Canned beer popularity on the rise, nearly 53% of US beer consumption was from a can in 2011

Discussion in 'Beer News' started by Todd, Jun 20, 2012.

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  1. carteravebrew

    carteravebrew Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2010 Colorado

    I know a lot of old people, and not one has ever told me they got cancer from BPA.

    "The goddam can got me! Drink your beer out of a bottle, sonny, or you'll be sorry!"

    Nope, never heard that.
     
  2. glitchedmind

    glitchedmind Initiate (0) May 8, 2012 California

    I'm more worried about the water I drink than the BPA in a liner of a can.

    In regards to shipping, cans are also a hell of a lot lighter. The cost of shipping 6 canned beers versus 6 bottled beers is just about half.
     
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  3. chuckstout

    chuckstout Crusader (419) May 22, 2006 Ohio

    I will start buying cans, when a brewery starts passing this savings on to the customer!:slight_smile:
     
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  4. dedrinker

    dedrinker Initiate (0) May 13, 2006 Kansas

    yeah and most of it in bud/coors/miller/pbr cans. yay.
     
  5. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    Some of my favorite beer are in a can: Furious, abrasive, torpedo, Ten Fiddy, Heady Topper. I'm not sure if it's the can but it isn't hurting them.
     
  6. dmwcpa

    dmwcpa Crusader (425) Apr 24, 2008 North Carolina

    BPA is an endocrine disrupter that mimics the hormone estrogen.

    As a 56 year old male I am not happy about having estrogen added to my beer consumption.

    I do not see the need or wisdom of rushing to can craft beer when this is an issue.
     
  7. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Looks like you're on the bottle for a while.
     
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  8. Blanco

    Blanco Savant (1,243) Oct 11, 2008 Pennsylvania

    I know a lot of old people and no one I know has gotten cancer from smoking cigarettes, either. Now pass me a Camel, non-filtered.
     
  9. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,933) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    The real questionis, how much beer is consumed on the can?
     
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  10. Giantspace

    Giantspace Pooh-Bah (2,879) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    BPA is in pretty much all canned product. If you eat canned food you should have no issue with canned beer.

    Enjoy
     
  11. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,389) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    The exposure is not acute, and at 56 years old you'll more than likely die of other health issues before any complications due to long-term chronic exposure to BPA from the occasional canned beer.

    And if BPA really does worry you, you should really worried about a lot of other things in your environment. Like developing cancer from breathing 1,2-dichloroethene released by air fresheners and scented candles. Benzene fumes from filling your gas car's tank. If you bring dry cleaning into your home you're exposing yourself to potentially harmful levels of tetrachloroethene. All asphalt is contaminated with several bad poly aromatic hydrocarbons. Many soil and rock formations have naturally occuring arsenic that can contaminate groundwater or be harmful to breath the dust. I don't mean to make you paranoid, but the concern over BPA exposure, particularly for post-puberty adults, is way overblown. How do I know this? I'm an environmental consultant who studies these things for a living....

    Besides the well know benefits for blocking light, cans have many other environmental benefits...easier to recycle and they can be transported more easily (i.e. less fuel needed for distribution)

    Bring on the cans!
     
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  12. dmwcpa

    dmwcpa Crusader (425) Apr 24, 2008 North Carolina

    I am not worried about death.

    I am concerned about extra non neccessary expose to estrogen. I avoid all canned products, beer included.

    I will stick with bottles.
     
  13. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,254) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Then you should do some more research. There's a long list of foods items that you most likely consume on a daily basis that should cause you much more concern.

    According to many researchers, beer is one of them. Apparently both barley and hops are rich in estrogen/estrogenic effect; especially hops.

    Cheers!
     
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  14. dmwcpa

    dmwcpa Crusader (425) Apr 24, 2008 North Carolina

    Like I said before, non neccessary exposure.

    To me beer is neccessary, canned products are not. I do not want the added estrogen of non natural products.

    I stay away from all canned products.

    Cheers!
     
  15. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,254) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Then it sounds like you've got it all worked out. Good luck.
     
  16. Antikythera

    Antikythera Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2011 New York

    That was my thought when I saw the thread title. Does this figure correlate with the price of the beer purchased, or with the brand name?
     
  17. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Probably with the brand name since prices vary from place to place.
     
  18. PatBrad

    PatBrad Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    I'm curious -- how much of the increase is due to craft beer? I feel that it is more likely that the sale of canned BMC-level products has risen in response to economic decline. That is to say, Joe Common-Man can no longer afford those fancy imported bottles of Heineken and St. Pauli Girl, so instead he settles for a 30-rack of Bud Light or PBR.
     
  19. Focusf111

    Focusf111 Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2012 Vermont

    screw that, there is NOTHING like a freshly microwaved beer on a hot day! ahaha the visuals Im getting.
     
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  20. harrymel

    harrymel Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2010 Washington

    Why are you concerned about estrogen? What is it going to do to your body?
     
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