Cans Vs. Bottles

This is a debate that has gone on for some time in the esteemed halls of “alcoholdemia”…Beer in cans vs. Beer in bottles.
Let’s take a look at Beer from cans…there some advantages here… cans cool faster, they are easier to carry with You and store in refrigerators (fridge packs) they also tend to be less expensive than their glass encased counterparts. Bottled Beer on the other hand offers more variety and higher grade brew. You won’t find a Bell's Oberon in a can... You won’t find a Chimay Red or anything from Dogfish Head, Goose Island, Samuel Adams or any other quality brewer in a can (Sorry PBR fans). When drinking ‘Brewskis’ from a can you also run the risk of “Taste Tainting”…what is that you ax? “Taste Tainting” is when you drink beer from a less that pure container and taint the true taste. Think about this…a can’s opening or mouth ( the place ya put your lips) is completely venerable to contaminates and unthinkable atrocities…anyone or anything could have touched, spilled or died on the mouth of the can…just because it’s in a box dose not mean it was brewed in that box. Bottles on the other hand, their mouths are protected by the bottle cap…pop the cap, drink safely. Canned Beer however dose have a very distinct and important advantage over their shatterable substitute…it keeps the sun from reaching the beer…Sun+Beer =skunkieness…that’s science people.
If you are a ‘cold-one connoisseur’ then this debate is close to your heart and a clear and definitive answer seems unattainable…alas, there is an outcome that might prove beneficial to both warring sides.
If you are penny conscious, liker of limited selection and love the ‘easy to pound” nature of a canned brew…then I offer this humble advise…clean the mouth of the can first…or at least clean off the first 6 or so…after that who cares, all the beer residue on your lips would protect you from a French kiss with a leper victim, enjoy.
Now, if you have a more refined pallet…not a Liquor Snob, mind you…but a taste for Ales and Porters and Microbrews, oh my! Then keep your class and drink from a glass. You can find good beer in a cans...Corona, Guinness, Heineken to name a few…so drink up and offer you’re aluminum alcoholic friend a plastic bottled beverage (bud light) so appearances can be maintained and you can stop judging and start chugging! And remember whether you’re a Can-Man/woman or Bottle Buddy…we all end up peeing on someone’s flowers at 2 in the morning!