sidcow Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 (edited) 11 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Are people suggesting that in a blind tasting they could tell whether a beer originated from a can or a bottle? Without question. Canned beer would always have a slight metallic tang to it. But my main objection is can or bottle over a Cask beer. Edited March 24 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) If i'm in a proper pub i'll always have a cask over keg. However, lots of places don't do cask, or will just do a token 1 or 2 ales, which aren't kept well. For home-buying, i prefer the smaller cans over glass bottles. Just purely over aesthetics. Taste wise, can't really tell. Different with soft drinks though - will generally avoid plastic bottles, as it seems a lot worse. Cans in the main as you can't really get glass bottles now (apart from Coke) Edited March 24 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 35 minutes ago, sidcow said: Without question. Canned beer would always have a slight metallic tang to it. But my main objection is can or bottle over a Cask beer. That’s genuinely a level of palate or taste that’s above mine. If I was around someone’s house and they handed me a glass of beer there is zero chance I could tell if it had been poured from a can or bottle, unless I saw it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: That’s genuinely a level of palate or taste that’s above mine. If I was around someone’s house and they handed me a glass of beer there is zero chance I could tell if it had been poured from a can or bottle, unless I saw it. Yeah, we had another discussion about this a few months ago, and I'm with you. I went so far as to have the same drink blind poured from a can vs a bottle. Couldn't tell the difference at all, and I'm one of these rocket polishers that loves a tasting note when it comes to beer, coffee, wine, whiskey... I'd be impressed if someone insistent that they can tell the difference could do something similar and reliable pick out the right one at a better rate than pure chance. Obviously it's a different matter when it's directly from the receptacle, I hate drinking directly from a can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 24 Moderator Share Posted March 24 I used to be on the taste the can side, you very much could taste the can but something has changed in recent years and I can’t any more. It could be a number of factors at play My tastebuds are buggered - not convinced it’s that canning technology has changed - possible I rarely ever drink big brand massed produced beers in cans any more - could be this too It could just be that craft beers which I do occasionally drink out of a can don’t pick up that metallic taste as much or because they are smaller runs they also don’t sit in the can as long Other factors I've not yet considered Anyway, I'm no longer on the taste the can side. It definitely used to be a thing, so much so I didn’t drink canned beer for many years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 The next two week's of work are only 4 days long each, as there's a 4 day weekend in the middle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, Rds1983 said: The next two week's of work are only 4 days long each, as there's a 4 day weekend in the middle. Weirdly where we work good Friday is a normal day, and we have Monday/Tuesday the following week off instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, Rds1983 said: The next two week's of work are only 4 days long each, as there's a 4 day weekend in the middle. I've just had three 4 days weeks before this. At least with Easter, I wont come back to a shitload of work from my days off! It is quarter end though so expecting next week to be very busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 minute ago, Genie said: Weirdly where we work good Friday is a normal day, and we have Monday/Tuesday the following week off instead. My mate, who works at Goodyear, is the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 24 Moderator Share Posted March 24 Only in Wed and Thur this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 25 minutes ago, Genie said: Weirdly where we work good Friday is a normal day, and we have Monday/Tuesday the following week off instead. That used to be fairly common but this is the first I've heard of it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 33 minutes ago, sidcow said: That used to be fairly common but this is the first I've heard of it for years. I think it’s a very old agreement from years ago I think. It stems from Friday being a half-day and an agreement being reached whereby the staff got a full day off instead of the half day in lieu of a pay rise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Xela said: My mate, who works at Goodyear, is the same. Sounds like a Goodweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: Sounds like a Goodweek. Won’t be too tyred after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 22 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Won’t be too tyred after that You’ll make me cross, plying the thread with these puns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 Tread carefully with these puns folks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Get a grip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 3 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: Sounds like a Goodweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 24 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, Xela said: He just crumbled under the pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dog Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 DJing - There's not a single feeling in the world like it when you get a room full of people dancing. Nothing comes close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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