When it comes to beer, most people believe bottled beers are way stronger and better tasting when compared to those in cans. For decades now, the debate between cans vs. bottles has been a heated one and totally subjective to each drinker and their individual prefrences. While we can’t confirm the difference yet, have you ever wondered if there’s really a difference in taste? So, to put this argument to rest, we took matters into our own hands and decided to conduct a blind taste test.
Initial Thoughts About Cans vs. Bottles
Those who prefer canned beer say it’s lighter and easier to transport than bottled beer, and of course it’s easier to open because you don’t need a bottle opener. Also, cans are completely airtight and keep out all light, so the beer never gets tainted. While those who prefer bottled beer say the bottle keeps the beer colder longer, and they don’t drink canned beer because the aluminum imparts a metallic taste an excuse which well, we really don’t see as a really valid one.
The Beers We Tried
Our panel of 10 tasters tried four different brands of beer: Guinness Stout , Heineken, Star and Gulder, in both cans and bottles. We poured the beers into cups for tasting so no one could identify them. Our tasters compared the beers side by side and wrote down which they thought was canned and which they preferred.
Our results were pretty surprising: tasters preferred the canned beer in 3 out of the 4 cases. Surprised right? Apart from the obvious reasons stated above are there any other reasons as to why you would prefer canned beer over bottled beer and vice versa?
