Suds With Securb: Heavy Metal Beers: Part II

Posted by Bruce Owens On May - 8 - 2006 ADD COMMENTS

Suds With Securb Logo In a few previous Suds with Securb columns, I’ve touched upon the subject of beers in cans. First, in W.W.J.P.D. (What Would Judas Priest Do?) I mentioned the fact that Judas Priest’s lead singer, Rob Halford, likes it in the can. Last summer I rambled on about the magic that an ice cold can of Pabst Blue Ribbon holds on a scorching summer day. Furthermore, My love for beers in cans mysteriously brought me to a cooler in downtown Denver, to the filthiest package store I have ever been in, where I stood in amazement at the sight of a Scotch Ale in a can.

As summer arrives, the can to bottle ratio in my fridge is already starting to shift. Cans of Brooklyn Lager & Archer’s Ale are starting to show up among the cans of Dale’s and Chubbs. There are a few pounders of Bass Ale and the usual compliment of Pabst Blue Ribbons. So if all of these great beers come in cans why do cans get such a bad rap? Read the rest of this entry »