It should be since good beer in cans. Eff sliced bread.
They’re great for the lake in a koozy instead of glass.
Absolutely agree. I don’t buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.
+2. I buy a lot of good (often local) beer in cans nowadays. I see cans as lightproof little kegs. And they’re greener in terms of the environment for those interested.
Edit - Not gonna stop buying Trappists and others in bottles-only format anytime soon though. 
I don’t go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.
I do go that far since I don’t buy beer all that much. Basically lately it’s been 6 packs of DAB for $9 at John’s Grocery and 4 packs of Boddingtons. And various other cans now available. There’s some beer in bottles I want, but it’s fine…I rarely buy beer.
I love the can revolution. Seven or Eight years ago the only craft I could get for multi day hikes were Oskar Blues Dales Pale or Old Chub. Now my local beer shop probably has 150-200 different can options including at least 10 gose’s, berliners and flanders :). I’d say 1/4 - 1/3 of Seattle area breweries have at least one offering in cans.
Since the Richmond brewery opened we’ve been seeing six packs of 16 ounce cans of Arrogant Bastard for $10 a pop. Can’t beat that, I’ve never had this beer fresh before and it’s incredible.
Yeah it’s just excellent fresh.
$10 for a six of 16 Oz cans, that’s an awesome price. Bombers are usually $7-$10 around here
There’s a newish brewpub in Chicago that does 32oz cans to go. They have a cool gadget that I’m sure cost a ton of money, but it’s fun to dream. It’s a lot more convenient than hauling a growler, too.
Those are called crowlers. The machine is made by Oskar Blues.
Hadn’t heard of that - it’s a great idea. Would stay fresh longer obviously.
I thought so too, but then I saw how they were filled at Oskar Blues in Brevard NC.
Crowlers were popular at some craft bars in Dallas. State cracked down as they ran afoul of the packaging laws. Apparently the packaging laws spelled out that a different type of license was required for canning and bottling. Crowlers are considered cans, obviously. Growlers were not included.
The original laws were intended to prevent people from packing a breweries beers without authorization.
People were all bent out of shape about it, but I never heard anything about people actually trying to modify the law to allow them.
Yeah, maybe not so much of an advantage. And you lose the advantage of not having to buy a growler if you brought one.
Crowlers just came to town here. I like them. My growlers are 64oz which is too much to drink before it spoils. Crowlers are 32oz which is perfect to share with a friend or if I want to tie one on (low tolerance here).
Basically, you pay tap room pint prices for each pint in the crowler. I understand this since it was served by the same bartender in the same bar, but, the prices do limit how often I buy taproom beer to take home.
How about a 25 ounce plastic bottle? We use them now switching to 16 oz cans. time and cost thing. Would you consider a plastic bottle of craft beer that you can close for your outdoor adventure? Share your thoughts good or bad.
Plastic bottles are ok, but they don’t crush like cans. They also have the BPA stigma associated with them, warranted or not.
Reclosing a plastic bottle is nice for around the house, too. I guess it’s not necessary, but, it bothers me when I put the open Crowler back in the fridge. Reclosing might make an opened beer last 7-8 hours instead of 2-3 with the Crowler. I think a half drank plastic bottle would still be flat by morning.
No BPA in the bottle it is a pet plastic like most home brewers plastic fementors the cap has BPA just like glass bottles. I know they suffer from people not knowing. The uphill battle