On Mar 18, 5:22*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2012-03-18, gregz > wrote:
>
> > Pour them out and taste test. Those are pretty cans.
>
> I'm surprised SN is taking up the ball so late. *Many beers having
> been changing to cans, both in the US and in EU. *Bitbuger has had
> 16oz 4-paks for some time. *More than a couple local beers here in CO,
> including IPAs, have been showing up on shelves in cans. *I think the
> can vs bottle thing for beer is a lot like the cork vs screw-on cap
> situation for wines. *Hard to break tradition and convince buyers to
> change.
>
> As for cold beer, you are dead on. *Ice cold beer is for the
> flavoerless canoe beers the mega-swill brewers make. *You can't drink
> that stuff warm.

Well, yes you can, but why. Beer has 3 purposes:
1. Getting ethanol into the bloodstream
2. Getting water into the bloodstream
3. Taste

****water beers like Mich Ultra, Miller Lite, Bud Select or
Milwaukee's Best Light are mostly about #1, and not much--if at all--
about #3.
Good beer is more about #3, but is also about #1 and #2.

> Good micro-brewed ales, OTOH, blosom at warmer
> temps, at least above 40F. *Granted, lagers are better cold, but ice
> cold is no way to serve an good ale.

The idea that if you want cold beer, you should make sure it's shitty
lager is silly. Now my canoe (actually, it's a kayak) beer can taste
good. That's like Sheldon's nonsense about cheap vodka being more
appropriate than mid-priced vodka for mixed drinks. Those who like
beer cold shouldn't be treated as Philistines who deserve for their
beer to taste bad.
>
> nb
>
--Bryan