Does beer taste better from a bottle or a can?

[Fraz]

Well done with ketchup

 

[Pliny Pete]

You never thanked me for getting you those skulls...

And I never will!!

 

[Stargazer Rex]

And I never will!!

 

[Deleted member 460645]

In a glass.

 

[hohner]

Tap is good IF the beer is fresh and it's quality beer.
shit beer from a tap is still shit beer.

that being said, glass is always better than cans. the metal can impart impurities that ruin flavor whereas
glass does not do that.

and amber glass is always better than clear glass as well.

Cans have improved greatly and no longer impart metal flavor to the beer.

Can or bottle being better depends on the style of beer. Glass, even amber glass, lets in light which breaks down hop oils and hurts the flavor and aroma.

Cans or kegs are best for hoppy beers.
Malty or balanced beers are pretty much the same from a can or a bottle.
Saisons, lambics, and gueuze actually benefit from a light struck note from going into green bottles. These styles are almost always better from a green bottle than from a brown bottle or a keg.

Clear glass is absolutely the worst packaging for beer. Gruits may be the only style that aren't harmed from clear glass too much, but there still is no benefit to using clear.

But yes, pour the beer into a glass either way.

 

[Graves The Elder]

hohner, you bastard.
where you been?
good to see ya.

the stouts and porters I buy are all in dark glass and taste delicious.

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

I prefer bottles, but I like Guinness in a can If a glass isn't handy.

 

[hohner]

hohner, you bastard.
where you been?
good to see ya.

Busy, mostly working all the time. Spend some time with my wife. Got a new dog recently.

Back at you. Hope you've been well.

 

[Graves The Elder]

got a new dog myself.
German Shepherd.
he's five months old now.

 

[is normal]

If it's from a tap, doesn't that just mean a big can.

 

[Joe Mama]

Depends.

Glass is inert. Bottled commercial beer always tastes better.

Homebrew always tastes better from the tap. You have much more of it at your disposal.

 

[TribalDrumz]

anyone quit beer because it makes them bloated?

 

[hohner]

hohner, you bastard.
where you been?
good to see ya.

the stouts and porters I buy are all in dark glass and taste delicious.

Stouts and dark beers are generally better served from a bottle, but with cans now there shouldn't be too big of a difference.

If it's from a tap, doesn't that just mean a big can.

No, the way a keg and a can is filled is different. Canning can easily lead to oxidation and they cant hold the same pressure as a keg so you can have kegged beer at a higher carbonation.

Depends.

Glass is inert. Bottled commercial beer always tastes better.

Homebrew always tastes better from the tap. You have much more of it at your disposal.

Not always true, due to what I said above.

 

[CoolB]

From a glass.


You all sound poor

Exept the guy drinking from skulls. You sound like a Viking.

 

[MikeMcMann]

Quality Draft in proper glass
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From bottle or can to Proper glass
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Bottle
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Can
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From between ttis

Makes the beer too salty

 

[Protectandserve]

Prefer bottles. But definitely pour it first.

 

[UFC=Pride]

Da fooking bottle

 

[2DUM2TAP]

A bottle.... but the real secret is which ever is colder.

When it just starts forming ice Crystals

 

[squeezewax]

Obviously cans. The beer seems colder in a can too.

 

[Sir Galahad]

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