Smell plays a large part in taste, so pouring your beer into a glass allows you to experience the full flavor of the beer. Any brewer will tell you that beer is better from a glass for this reason.
Different strokes for different folks though.
Glass Bottles are Making a Comeback
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Smell plays a large part in taste, so pouring your beer into a glass allows you to experience the full flavor of the beer. Any brewer will tell you that beer is better from a glass for this reason.
Different strokes for different folks though.
This is also why different styles of beer require different glasses (just like wine).
Yes, unfortunately, I am guilty of using my “favorite” glass for most beers here at home.
I read your country has thousands of micro-breweries, which sparked the re-birth of craft beers.
In 1985, there were 144 glass container plants in the US. Thanks to the assault of plastic and the
The other problem is that since 1981, there have only been like 3 new glass container plants built in the US (and all of those are in the past 2-10 years) which means that many of the facilities are extremely old and have inherent inefficiencies in them today- floorplans, REALLY old compressors & switchgear, etc. The sad thing is, and this is the only time you’ll EVER hear me say Europe is better at something, that the European consumer buys somewhere around 3x the # of glass containers per person that the US does, so their plants can afford to make much larger & more frequent capital investments. Heck, our two plants closest to me were opened in 1886 and 1897, and there are several places you can see the original brick & structure.
The really ugly fact of this is that a majority of US microbreweries fill solely in cans. Love the craft brews, hate their packaging. I frequently talk to the manager/owner when I patronize microbreweries, and take them to our website where they don’t need to have an “official” account with our company, and can buy even individual pallets of beer bottles that deliver LTL so they can start using glass bottles if they want to do a “premium” run in glass. Heck, if you’re a home brewer you can even buy a pallet of beer bottles and bottle your own!
SOME are learning the downsides of plastics aka petroleum + if ALL states put deposits on plastics a major pollution issue for sure. men especially should NOT use any plastics as being from petroleum estrogens are present, but like most everything $$$$$ calls the shots IMO!!
Oh my.
plastics that contribute to obesity are like obesity a major health issue in USA + obesity + related diseases that big medical loves is costing prolly BILLIONS of our medical costs!! one look around Walmart while shopping WILL open your EYES if not hurt them to see SOOOO many slopppy groooosly overweight people + a lot more just FAT!!!
Yeah, I know about cullet. Used to fall asleep to the crusher sounds at the local Guardian glass plant. Which is now totally LEVELED BTW.
SO, is it colored glass that is not recyclable then? The reason I ask is that MANY recycling locations/towns refuse to take glass in their recycle bins.
Sand and arsenic are pretty plentiful.
Aluminum cans are much more desirable to recycle than glass is.
It’s because they’re lazy and/or don’t have a local plant to sell it to. You can even mix 3% of colored glass into flint and decolorize it.
Check out KRS recycling in Buffalo (videos on YT) for some neat cullet sorting machines.
Cullet sorting machines? Sounds expensive.
Yeah, I know, they can make insulation out of it too, but none of this is helpful when it adds to the cost of the product.
I agree, but what do we pour it into? A Glass? A bit of hypocrisy perhaps...No self respecting beer connoisseur would drink beer from the bottle either. Beer is meant to be poured.
Alberta has been recycling drink containers since the 70s. Glass, plastics, juice boxes, etc all have a deposit on them that is paid on purchase. It is refunded when you return the empties for recycling.
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In 2018, the province of Alberta achieved an 85.6% return rate for non-refillable beverage containers. Learn more about their container recycling program and how you can contribute!
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In the early 80’s while in college I worked in a grocery store and one of the least favorite jobs was sorting pop bottles. Back breaking work before I knew any better lol.
Well I wouldn’t call it hypocrisy. You’re reusing the beer glass that you’ve poured it into over and over again and recycling the glass bottle that you poured it from. You don’t chuck your beer mug in the trash once you’ve finished your beer, you wash it and reuse it, possibly for many years.
Alu cans are internally plastic coated. You are drinking from reinforced plastic bag.Also, no self respecting beer connoisseur would drink beer from a can.
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