Upon talking with a friend, he decided to pick up a six pack of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in cans, and a sixer in bottles so we could do a blind folded taste test.
He got the beer Friday after work and put them in his fridge, so they would both be same temperature for Saturday evening.
We used the same style of beverage glass for both beers. I was the first to be tested. I sat with my back to the kitchen area, and a blind fold was placed over my eyes. I could hear the beers being opened and poured, and the empty bottle and can being placed on the counter top directly behind me. Both glasses were put in my hands and it was up to me to say which was which. I drank from the glass on the right then waited a minute to rinse my mouth out with water. A minute later I drank from the left glass. Washed my mouth out with water, and tried the right hand glass again. Then drank from the left again.
My amateur beer palate could not tell a difference between either glass of beer. My friend did the exact same test right after me, and he ended up picking the bottled beer as the winner, saying he could tell a distinct fruitier, and more delicious taste in that glass of beer.
That was my unscientific taste test between bottled and canned beer. Your results may vary.
