Recently, Andrew and I had a discussion on how far the concept of beer in a can has come in the last 8 to 10 years. Most of your finer craft beers found on store shelves at that time came in brown bottles, with a few craft brewers dabbling with putting their beers in cans. It was so unusual, that we actually did a blind taste test comparing the same beer in a can and in a bottle. You can go back into the archives at our site to see what we actually chose. (I just did!) Type in “Trout Slayer” in the “What are you thirsty for?” box and you will be able to listen to our podcast on the subject. Audio only for this one as it was almost 10 years ago now that we tried them. Nowadays, while you can still find craft beer in bottles, cans dominate the shelves, especially in the 12 to 16 ounce size range. Why have we chosen this particular time to have this discussion, you may ask? The answer is because for this episode we will be trying a beer that comes in a can, but the size of this can checks in at 19.3 ounces. This size is becoming more and more common, so is the 22 ounce bomber-size can far behind? We can’t say for certain, but what we can say is that for this episode we will be trying the Protocosmos IPA from Modern Times Brewing. When this beer originally came out a few years ago it was in a bottle, bomber style. It features Galaxy, Ahtanum and Centennial hops and checks in at 7% ABV. What did we think? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below or join us live on Thursday nights to give us your feedback while we are live streaming on Twitch.
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