ago.?

Why not just use glass?  Glass gives no taste to beer and needs no lining.  Who knows what the health effect of the lining will be?  Cans are cheaper and that is why they are using them.  Unless you are in an area that doesn't allow bottles I see no reason anyone would want cans.

as i already wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
Canned beer?  Really?  You buy canned beer? Obviously it will taste like crap. 

cans are an excellent packaging for beer.  they are superior to bottles in several ways: more airtight (caps leak), 100% protection from light (glass let light through, even brown bottles), etc. 

sweetcell wrote:
as i already wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
Canned beer?  Really?  You buy canned beer? Obviously it will taste like crap. 

cans are an excellent packaging for beer.  they are superior to bottles in several ways: more airtight (caps leak), 100% protection from light (glass let light through, even brown bottles), etc. 

I have never had a bottle leak.  Unless you keep the beer in sun you have nothing to worry about from UV.  Just marketing reasons to get you to save them  money. 

all atomicfront's posts are null and void.

Great news from a great brewery.

http://beerpulse.com/2013/06/surly-brewing-co-on-pace-to-grow-production-by-nearly-50-in-2013-video-548/

atomicfront wrote:
I have never had a bottle leak.  Unless you keep the beer in sun you have nothing to worry about from UV.  Just marketing reasons to get you to save them  money. 

you really like putting your ignorance on display, don't you?

florescent lights - like the ones they have in most warehouses & retailer - can damage beer.  in fact if you've ever had a light-struck beer it was likely cause by fluorescent lights.  and a number of your beloved german breweries ship their product in green bottles - bad move.

and caps don't leak as in letting all the liquid out, they can make imperfect seals that allow air to get in.  this is problem for long-term storage (not that you do that with your lagers…)  air = oxidation = off-flavors, not that i suspect you'd be able to pick up on an oxidized beer.

Plus you can fit more cans in a cooler, they're lighter, and you can crush them when you're finished.

Yada wrote:
all atomicfront's posts are null and void.

this.

cans don't shatter into a million sharp pieces when you drop them.  not only is that safer, it makes for a much much easier cleanup.  in fact, if you drop an unopened can there is no cleanup at all other than picking up the can.

Who drinks out of cans or bottles anyways? Pour it into the proper glassware, ya fuckin cretins.

I've flown with multiple bottles several times and never had a break or leak. My mom flew once with 11 cans of Heady Topper and had one leak all over her suitcase. Just sayin'.

And I've never in my 40+ years of drinking beer once dropped and broke a bottle. Just sayin', again.

Shemp wrote:
Plus you can fit more cans in a cooler, they're lighter, and you can crush them when you're finished.

You can burn the bottles when you are finished.   Also  Aluminum is a toxic metal linked to Alzheimer disease  and brain deformities.  But keep drinking those canned beers. 

atomicfront wrote:

Shemp wrote:
Plus you can fit more cans in a cooler, they're lighter, and you can crush them when you're finished.

You can burn the bottles when you are finished.   Also   Aluminum is a toxic metal linked to Alzheimer disease  and brain deformities.  But keep drinking those canned beers. 

you burn your bottles? 

aluminum cans are lined.  the beer never comes in contact with the metal.  so your concerns are unfounded.

sweetcell wrote:

atomicfront wrote:

Shemp wrote:
Plus you can fit more cans in a cooler, they're lighter, and you can crush them when you're finished.

You can burn the bottles when you are finished.   Also   Aluminum is a toxic metal linked to Alzheimer disease  and brain deformities.  But keep drinking those canned beers. 

you burn your bottles? 

aluminum cans are lined.  the beer never comes in contact with the metal.  so your concerns are unfounded.

No I don't even buy bottled beer.  If I drink at home I drink my own and if I drink out at places I drink kegged beer. 

Boulevard Love Child No. 3 is about to hit DC. Has anyone tried this or Love Child No. 2? Worth the price of admission? ($22/750ml)

Can't answer your question, sorry.

It has been in VA for several weeks. CAlled Total Wine and they initially told me it was $9. But then the next day it was $18. So anyway, drive to VA and you'll save $4 plus the difference in tax.

We're having a Bruery Sour in the Rye tonite (her choice, not mine). I'll bet that one is better.

fatskippy wrote:
Boulevard Love Child No. 3 is about to hit DC. Has anyone tried this or Love Child No. 2? Worth the price of admission? ($22/750ml)

sweetcell wrote:
brennser rules.

aw, shucks guys - thanks ;D

I had some Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale last night.  Suprising that I have never seen this before as it is made by Guiness and has been around for hundreds of years. It was tasty.

I had water last night. Probably pretty similiar in taste, and less calories!

James wrote:
I had water last night. Probably pretty similiar in taste, and less calories!

I expected an asshole comment from you.  Do you do anything but troll?

I'm sorry, I should have ignored your post as everyone else I'm sure did.

But you do see that your post was the equivalent of a 50 year old guy who claims to like rock music going on a "rock music" thread and proclaiming he had just heard Tom Petty for the first time….right?

atomicfront wrote:

James wrote:
I had water last night. Probably pretty similiar in taste, and less calories!

I expected an asshole comment from you.  Do you do anything but troll?

James wrote:
I'm sorry, I should have ignored your post as everyone else I'm sure did.

But you do see that your post was the equivalent of a 50 year old guy who claims to like rock music going on a "rock music" thread and proclaiming he had just heard Tom Petty for the first time….right?

atomicfront wrote:

James wrote:
I had water last night. Probably pretty similiar in taste, and less calories!

I expected an asshole comment from you.  Do you do anything but troll?

That beer has only been imported for a couple of years. I have never seen it in a bar before.    You are an asshole.  You know it. I am sure you wouldn't talk like that to me in person, little man.  You are the one who admitted to drinking coors light and bud light all your life. I  never drank that crap.  I am not a wimpy man who needs to approve what he likes by reading beer advocate first.  How pathetic can you be?  I know you do that.  You drink a beer than you look on the review on beer advocate to decide whether it is Ok for you to like it.  Don't you see how sad that is? 

I can imagine how much fun it would be to go to a bar with you.  Bitching the whole time about the beer selection.