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b_b  ·  4016 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Beer cans are finally getting the creative designs they deserve - Quartz

I love how Sam Adams says their widemouth can is to better enjoy the aroma, in contrast to every other beer maker, whose midemouth cans are for slamming beers quicker. I think Sam Adams is being a little disingenuous.

I actually like the trend of beer in cans. I would like to see more microbrews go in that direction. The 360 can looks awesome, because you can actually get the experience of drinking beer from a glass, which is obviously the best way. I haven't seen anything like that yet, but I think it could catch on. However the churchkey can is silly and nostalgia driven, and totally impractical. If you lack a bottle opener, you can still always open a bottle (use a table, a lighter, whatever), but if you have a can of beer and no can opener, then you're in a spot. All that company is doing is setting their customers up to be super frustrated. I wouldn't call that a "creative design"; I would call it hipster nostalgia gone wrong.