# New style beer can! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837 "2020-07-20T14:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/1 "2020-07-20T14:18:15Z")
I bought a variety case of beer from Sly Fox Brewing in Pottstown, PA. They have come up with a way to better appreciate their beer. [The entire top of the can comes off, creating a beer glass.](https://www.slyfoxbeer.com/craft-beer-in-cans) Anyone had one? The beer tastes great, and it’s nice to be able to more fully appreciate the aroma. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/PJ4dUn7.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/X9tvSj2) Click on the picture to open the can. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/2 "2020-07-20T14:21:02Z")
Mmm. Tastes like tennis balls. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/3 "2020-07-20T14:22:13Z")
Heh. I hadn’t thought of it, but that is kind of what this is like. I’m impressed that the can lip has no sharp edges. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/4 "2020-07-20T14:38:57Z")
Beverages in nontransparent containers which can’t be closed worry me. I’ve read too many stories of bugs getting into beverages and the consequences. Looks interesting, but I prefer bottles. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/5 "2020-07-20T14:42:58Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Beverages in nontransparent containers which can’t be closed worry me. I’ve read too many stories of bugs getting into beverages and the consequences. > > Looks interesting, but I prefer bottles Hey, last summer while pontooning I had a bee somehow get into my bottle of beer. When I took a swig I immediately knew something was off and spit out the mouthful of beer, including the bee. I wasn’t stung, and the bee survived. He sat a minute, drying, then flew off. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/6 "2020-07-20T14:54:47Z")
[That style first hit the States in 2013](https://www.today.com/food/next-big-thing-new-beer-can-goes-topless-1C9195935), and was around internationally since 2010. But they haven’t caught on much. If I have to drink from a can, I’ll take this over a regular can, but I usually pour my beer into a glass. And having to do something with the top could be annoying at times. There’s also [this tool](https://drafttop.com/) that removes the top from any can. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/7 "2020-07-20T14:57:51Z")
Brings new meaning to “stepped on a pop top.” ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/8 "2020-07-20T15:33:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Hey, last summer while pontooning I had a bee somehow get into my bottle of beer. When I took a swig I immediately knew something was off and spit out the mouthful of beer, including the bee. > > I wasn’t stung, and the bee survived. He sat a minute, drying, then flew off. This is a big problem with yellow jackets around here in late summer-- they’re trying to stock up on food to overwinter and they get very in your face if you’re eating or drinking anything outside. You really have to keep a close eye on any beverage-- especially in a can where you can’t easily see inside. I seem to have a memory of taking a drink, getting one in my mouth, and immediately spitting it out without getting stung as well. I wonder what would happen if you accidentally swallowed it-- would it sting the inside of your stomach before the stomach acid got to it? 😱 ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/9 "2020-07-20T15:46:12Z")
Agreed, cool. Now, if I only liked beer…Champagne would be fun canned like that, I never can finish a bottle and so I go without. Better none than flat bubbly.🍾🥂 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/10 "2020-07-20T15:49:13Z")
Pontooner. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/11 "2020-07-20T15:53:16Z")
I’ve got the fever for the flavor of a hefeweiss ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/12 "2020-07-20T16:05:28Z")
In Canada, we would make him spit it out before letting him leave! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/13 "2020-07-20T16:44:11Z")
Yeah, didn’t we get away from the pull-tops that came off because they were all over the streets? In fact, we all agreed that’s it’s better to dip whatever gunk is on the top of the can into your drink than to have pop tops all over the ground. I think this is a terrible idea. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837/14 "2020-07-20T17:23:31Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > In Canada, we would make him spit it out before letting him leave! Damn straight, eh?