# Best beer in a can? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 6, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231 "2002-09-06T02:45:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/1 "2002-09-06T02:45:28Z")
I have a friend coming into town, and we want to have some cold beers at the hot tub. The complex rules say sensibly, “No glassware aound the pool/hottub.” So what’s the best beer we can get in an aluminum can? I suppose a plastic bottle or cardboard box would also qualify. ☹ First priority is availability, since I want to be drinking tomorrow evening. So an obscure microbrewery label from from Arkansas really won’t be much help. I’m not big on beer. If left to my own devices I’d probably buy some MJD. But I gotta figure there’s something better. What do you suggest? ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/2 "2002-09-06T02:58:19Z")
I’m kind of partial to Henninger’s. It’s a big black beer can. There is also Guiness, which doesn’t seem like a hot tub beer. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![gus28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@gus28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gus28)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/3 "2002-09-06T03:53:32Z")
I don’t know your price range, but IMHO the best “cheap” beer out there is just plain old Budweiser. If you want to go a little higher, Heineken is now in a can also. I agree with brujo that Guiness is a great beer but most people that aren’t “big on beer” tend not to like it. To get a little off track, I wouldn’t get Coors Lt or Miller Lt. If all you want is water there will be plenty in the hot tub, just bring a glass, scoop, and enjoy! Hope you have fun. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/4 "2002-09-06T04:20:49Z")
I think Guiness would be ruined by not pouring it into a pint glass. It just wouldn’t work. I’m partial to Schlitz, but really only because a six-pack of tallboys is $5.00 at the liquor store around the corner from my company’s office. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/5 "2002-09-06T05:13:32Z")
You live in MadCity and you have to ask _here_? 🙂 Get Miller. When I lived overseas, it was the only American beer that consistently made the international beer ratings. Or just get Blatz. (Is it still around?) The hot tub will cover up the extra bubbles but not the smell. \ Is the Pub still the State Street dive? Is Jingles still there? \ ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/6 "2002-09-06T06:54:56Z")
That’s a little like asking, “what’s the best wine you can get in a cardboard box?” ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/7 "2002-09-06T10:27:11Z")
Coors Light! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/8 "2002-09-06T11:09:42Z")
Duckster, Jingles is still there. Is the Pub the place at the top of Francis St. with the red exterior? If so, it’s still there. Like I say, I’m not big on beer. Sam Stone, I realize that’s pretty much exactly what I’m asking. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/9 "2002-09-06T11:11:22Z")
Heineken has a good reputation in the US? Wow. I know it’s decent in the Netherlands, but in the UK it’s regarded as only one step up from (ugh) Skol or XXXX. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/10 "2002-09-06T12:08:28Z")
Yeah, the export stuff Heineken churn out is certainly crap. I’m not particularly fond of the _domestic_ stuff, even. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/11 "2002-09-06T13:00:10Z")
Miller Genuine Draft ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/12 "2002-09-06T14:55:39Z")
Given that the self-gassing cans are not a goer: **Bass**. > [@](#): > > _Sam Stone_ > That’s a little like asking, “what’s the best wine you can get in a cardboard box?” Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay is now available in a box. A perfectly acceptable drop. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/13 "2002-09-06T15:08:51Z")
All kidding aside, Lindemans _is_ a fantastic estate. And I’m not saying that because the name is Dutch. My my, great wine. ---
**Author:** ![barannca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@barannca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barannca)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/14 "2002-09-06T15:26:41Z")
All Canadian beers put American beer to shame…Molson Dry, or Molson Canadian are the best. ---
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/15 "2002-09-06T16:07:30Z")
I went through a nostalgic phase a couple years ago, and found that I still liked PBR and Olympia. ---
**Author:** ![skot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@skot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skot)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/16 "2002-09-06T16:43:16Z")
**Grolsch** Lager, comes in those nice 500ml cans, very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/17 "2002-09-06T16:51:00Z")
Sapporo. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/18 "2002-09-06T17:02:59Z")
Grolsch in cans is actually the non-export stuff! Don’t be faked by the beautiful flip-tops, they’re export. As skot says, the cans are the way to go, if you can find them. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/19 "2002-09-06T17:11:55Z")
Around Chicago there is a beer brewed in the old Old Style brewery in LaCrosse, WI called LaCrosse Lager. As far as cheap, decent beer for sucking down during the game or whatever - it gets my vote. After Miller bought G. Heilemann (sp?) brewing and Old Style, they started brewing Old Style in Milwaukee and stopped fully krausening it.:eek: I’ll admit I actually could taste the difference. LaCrosse continues the krausening tradition. The flavor has a kind of sentimental value for me. What are you guys looking at? I am a cheap beer connoiseur and I like to stay fully krausened. Hic! ---
**Author:** ![domesticatedjunglefowl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@domesticatedjunglefowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domesticatedjunglefowl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231/20 "2002-09-06T17:24:29Z")
gimme a P!!! gimme a B!!! gimme an R!!! what does that spell ??? P-B-R!!! hijack-- we had a beer addled adult soapbox derby in town the other day > **[Wildcats shut out Warriors](https://pamplinmedia.com/archview.cgi?id=13478)** > > The Westview football team beats Aloha 17-0 for its first Metro winROCK CREEK - Everyone knew that Westview had played a rugged non-league schedule. ‘‘Perhaps the most specifically beer-driven entrant is Tall Boy Racer, which resembles a large can of PBR — and even packs a keg in the rear, complete with tap and padded bar for the crew when it’s in the pits.’’ i thought that was pretty cool, but not cool enough for it’s own thread --end hijack [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beer-in-a-can/127231.md?page=2)