[pete b]

It should be since good beer in cans. Eff sliced bread.
They're great for the lake in a koozy instead of glass.

[beersk]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

[HoosierBrew]

+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. 

[pete b]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

I don't go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.

[beersk]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

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.

[jweiss206]

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.

[Phil_M]

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.

[HoosierBrew]

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.

[69franx]

$10 for a six of 16 Oz cans, that's an awesome price. Bombers are usually $7-$10 around here

[BrewingRover]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

I don't go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.

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.

[hopfenundmalz]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

I don't go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.

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.

[HoosierBrew]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

I don't go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.

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.

[hopfenundmalz]

Absolutely agree. I don't buy beer in bottles anymore. Only cans.

I don't go that far, too much in bottles only I like.
Wish I could can at home.

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.

https://www.oskarblues.com/crowler

[Stevie]

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.

[HoosierBrew]

I thought so too, but then I saw how they were filled at Oskar Blues in Brevard NC.

https://www.oskarblues.com/crowler

Yeah, maybe not so much of an advantage. And you lose the advantage of not having to buy a growler if you brought one.