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Slightly related at this stage.

Bought a few cans of newcastle brown ale at the weekend, due to limited choice where i was shopping, and I hadnt had it before.

I got a cidery smell from them while i was drinking (after decanting into a glass of course) and a taste i cant quite put my tongue shaped finger on.
Im not suggesting it was due to it being canned as such, and i dont think NBA's reputation is good at best, but was it just how it tastes or did something else happen the beer?

"Felini":1nmnk39b wrote: I've never polled it but it's always something I've observed. Others might let us have their thoughts... I'd be interested to get feedback.

Can't you tell the difference between Canned beers and Bottled beers? By the taste? [/quote:1nmnk39b]

Observed drinking straight from the can or out of a glass? Modern cans have a polymer lining that means the beer never touches metal when it's sitting on the shelf. If you're tasting metal, it's probably from your mouth on the rim of the can.

Here's another article that talks about all the misconceptions and benefits of canning, but this time from a mainstream food magazine:
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And I'm also willing to bet that, no, poured into a glass you (or I) can't tell the difference between canned and bottled beer in a blind taste test. I feel a Beoir event coming on...

When the warehouse cat/dog/rat pisses on a case of bottles the crown cap acts as a little umbrella! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

When said c/d/r urine lands on top of a can??? <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt="" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: -->

Will

&amp;quot;Will_D&amp;quot;:3svdkrg6 wrote: When the warehouse cat/dog/rat pisses on a case of bottles the crown cap acts as a little umbrella! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

When said c/d/r urine lands on top of a can??? <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt="" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: -->

Will[/quote:3svdkrg6]
Mythbusters thoroughly debunked that one ...

&amp;quot;Wallacebiy&amp;quot;:1jyz5itx wrote:

&amp;quot;Will_D&amp;quot;:1jyz5itx wrote: When the warehouse cat/dog/rat pisses on a case of bottles the crown cap acts as a little umbrella! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

When said c/d/r urine lands on top of a can??? <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt="" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: -->

Will[/quote:1jyz5itx]
Mythbusters thoroughly debunked that one ...[/quote:1jyz5itx]

What as in:

1. Neither are harmful

2. or both will kill you?

Having not seen that episode would love to know more

Will

FWIW I've been looking at cans as beer containers lately, and modern aluminium beer cans are rated to handle up to 90psi (6 atmospheres), about the same as a champagne bottle, and more than a beer bottle is ever likely to have to contain under normal circumstances.
Beer in a can does not have to be filtered or pasteurised, it does need to be very cold on canning to minimize foaming if it is already carbonated, same as a bottling line.
There is no reason why carefully monitored beer can not be conditioned in a can the same as in a bottle. The same checks and precautions need to be taken to avoid "can bombs" as one would when bottle conditioning.
I have only recently got over the can stigma myself but I'm glad I have, Oskar Blues, Sixpoint, Anderson Valley, Surly and more........
A can may not look as elegant as a caged cork Belgian bottle, and it may not be right for the restaurant trade or a special dinner but, for just about every other beer appropriate situation it's the way to go.