Who else besides me like beer in a can?

[screwtop]

I'm no wine snob, so I don't consider myself a beer snob either. Sure, I like to treat myself to the good stuff once in a while, but I gotta admit there's something about the metallic after taste of beer in a can that I like. I also think its easier to get beer cold quicker in cans. Maybe it's the nostalgic memories of college (or High School) that fuel the fascination. I still like that occasional ice cold Iron City, Busch, Genny, or PBR in a can. I'm sorry if any of you find this repulsive, but I had to get it off my chest. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've gotta grap that PBR on deck in the freezer.

[Troutluck]

Beer. Cans. A fine combo. I'm enjoying an aluminum reinforced Bitburger now.

[wezul]

PBR ice cold in the can on a summer day like this? (91 F) Can't beat it.
I don't like all beers in cans, many seem to pick up taste from whatever alloy they are travelling in.
Throw in a catfish sandwich and we're rockin'!

[Braddog]

Remember this tried and true formula:
The hotter the temps, the cheaper the beer.:drink

I usually buy Leinenkugels by the 12-pack of cans.

Cans are good for when you're working in the garage, or grilling on the patio. You don't have to worry about accidentally breaking any glass. When I buy bottled beer, I'll often pour it into a pilsner glass. But cans are pretty darn practical.

[gambrinus]

It's funny how some beers do well in cans.. Bud, PBR.. for example. They taste just about the same bottle vs can. Other beers, such as Molson's or Rolling Rock.. EEEEEEEEEK! Rolling Rock in a can tastes almost nothing like the bottle or keg version.

YMMV


RW

[jdmetzger]

OK, I'll be the first "anti" can guy. While I'll drink beer in a can if it's free, I NEVER buy beer in a can. Beer in a glass bottle stay cold longer (not that I like to give it a chance to warm up), it tastes better (if cans were better, microbreweries would use them), and nothing is a better weapon than a broken off glass bottle. :p

That, and I come from Toledo. Last I checked we were still considered the "Glass City"; even if most of the glass manufacturers have moved to the suburbs for tax purposes. :doh

[BubbaZanetti]

although i used to fancy myself a "beer snob" i have really come to hate the term

i drink a TON of different beers, due to several friendships with people very "IN" the craft beer industry, 5 to 10 new beers a month is not uncommon. i don't think it's snobby to try new stuff and maybe pay a little more for a good glass. it gets to me when people limit themselves and see something like Sam Adams or Bass as real "top shelf" beer, there are worlds beyond.....


that being said, there are two types of beers for two types of mood:

1. i'm out for a nice dinner, i want a tasty beer that will excite my pallet and compliment the food i've selected
2. i want to get wasted, i don't want to pay a lot to do it and i want to be able to control my level of intoxication and not go "over the edge" because i'm drinking 12% weirdo beer brewed by monks in a cave in swaziland. this is where can beer comes in.

PBR, Schlitz, Hamms, Gennesee Cream Ale, Old German, Golden Aniversary, Black Label, heck even the occasional Bud are all pretty good. what really pisses me off is when a dude with a Coors or a Rolling Rock or some such crap says beers like PBR suck. they clearly have no concept that these are all just cheap-o pilsners and pretty much the same

cept Busch, that stuff WILL induce painful hangovers:drink :doh

[jgr451]

Beer in can....goooodddd....:drink

[barryg]

I'm in. Been drinking beer in cans since 1968. I also drink it out of a bottle, glass, keg, cold, room temp., cheap mass produced, brew pub, free beer, my brand, socially, or by myself.

[Hodag]

I like beer:drink
I like it there or here
I like it in a can
I like it with my buddy Stan :buds
I like it in a keg
I like it with a racing pig
I like it in a cup
I like a small sup
I like a large dram
I like sharing with Sam
I like it in my stein
I like knowing its mine
I like it on a train, bus, or plane
I like beer :beer
Be it there or here

[beemerred]

I met Bill Eppley at the Falling Leaf about 9 or 10 years ago. I pulled up into a slot and asked him if anyone was camping here and he said "no, help yourself.". I pulled out a 20 and my collaspible cooler and told him I hate putting up a tent without a beer in my hand. "I`ll buy if you fly." Needless to say many, many beers and campfires later we have become the best of friends. BEER aka, male bonding juice.:drink

[119240]

I agree with Bubba, beer is made to drink out of a glass.
If your under 21 - you drink out of cans
over 21 - 30 - cans & bottles
31 + glass only :drink

You know if you've had to much when you look through your beer glass at another person and she looks to hot. Then you stop drinking or your wife cuts you off. :bottle , :doh

[gfspencer]

I'll admit it. I'm a beer snob. And proud of it!! ;) After living in Germany:german for four years I can't drink anything but German beer . . . and it rarely comes in a can around here. :beer

[griffin738]

I like beer:drink
I like it there or here
I like it in a can
I like it with my buddy Stan :buds
I like it in a keg
I like it with a racing pig
I like it in a cup
I like a small sup
I like a large dram
I like sharing with Sam
I like it in my stein
I like knowing its mine
I like it on a train, bus, or plane
I like beer :beer
Be it there or here

+6 (pack)

Beer in a can? SURE!
Beer in a bottle? Sign me up!
Beer in a dirty ashtray? Hey, it's still beer!

[GeneT]

I have often heard it said beer is proof God loves us.

Once upon a time when I lived near Philadelphia we used to go the the Schlitz brewery and get 5¢ beers, I was big on the Schlitz but later switched to Black Label.

There were others I tried, Hamm's, Genesee, Rolling Rock, Iroquois. When I was boating on the Chesapeake National Bohemian used to broadcast from a boat, if you could find the boat you won a case of National Bo, I never was able to find the boat so I don't know what it tastes like.

Later years after moving to The Florida Keys, Michelob, Busch and Bud were the most popular, Miller in the bottle also had a place there.

In my younger days we bounced back & forth between the Bahamas and the Keys, I discovered Becks Beer, what I did not realize at the time was the alcohol content was considerably higher, whoopee, two of those boys put can put me in the stumble fall down mode.

We can buy Becks here but the alcohol content is the same as Bud, the Becks comes in a bottle, I enjoy Bud from either bottle or can. But I see a lot of Corona, they shove a lime wedge in the bottle opening. While Coors mountain water seems to be fading away.

:drink

[terham]

..When I was boating on the Chesapeake National Bohemian used to broadcast from a boat, if you could find the boat you won a case of National Bo, I never was able to find the boat so I don't know what it tastes like.



Ah, Natty Boh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bohemian). I came of age in Bawlmer and drank my share of Boh - cans or bottles didn't matter. It sure went well with steamed crabs.

http://terham.smugmug.com/photos/183476254-M.jpg


I drink less beer these days since I discovered martinis. Liquor's quicker.:p

[OfficerImpersonator]

On a river trip, you like to minimize sharp objects (broken glass) and the size of your supplies (crush empty beer cans), so bottles are usually prohibited.

You'd be amazed what you can get in a can. Heineken comes in a can. The Guinness, Murphy's, and other Irish stouts available in the nitrogen cans taste better than the bottled stuff.

When empty, you crush the can and pack/float it out. Canned beer is great when size and weight are an issue - although I have been known to backpack in beer in glass bottles.

Find campsite. Find patch of snow nearby. Stash beer in snow bank. Go set up camp, build tent, etc. When done, drink ice cold beer. :drink yummy!

[F800ST]

Sorry to you all. I am a WOMEN AND WINE guy.

I have gone past the beer and beer belly.


Nemarket, Ontario


ps no offense intended

[Braddog]

Sorry to you all. I am a WOMEN AND WINE guy.

I have gone past the beer and beer belly.


Nemarket, Ontario


ps no offense intended

Aw, that's OK. Nobody's perfect.

:wave

[Troutluck]

I seem to remember drinking Harley Heavy Beer in a can.

Yes, the cans leaked.:stick

[screwtop]

I was a bit too your when you could get a cold 6-pack of "Billy". However, I do vaguely remember the promotional signs:"We got Billy!" at the Northside Grocery, where my friend and I would ride our bikes and look at the Playboys (untill we'd get booted by the guy at the counter).

I guess now we could get "Billary" beer. I wonder how that would taste?

I remember hearing a while back that an unopened 6 pack of Billy was worth 3 grand!

[Belquar]

I'll take it many ways.

Early days....Natural Light.

Bounced around all the american macro brews for years.

In the Army we used to bong our beer before going out to the clubs. A 12 pack of the beast ICE was about 2.25. We would each bong a 12er and then head out. By the time we got to the clubs we were pretty well sloshed. Didn't really need to spend much money at the bars.

Then we started travelling to party. Went to a bar called Wild Wings on Hilton Head Island and me and my best friend worked our way around the bar. They had about 100 or so on tap. He got one, then I got one. We would try each others beer and either stick with it or trade until we finished the bar.

ROUGH NIGHT THAT WAS.

I went home with a buddy and some girls we met. He went back to the hotel and apparently wandered the halls eating other guest's discarded room service.

Then I moved to Colorado....Durango. At the time I think there were 4 or 5 microbreweries in town. I rediscovered my beer palate out there. Wonderful time.

Now....don't drink much at all. In the fridge currently are Sierra Nevada Porters. 12 of them. I like the dark beers. But I just don't drink much anymore.

I quit smoking several years ago now and just don't have beer much anymore since then.

I think I will.....nope can't tonight....I am on call. :dunno

[BubbaZanetti]

I went home with a buddy and some girls we met. He went back to the hotel and apparently wandered the halls eating other guest's discarded room service.


i generally go the "shoot friend in face with fire extinguisher and get hotel evacuated" route when i've had that much to drink:laugh

ok, i would like to promote more beer culture here. so anyway, here's how my evening is stacking up:

http://bubbazanetti.smugmug.com/photos/183628335-M.jpg


the beer on the left is a "Baltika 8" (http://eng.baltika.ru/). it is a Russian brewed wheat beer in the traditional German style. Baltika was one of the largest breweries of the Soviet era and like much western imitation from that period, this beer leaves a bit to be desired in my opinion

the middle bear is a Lezajsk 1525 from Poland. it is a fairly cheap beer but (and i'm having my first one as i type) it is pretty good. kind of reminds me of a Polish Rolling Rock with a little less bite. pretty mild, but pretty tasty, this is decently good eastern european "lawnmower" beer at a reasonable price

the one on the end is a 7% beer from Scotland called Blackfriar. i'm guessing here, but i'm assuming it is going to taste like a burnt McEwan's 90 Export. Scotland has a hard time producing a bad beer and i'm hoping this is no different.


i'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow so i'm doing a bit of a PUI tonight. the replies to this may become more slurred as the night progresses:drink :drink :drink

[screwtop]

i generally go the "shoot friend in face with fire extinguisher and get hotel evacuated" route when i've had that much to drink:laugh

ok, i would like to promote more beer culture here. so anyway, here's how my evening is stacking up:

http://bubbazanetti.smugmug.com/photos/183628335-M.jpg



i'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow so i'm doing a bit of a PUI tonight. the replies to this may become more slurred as the night progresses:drink :drink :drink

Be careful climbing that ladder up to your loft after those beers!! Good luck on the wisdom tooth extraction. Let us know what novacaine feels like on a hang-over (or are you gonna skip the novacaine)?.

[jmunsey]

I am in that 50+ age group and still prefer beer in a can. In fact for many years I kept a warm 6 pack of PBR in my saddlebag for emergencies. Even a warm beer in a sh*t situation tastes good.

;-):drink

[shoeman]

I remember in the '80's when you were branded an insensitive hate monger if you drank Bitburger Beer. Bitte ein Bit!

[Paul_F]

It doesn't matter if the beer comes in a can or a bottle. It just doesn't have a decent taste unless it's poured into a glass. I actually find the taste of the beer to be so much different and better when drunk from a glass.

[Belquar]

It doesn't matter if the beer comes in a can or a bottle. It just doesn't have a decent taste unless it's poured into a glass. I actually find the taste of the beer to be so much different and better when drunk from a glass.

Most things will taste better if you get your nose involved to help you taste it.

[RebeccaV]

I like beer:drink
I like it there or here
I like it in a can
I like it with my buddy Stan :buds
I like it in a keg
I like it with a racing pig
I like it in a cup
I like a small sup
I like a large dram
I like sharing with Sam
I like it in my stein
I like knowing its mine
I like it on a train, bus, or plane
I like beer :beer
Be it there or here
Dear Mark,
I think I love you. :heart

From Rebecca
(Currently halfway through her second "Totally Naked" (New Glarus lager) who typically drinks microbrews but craves High Life in a can 2x a year)

[jdmetzger]

i'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow so i'm doing a bit of a PUI tonight. the replies to this may become more slurred as the night progresses:drink :drink :drink

Ugh! I'm getting my top two ripped from my face a week from now. I've put it off for many, many years. They won't go near the bottom ones, and I'm happy with that. Good news: the tops ones are already through; although sideways. Good luck with yours!!!!

[RandyB]

I guess now we could get "Billary" beer. I wonder how that would taste?

Thick and bitter.

Goes best with the Hillary Pack from Kentucky Fried: Two thick thighs, two small breasts and a left wing. Free health care for the after effects though.

I pick up my GS tomorrow. I'll be in a better mood. Maybe.

[Hodag]

I haven't had a beer since sunday, we had Miss Lillie's teacher visit tonight

[BubbaZanetti]

Ugh! I'm getting my top two ripped from my face a week from now. I've put it off for many, many years. They won't go near the bottom ones, and I'm happy with that. Good news: the tops ones are already through; although sideways. Good luck with yours!!!!

luckily i've only got top ones, they're way, way out and i should have had them out 8 years ago, it will be a very easy procedure i think:deal

[wezul]

Had the wisdom teeth done under a general (all four) when I was 18.
About a 18 months ago had 4 teeth pulled under a local in advance of implants.

Assuming, Bubba, that you will be under a general let me give you these words of advice.

Find your happy place, find your happy place!!!

(Really, amongst life's experiences, it wasn't all that bad)

[STRESS]

I like all beers but some really excel to the:clap educated pallet. Ladies and Gents: Chimay! I need not say another word.

[BubbaZanetti]

Had the wisdom teeth done under a general (all four) when I was 18.
About a 18 months ago had 4 teeth pulled under a local in advance of implants.

Assuming, Bubba, that you will be under a general let me give you these words of advice.

Find your happy place, find your happy place!!!

(Really, amongst life's experiences, it wasn't all that bad)


wisdom teeth out at 10:15am

felt drugged up till about 11:30am

napped till 12:30 am

now i feel perfectly fine, ate a bowl of mashed potatoes and feel like i will probably be back to normal by tomorrow AM

dentist said it was prob his easiest extraction of the year, i don't know why i waited nearly a decade:laugh

[wezul]

We all know you mean 12:30 p.m. (It's the dope)

[The_Veg]

Metallic tastes are psychological. Beverage-cans are lined with an epoxy-coating to prevent reaction with the contents.

I used to buy canned Olympia back in college because I could afford it but it still wasn't from the big beer-factories (I refuse to call those behemoths breweries).

One of the best canned beers I have ever tasted is called Old Chub, a Scotch-ale made in Colorado. I think my fave is Belhaven, which you can get in a bottle or a can.