Treehugger smackdown: Washington City Paper calls ‘em out on cans

January 28, 2010 · Posted by in food 

We just posted about canned beer, so this is fun:

 

 

Mama's Little Yella Pils

Mama's Little Yella Pils | flickr user walkn

 

… author Lloyd Alter takes a wrong step when he writes:

“Nobody a mile north or south of the American border touches the stuff in cans, it just doesn’t taste as good.”

This is wrong. Cans now hold some of the best beers in the world, or at least some of my favorites. And unlike 75 years ago, beer cans today are made with a water-based internal coating that keeps the aluminum from ever touching liquid, so if your beer tastes like tin foil, it’s probably just a crappy beer.

Damn skippy! Tasty canned beer, we salute you!

Hop on over to the blog in question to let ‘em know about your favorite protected-from-the-evil-day-star beer.

Treehugger’s point, though, is totally valid: we’re just not very good at using refillable containers here.

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