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> Why is everything in craft brew now shipping in cans instead of bottles? When did that happen? - They block all light - They’re better sealed than bottles
by cwzwarich 3y ago
> Why is everything in craft brew now shipping in cans instead of bottles? When did that happen?
- They block all light
- They’re better sealed than bottles
- They weigh less and are more compact than bottles
- They don’t break
- They’re more often recycled
The freshness reasons probably correlate with the rise of hazy IPAs, which are more sensitive to freshness than other styles.
- noirbot 3y agoMy understanding is also that canning lines can be a lot more compact than bottling lines, so cheaper/easier to install in a smaller brewery. For a while, I know there were a couple local breweries who essentially time-shared a canning line on the back of a truck that would just drive between the breweries and was cheaper than all of them buying it themselves.
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- samplatt 3y ago>- They weigh less and are more compact than bottles This is the real key one. My intel from a brewery that was sadly bought by Coke was that the savings in transit & shipping is staggering. More beverages in the same amount of space, which also means less costs for refrigeration.
- aardvarkr 3y agoThat and millennials greatly prefer cans while the older generation prefers glass. Guess who is buying more craft beer?