Have You Ever Seen A Beer Can Like This?

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

There must be a reason cans haven't always been like this.

 

[renfield]

An upscale version of Mickey’s Big Mouth, the beer for the underage drinker on the go.

 

[skeeter456]

Shit id drink it...

 

[samuelgawith01]

This is a beer called Alberta Genuine Draft made by Big Rock Brewing. The beer itself is not very good but the can is very cool.
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Must have been designed especially for a speed drinking contest,and I've never heard of the beer,either.

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

Given the first types of beer in cans used cans shaped just about like the old metal cans for brake fluid, I don't mind that these guys DIDN'T go 'retro'.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It's funny how cans were considered the worst way to contain a beer, usually reserved for the worst beers for so long, and now "craft" beer folks are falling back to using them and sometimes charging like $12 or more. There is one beer at my favorite wine shop that sells for $6 a can. I tried one, and it still just tasted like horse piss to me. I just never developed a taste for it.

The word "Ale" comes from the old Norse for "a weak mead." But, I don't find any similarities in mead and beer.
If I may wax a little historical poetics... mead was the drink of choice world wide for longer than any other alcoholic beverage. Then when Christianity took hold of the Empire, domestic bees were all only kept by monasteries. Honey bees are not native world wide, especially in the US. So, mead was only made by monks. So, when the reformation happened, and monasteries were pillaged in Germany and England. Bee keeping died out, and they had nothing to get their buzzz on. The Germans invented drinks from nasty soaked grain water called beer, and the English developed the art of making ciders. And, I have no idea why us stupid Americans think cider is just apple juice.

 

[bullet08]

You mean there's no reason to shotgun a beer any more?!?!

 

[bullet08]

Given the first types of beer in cans used cans shaped just about like the old metal cans for brake fluid, I don't mind that these guys DIDN'T go 'retro'.

"Sir! They are drinking Brasso!"

 

[stevecourtright]

I bet these types of cans are not used much because they are more expensive. It looks like a more complicated configuration at the top to manufacture, requiring more complicated tooling, and probably requires more material. So, interesting from a novelty standpoint, but vulnerable to cost-cutting measures.

 

[boston]

I'm generally in favor of any/all beer delivery systems. I don't think I see anything wrong with that wide opening on the top of that can. I'm certain I could make it work.

 

[kcghost]

Man, you talk about a beer you'd spill at every opportunity.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Man, you guys scared of spilling them must make a real mess if you poured them into glasses.

 

[pappymac]

Given the first types of beer in cans used cans shaped just about like the old metal cans for brake fluid, I don't mind that these guys DIDN'T go 'retro'.

I was too young back then, but I remember my dad buying beer in them.