Why isn’t beer sold in plastic bottles like soda?

Nexstar Media Wire ^ | Feb 26, 2022 | Michael Bartiromo

[ConservativeInPA]

If only it came out of a garden hose.

Remember when we drank from garden hoses? You have to let the water run a bit to clear out the warm water that taste like hose. Kids don’t drink from garden hoses these days. Parents will receive a visit from Child Protective Services when a commie neighbor does their duty to the state and rats on you.

I see the day snitches get stitches coming soon … hopefully.

[reviled downesdad]

Beer can go bad..aka skunked beer. Exposure to light.
That’s why brown bottles are better than green.

Molson and Heinekin are two that were often skunky in my younger days.

Plastic is clear
No thanks.

[grame]

Oh the memory of playing at a friends house. She lived on the outskirts of a small town and we would ride our bikes as fast as we could into the small grocery with a cooler that had a sliding top and lots of bottles of soda sitting in ice cold water. On a hot summer day when we were dripping with sweat, I can still remember how wonderful that bottle of Pepsi tasted and how quickly it was gone! But we would press that still cool bottle on our faces to soak up every bit of refreshment.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

At my local bar, literally crawling distance from my house, during televised sporting events I get a 20oz Domestic Draft for $2. Regular Draft price is between $3-6, depending on the brand.

Match that with a coney dog w/chili for $2.50 and I’m there semi regularly.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Water Park price is $45 per person, usually get next day free.

Lg pizza slice with soft drink is $15. However they have a meal deal where every 90 minutes you can get another for $45 a day.

[Secret Agent Man]

Plastic outgasses. Especially in hotter conditions. So it can affect taste. Glass doesn’t.

[Bob434]

I believe it- i always suspected there was a wonky taste compared to glass bottles-

[Bob434]

Yep- same memories for me- the glass bottles also seemed to stay cooler for longer too-

[Sirius Lee]

Plastic outgasses

Beer makes me outgas, too.

[Radix]

They sell beer in plastic bottles at Gillette Stadium. I suppose they do not want glass being tossed at Players or Performers during games or events. I was there in 2004. In more recent years you can get a Near Beer in a paper cup for $11 Dollars. Bottles of water were going for $8 Bucks.Prices have probably risen since I was last there there at least 10 years ago.

[Secret Agent Man]

Wellthats part of it.

The other part of it is if whatever liquid is in there, can be altered by temperature changes (usually hot conditions). For example chemical sweeteners in diet sodas often break down in hot weather and make the taste change.

[Bob434]

yeah that could be too- i never drink artificial sweetened though- leaves a nasty aftertaste-

[Bob434]

[[you can get a Near Beer in a paper cup for $11 Dollars. Bottles of water were going for $8 Bucks]]

Holy Gouging charges Batman!

[Secret Agent Man]

I stopped drinking sodas years ago

I prefer a healthy, working liver,kidneys and pancreas

Already get more than enough refined sugar and carbs

[dmcnash]

Yep, the 6oz Coke’s tasted the best, then add your peanuts. Beer in the long neck bottles was always the best too. Don’t know why. Even Dixie beer was tolerable in long necks.

[JimRed]

“What’s par for a pint in an American bar these days?”

Depends upon where you’re drinking. At our Jersey Shore local Irish themed pub the Imperial pint of Guinness or Smithwicks is $8 and US pints of domestic brews are $5 or $6. Go to Manhattan and happy hour pints are ten bucks.

[TTFX]

Could be all in my mind, but I hated it when they switched to plastic

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Coke absorbs plastic.

I think if Coke loses its carbonation, we absorb more plastic when we drink it. If you live in a place where they have Coke in glass and plastic bottles and they make it with low plastic water, you could drink both after removing the carbon dioxide from them. If one has more plastic, I think there would be a big difference in taste.

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One can test Coke for plastic.

Make distiller water with both drinks and compare their conductivities. I think some plastic evaporates when one makes distilled water, and it increases the conductivity of distilled water. So, if the Coke in the glass bottle had more plastic, the distilled water made from it would have higher conductivity.

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If we open a glass bottle, it keeps its carbonation longer than a plastic bottle.

[TTFX]

What about milk? It has long been established that light - even in two hours - always noticeably negatively affected the taste of milk

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You can make low plastic milk with low plastic water and milk powder. It has more vitamins.