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Beverages with carbonation go flat and stale rather quickly in plastic containers. For soda this is tolerable, perhaps because they have alot of carbonation and
by wahern 4y ago
Beverages with carbonation go flat and stale rather quickly in plastic containers. For soda this is tolerable, perhaps because they have alot of carbonation and can lose quite alot. But for beer it sucks. Some regions around the world use plastic bottles for beer to keep costs down, but the already cheap beer is even worse than it might otherwise be.
Glass works well but I believe the costs, accounting for aspects like shipping weight, are greater.
- nelgaard 4y agoThere are more sturdy multi-use plastic bottles that may be as good at keeping the pressure as aluminium cans. But not as good as glass bottles.
- rob74 4y agoSo the best option is to drink bottled beer from a regional brewery, to keep the shipping costs down.
- AdamN 4y agoBest option is to get a refillable growler from your local brewery. Or, get beer from the tap at your local pub.
- Arrrlex 4y agoI'm not an expert, but apparently transport accounts for only 11% of carbon emissions for food [1], and I suppose it's likely similar for beer. To me this suggests factors affecting production are far more important. [1] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/09/04/how-green-is-local-food/ https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/09/04/how-green-is-lo...