tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post442360626543536534..comments2023-08-22T17:10:29.661+01:00Comments on THE GOOD STUFF: Caldera Ashland AmberLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-34398042434879108602010-02-13T13:53:01.489+00:002010-02-13T13:53:01.489+00:00hmm...time for a taste/aroma test, methinks. anoth...hmm...time for a taste/aroma test, methinks. another beer, I know, but over xmas I had Well's Courage Best in a can, and then in bottle straight after - aside from mouthfeel, there was a difference - the bottled was spritzier, and a little harsher in taste.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-69035695580089904952010-02-13T10:06:40.627+00:002010-02-13T10:06:40.627+00:00I'm not sure, but I remember reading somewhere...I'm not sure, but I remember reading somewhere that Fuller's add hop extract to the bottles to give them a bit of extra character -- maybe they don't bother doing that with the cans? I'd be interested to know if anyone else has spotted the difference or if it's just my imagination.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-71291657863263364332010-02-12T18:36:04.238+00:002010-02-12T18:36:04.238+00:00Bailey - any details on what they do differently?Bailey - any details on what they do differently?Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-21775532119753130802010-02-11T21:14:22.272+00:002010-02-11T21:14:22.272+00:00I'm not squeamish about cans. The only thing i...I'm not squeamish about cans. The only thing is, I'm sure some beers are brewed differently for tins than they are for bottles, London Pride being one example.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38739054.post-17871200610194325592010-02-10T16:40:15.541+00:002010-02-10T16:40:15.541+00:00For the UK market it's all just marketing. Bot...For the UK market it's all just marketing. Bottles have an image for selling single units and you can charge a couple of quid. Cans are not sold individually, unlike other european countries, and I gather supermarkets don't want to flog single cans of beer as they think they will have to throw tramps and pissheads out of the store.<br /><br />Of the premium ales that are in both bottles and cans these are the more well known familiar premium brands where punters know they want a few to go at and are not just trying something different. The cans sell at a lower unit cost per litre.<br /><br />I don't think you'll see Tesco stocking single cans of craft beer anytime soon. They'll expect the single units in bottles.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com