can vs bottle
i'm not really going to weigh in on the "is beer really so bad out of a can" battle. that would be silly. i've got nothing earth-shattering to add to the debate.
i will say though, that i like the option of beer in a can. i find it very handy for excursions such as camping, hiking, dining al fresco and the like. cans are lighter than bottles or kegs, and crush up really small when you stomp on them after emptying them. and if you happen to be by a source of cold water, they chill much faster than bottles. i haven't carried a keg around with me, so must reserve judgment on their ability to chill as fast as cans.
on my most recent camping trip i decided to take my can appreciation a step further and go with the cheapest cans i could palate. did you know you can get six Hell's Gate Pale Ale for a mere $7.99 at government stores? they're practically giving it away! and its a perfectly drinkable little pale ale.
[i chatted up the rep from hell's gate at last year's canada cup of beer, and he told me that the marc anthony group bought a brewery so they could brew bargain, eco-friendly, craft-brewed beer in richmond. they also brew a higher class beer under the Stanley Park name as well as being the exclusive importers of Peroni and Grolsch.]
being the nostalgic sucker that i am, i also picked up an 8 pack of Old Style Pilsner - takes me back to my broke-ass tree-planting days when that was the beer of choice. and its actually quite delicious (especially for a molson coors product). still a yummy choice, even though i can actually afford "better" beers these days. heck, i even ended up drinking a couple of bottles of the stuff at Venue the other night as they carry nothing more palatable in their sad beer selection.
some days cheap ass beer in a can is just the best beer for the job, and a tasty way to drink it.
i will say though, that i like the option of beer in a can. i find it very handy for excursions such as camping, hiking, dining al fresco and the like. cans are lighter than bottles or kegs, and crush up really small when you stomp on them after emptying them. and if you happen to be by a source of cold water, they chill much faster than bottles. i haven't carried a keg around with me, so must reserve judgment on their ability to chill as fast as cans.
on my most recent camping trip i decided to take my can appreciation a step further and go with the cheapest cans i could palate. did you know you can get six Hell's Gate Pale Ale for a mere $7.99 at government stores? they're practically giving it away! and its a perfectly drinkable little pale ale.
being the nostalgic sucker that i am, i also picked up an 8 pack of Old Style Pilsner - takes me back to my broke-ass tree-planting days when that was the beer of choice. and its actually quite delicious (especially for a molson coors product). still a yummy choice, even though i can actually afford "better" beers these days. heck, i even ended up drinking a couple of bottles of the stuff at Venue the other night as they carry nothing more palatable in their sad beer selection.
some days cheap ass beer in a can is just the best beer for the job, and a tasty way to drink it.
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