I’m always amidst an exploration to find more great beer to be drank. One trend that I’ve noticed when I go into a liquor store is that you’re seeing microbrews slowly starting to embrace using aluminum cans versus glass bottles.
This weekend I was inside a store in Eastern Market and picked up a six pack of Butternuts Beer & Ale Porkslap Pale Ale, which was in an aluminum can. Despite the weird name of the beer, it is pretty tasty.
Does this mean that aluminum cans are losing some of their negative frat house image? Would you buy a microbrew in a six pack of cans?
#1 by marchdoe on November 1st, 2009
Just bought a 12 of Dale's Pale Ale, so I guess the answer is Yes.
Does porkslap have a hint of bacon?
#2 by Justin Thorp on November 1st, 2009
Nope. I wish because that would be kind of cool. Not sure where the Porkslap name comes from.
#3 by Nicholas Tolson on November 23rd, 2009
Not a fan of the can. I can taste the metal. Glass all the way for me. Hell, even High Life (my favorite cheap beer) tastes better from a glass bottle. Metal cans for microbrews is a fad that I hope goes away soon, and something I doubt you'll see many, if any, of the top craft breweries adopt.
#4 by Nicholas Tolson on November 24th, 2009
Not a fan of the can. I can taste the metal. Glass all the way for me. Hell, even High Life (my favorite cheap beer) tastes better from a glass bottle. Metal cans for microbrews is a fad that I hope goes away soon, and something I doubt you'll see many, if any, of the top craft breweries adopt.