Best Beer in a Can [Archive] - T4T Forums

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 09:28 AM

Yes, I know this should be in "Off-Piste".

It's just that beer is so, well, *essential* in the bowl.

I hate hiking/riding with glass - just insecure about my abilities I guess.

And I've tried many imported beers in cans, in addition to the mega-brewery American rotgut:

Heinneken
Guinness
Murphy's
Beamish
Old Speckled Hen
Belhaven
Tettley's
Fosters
Sapporo

Has anyone stumbled upon anything new and nifty in a light-weight can, worthy of the pilgrammage to a terrible and sacred place?

Steve

04-06-2006, 09:58 AM

Foster's has another style now - I can't remember what it is - but it's awsome. Comes in the same big oil can size too.

I'll bet Beer Mouse knows the answer.

M@

Affix Snow

04-06-2006, 10:01 AM

Not New, but Boddington's aint bad.

Yeungling Lager or Black and Tan is be good. Maybe ill bring some o that!

PatWalker14

04-06-2006, 10:07 AM

How about a couple if ice cold Keystone Lites....that's what I'm talkin about :beer: Save yourself some money!! :D

Affix Snow

04-06-2006, 10:12 AM

How about a couple if ice cold Keystone Lites....that's what I'm talkin about :beer: Save yourself some money!! :D

Keystone Light is not beer.....

Please refrain from EVER mentioning that again ;)

ptex1.1

04-06-2006, 10:15 AM

PBR.......

NtrentT

04-06-2006, 10:17 AM

I dont like lite beer at all. Some taste like someone poured out the beer and poured in water, and theres a that small taste that lingers on.

Im not a hardcore beer drinker like alot of people here, but Lite or even Bud, I dont like. Just my .02, maybe .01

skicdave

04-06-2006, 10:22 AM

I typically haven't been fussy as I usually forget to buy beer and the morning we head to Tucks I'm scrounging around for anything labelled 'beer'.... thus Heinenkien and Miller have escorted me up the path.

Nothing comes close to draft (draft rules!).. so I'd suggest a good Canuck beer like Labatts Blue or maybe Sleemans.

Hey Steve.. whats on your wish list this year? I might just be totting up a few extra beer for you guys on the 15th!

2plankerider

04-06-2006, 10:24 AM

i'm still trying to find Newcastle in a can.....seen it before, can't remember where, but i know it exists.

otherwise it's guiness, fosters or heineken for me

Affix Snow

04-06-2006, 10:27 AM

Ive Decided ill bring some Yuengling Black and Tan in a Can. Now....how much can i lug up there for 4 days?

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 10:39 AM

How about a couple if ice cold Keystone Lites....that's what I'm talkin about :beer: Save yourself some money!! :D

YOU be the smiley face -----> http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/774/1659tomato.gif

May I suggest as skicdave recommends..... good ol canuckian brew! I've seen a variety Molson in those cans, the size of red-bull cans... great for packing and beer shooting. Also, the LaBatt's are pretty good as well.

As for finding a fine microbrew in a can.... I ain't seen any yet.

skituxnoob

04-06-2006, 10:45 AM

there's always corona in a can but only seen those at resorts.

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 10:49 AM

I'll soon make a trip to The Beverage King up here in West Lebanon(exit 20 Rte 89).... They seem to have everything.

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 10:54 AM

...maybe Sleemans.

Hey Steve.. whats on your wish list this year? I might just be totting up a few extra beer for you guys on the 15th!

Oh no! *Steve* brings *Dave* beer. Oh, what the h*e*l*l, we'll just share what we've got. :)

Haven't tried Sleemans; is that an ale or a lager?

When I was growing up in Detroit my daddy would make Labatts runs in Windsor every other weekend. I've always been fond of Labatts, partly out of sentimentality. His 80th is next year. Maybe I'll send him a year's supply.

Hey, does Molson Brodors come in cans?

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 10:57 AM

I'll soon make a trip to The Beverage King up here in West Lebanon(exit 20 Rte 89).... They seem to have everything.

Same goes for Discount Liquor Mall in Cambridge MA at fresh pond circle (might need a reconaissance trip this week :p )

2plankerider

04-06-2006, 11:01 AM

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 11:16 AM

http://www.geocities.com/tbartolacci/beercans/can00935.jpg

ahhhhhh the fond memories of high school. the way back from Montreal would always include a few cases....mostly drank it becasue it got you hammered quicker in those days.Yum! That reminds me of my first international 'shipping' experience..... namely coming back from Montreal with 10 cases of Bradours in the back of the wagon.... Customs guy said we were only allowed 1 case person and we had only 4 guys in the car....http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif The guy smiled at us and let us go. http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

DMC

04-06-2006, 11:19 AM

Boddingtons... Good stuff... thats what i always get...

I just had a flashback of meeting JollyJ on the Sherbie... We made a trade - i got Canadian beer!!! WOOOHOOO!!!! And 5 years later we figured out who was who from this baord...

Can't remember what kind - but higher alchohol content makes beer in a can taste better..

04-06-2006, 11:29 AM

A keg of Double Bag is a can, a very big can...when the knee is fixed I'll still need help getting it up there...should last for a couple of weekends...

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 11:35 AM

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 11:48 AM

A keg of Double Bag is a can, a very big can...when the knee is fixed I'll still need help getting it up there...should last for a couple of weekends...Not if Seth finds out we stashed it up there! http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

DMC

04-06-2006, 11:53 AM

A keg of Double Bag is a can, a very big can...when the knee is fixed I'll still need help getting it up there...should last for a couple of weekends...

I miss my cases of Duble Bag I bought last spring..

Gotta get back up to Long Trail and buy a few more..

04-06-2006, 11:54 AM

Not if Seth finds out we stashed it up there! http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gifIf Greg comes back that would tend to balance out ;)

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 11:57 AM

A keg of Double Bag is a can, a very big can...when the knee is fixed I'll still need help getting it up there...should last for a couple of weekends...

Now that is going big!

And here's the type of equipment needed for the mission:

http://fortunetorch.en.alibaba.com/product/50037053/50178140/Luggage_Carts/Folding_Wheel_Cart.html

Might need to rig such a carrier with bicycle wheels to get adequate clearance for the trail above Hojos.

skicdave

04-06-2006, 12:03 PM

http://www.geocities.com/tbartolacci/beercans/can00935.jpg

ahhhhhh the fond memories of high school. the way back from Montreal would always include a few cases....mostly drank it becasue it got you hammered quicker in those days.

LOL. I remember that stuff YEARS ago LOL. Is that still available or is that an old can you collected? :p

04-06-2006, 12:04 PM

I miss my cases of Duble Bag I bought last spring..

Gotta get back up to Long Trail and buy a few more..mmmm, fresh sudzzz:
http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/661/7IMG_8861.JPG

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 12:05 PM

This is what you need......

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/1659Rocketpack_Backpack_drink_dispenser_2.jpg

More variations found at KegBackPack (http://beerbackpack.be.funpic.de/kegbackpack-kegbackpack.htm)

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/1659145_portapartier.jpg

and Porta-Partier (http://bsllabs.theumb.net/proddetail.php?i=145)

04-06-2006, 12:08 PM

Now that is going big!

And here's the type of equipment needed for the mission:

http://fortunetorch.en.alibaba.com/product/50037053/50178140/Luggage_Carts/Folding_Wheel_Cart.html

Might need to rig such a carrier with bicycle wheels to get adequate clearance for the trail above Hojos.Better:
http://www.segway.com/images/v1/bxte_d.jpg

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 01:01 PM

How about these?

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/1659T4TKegPack.jpg

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/1659T4TSkiFreeKegPack.jpg

I know the cheesefactor is high but hey... gotta do it in style!

RR.... those Segways are a blast! Especially this XT model... it CAN get up to Hojo's without much problem!

Justin

04-06-2006, 01:16 PM

Justin

04-06-2006, 01:18 PM

This is a viable option as well...
http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/917T4Tflyer-med.jpg

Bannick

04-06-2006, 01:31 PM

.....Sapporo Steve
http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/521/1078sapporobeerstubbies_sml.jpg

man that is one sexy can. When I was in university Sapporo had a 1 (or mabye 2) litre silver can with a screw cap and a really cool milled alumnimum handle that clipped onto the side. I used a bunch of them to support some book shelves. Really nice cans.

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 01:31 PM

Seems like at least ONE thread a year evolves into a "keg in the ravine" thread , and consequently I post this picture. It's been done! ;)
http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/917justin0ntuckers1.jpgWe know... and you know it's a topic close to our hearts. http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Love the 'power legs'

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 02:03 PM

Nothing comes close to draft (draft rules!).. so I'd suggest a good Canuck beer like Labatts Blue or maybe Sleemans.

Mmmm....Fresh Sleeman's:

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/663/1606honet-botCan.jpg

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 02:20 PM

Mmmm....Fresh Sleeman's:

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/663/1606honet-botCan.jpg
Now that looks delicious!

2plankerider

04-06-2006, 02:40 PM

LOL. I remember that stuff YEARS ago LOL. Is that still available or is that an old can you collected? :p

Google images..

but funny you should ask....i DID have a beer can collection growing up as a kid, still have them somewhere.

04-06-2006, 02:46 PM

This is a viable option as well...
http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/917T4Tflyer-med.jpgCue the Bond theme for the beer delivery guy!

No, Wait! Cue "Rocket Man"
:D

ski&ride

04-06-2006, 03:10 PM

Mmmm....Fresh Sleeman's:

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/663/1606honet-botCan.jpg

HEY! Now that rings a bell! Sleemans in Montreal, NYE a few years ago with friends..it's all coming back to me now. That's a good beer!

ski&ride

JBHeadParrot

04-06-2006, 03:31 PM

Not New, but Boddington's aint bad.

Yeungling Lager or Black and Tan is be good. Maybe ill bring some o that!

Yeungling Lager is great in a bottle, but should still be good in a can... I didn't think they sold this brand outside of PA? This would be my choice if I was looking for something new... Guiness always works, even in a plastic bottle! IMHO...

PatWalker14

04-06-2006, 03:34 PM

Keystone Light is not beer.....

Please refrain from EVER mentioning that again ;)

:doh: Okay I know I know....Keystone isn't really a beer but when you're in college its all you can afford :unhappyhiker:

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 03:57 PM

:doh: Okay I know I know....Keystone isn't really a beer but when you're in college its all you can afford :unhappyhiker:

When I was a VISTA volunteer in TN in the early '80s, I bought Mickey's Big Mouth bottles (yes, that's a malt liquor) with Food Stamps . That is bad beer and this was patently illegal, but I didn't have the cash: to do this deed, I struck up a flirtatious relationship at a local store with a clerk who did not attract me.

Talk about desperate, and a *bad* hangover at that.

Steve

PWDR8S

04-06-2006, 04:01 PM

When I was a VISTA volunteer in TN in the early '80s, I bought Mickey's Big Mouth bottles (yes, that's a malt liquor) with Food Stamps . That is bad beer and this was patently illegal, but I didn't have the cash: to do this deed, I struck up a flirtatious relationship at a local store with a clerk did not attract me.

Talk about desperate, and a *bad* hangover at that.

SteveBad Rider! http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/774/1659thwak.gif
Bad bad Rider! http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/774/1659thwak.gif
Nuaghty, naughty, naughty! http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/774/1659naughty.gif

DMC

04-06-2006, 04:10 PM

When I was a VISTA volunteer in TN in the early '80s, I bought Mickey's Big Mouth bottles (yes, that's a malt liquor) with Food Stamps . That is bad beer and this was patently illegal, but I didn't have the cash: to do this deed, I struck up a flirtatious relationship at a local store with a clerk did not attract me.

Talk about desperate, and a *bad* hangover at that.

Steve

yup - I drank a few of those in my day... 1982 - Ohio university.. We'd drink anything...
Including Iron City... bleeeech...

Rider.Steve

04-06-2006, 04:17 PM

Sleeman's..it's all coming back to me now. That's a good beer! ski&ride

No doubt it's good beer. But it's deceptive with all the alcohol and the sexy images in these beer ads:

1. What happened with those friends after you drank the beer? Was it really the beer?

2. If you look closely at the water droplets on that bottle,
you can barely make out a faint image of a __________.

Bannick

04-06-2006, 04:39 PM

yup - I drank a few of those in my day... 1982 - Ohio university.. We'd drink anything...
Including Iron City... bleeeech...

Whats wrong with Mickey's...I drank alot of that and St.Ides when I lived/schooled/built in Detroit for my thesis. Philies blunts and mickeys were how we ended every day of construction.

Then of course the girls would get us to buy them Boone's Farm.... :D

04-06-2006, 04:49 PM

By the time I was a Junior in HS I learned that any beer I could afford was not worth drinking. Jack Daniels on the other hand, was a fine investment.

SNOBLIND

04-06-2006, 05:49 PM

I have to agree with skidave, having travelled extensively in Canada, there is nothing like the taste of an ice cold labatt blue from the tap in a frosty mug, which by the way is much different than any labatt blue you'll get in the states! Keep an eye out for Ithaca Beer Co. India pale ale double, it is supposed to be available retail soon in a handy four pack. Why a four pack you ask? 'Cause its 10 percent alcohol!! Unfortunately its not available in a can. I think Affix likes it!! In a can I like anythink from north of the border, well almost anything! :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

surfy

04-06-2006, 09:49 PM

Ithaca Pale Ale, good choice. The watering hole next to my office has it on tap. Yum. It was the special last month, $2.50 for a 16 oz. draft. This month is Long Trail.

It really is difficult working 50 feet away from a good beer house. Good thing I don't get out until midnight.

surfy

Skilasnow

04-07-2006, 01:12 AM

i'm still trying to find Newcastle in a can....
When I was a teenager travelling around England that all I drank on the trains, Newckie Browns

My choice for Tucks has Been Foster's Bitter. Same can only green instead of blue, might be what M@ is thinking of, only its not new.

I'm pretty confident that Foster's has the maximum volume to container weight ratio. Short of a :keg:

And Yuenglings? Affix, I thought you liked good beer? I haven't met a palatable yuenglings yet except that one time.... but she was hot, was I gonna refuse?

Affix Snow

04-07-2006, 08:05 AM

And Yuenglings? Affix, I thought you liked good beer? I haven't met a palatable yuenglings yet except that one time.... but she was hot, was I gonna refuse?

Hey. Im not the one that mentioned Fosters....The Budweiser of Austrailia.

Yeungling is good CHEAP beer. I like it. Ive got a cae of Black and Tan in the back of my car now, so DMC and Elwood will have to let us know what they think after this weekend. :D

Bannick

04-07-2006, 08:23 AM

I have to agree with skidave, having travelled extensively in Canada, there is nothing like the taste of an ice cold labatt blue from the tap in a frosty mug, which by the way is much different than any labatt blue you'll get in the states! :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

I can not stand Labatt Blue. There is way better stuff up here than that. I love Labatt 50 and Molson Export is not bad either...both good fishing beers. We have had a rash of cheap beer launches at a buck a bottle. Not bad beer considering it is like 10-15 bucks less a case than the premium brands.

I am also partial to Moosehead, Alexander Keiths and pretty much anything from the good folks at Unibroue. I also used to be partial to Steam Whistle Pilsner but when they stopped sponsoring our pipe band I gave it up. Not to mention it was really hard to pay for it when I got a free case every week at practice.

Smithwicks and Killkenny are also two more of my favourites.

04-07-2006, 08:36 AM

...Ive got a case of Black and Tan in the back of my car now, so DMC and Elwood will have to let us know what they think after this weekend. :DIf as the old saying goes that "thinking make man wise", our brothers will be geniuses ;)

Black and Tan, Basecamp beer of choice for big wall climbers the world over....well at least this climber.

Justin

04-07-2006, 01:30 PM

Hey. Im not the one that mentioned Fosters....The Budweiser of Austrailia.

Yeungling is good CHEAP beer. I like it. Ive got a cae of Black and Tan in the back of my car now, so DMC and Elwood will have to let us know what they think after this weekend. :D

I was cool with yeungling for a while, it's makes me pretty hung over though

clg898

04-07-2006, 04:52 PM

Same goes for Discount Liquor Mall in Cambridge MA at fresh pond circle (might need a reconaissance trip this week :p )

Oh yes, Discount Mall Liquor is great! They've got all sorts of stuff there.

There's a place in Conway too... it's next to the supermarket, but not in the supermarket lot, that is near the end of the N-S bypass road... great directions huh! I wish I could give better directions... I think it's called discount liquor too... they've got a great selection of brews and they're super nice too.

SNOBLIND

04-09-2006, 09:52 AM

:beer: Hey Bannick, years ago I had a beer called Buckeye in southeastern Ont. Was this a local beer? Ive never seen it in Que. Was real good!!

skicdave

04-09-2006, 11:28 AM

I can not stand Labatt Blue.

Traitor!!!! Come on its good eh!???

It's the most popular Canuck beer just south of the Canadian border you know... ;)

kfarrar

04-12-2006, 11:48 AM

I personally love an oil can of Fosters after it's been buried somewhere in Tuckerman Revavine of about an hour.

MmmmmmMmmmmmGooooooooooood

Bannick

04-12-2006, 12:50 PM

Traitor!!!! Come on its good eh!???

It's the most popular Canuck beer just south of the Canadian border you know... ;)

I say keep sending it there..... ;)

Bannick

04-12-2006, 12:53 PM

:beer: Hey Bannick, years ago I had a beer called Buckeye in southeastern Ont. Was this a local beer? Ive never seen it in Que. Was real good!!

Never heard of Buckeye. Though google gave me a now defunct Buckeye Brewery out of Toledo Ohio.