wrote:
I noticed in an ad that Penn Brewing will begin to bottle their beers
in 22oz bottles. Is this a trend?

Yeah, I'd say so.

I like to purchase Yuengling beer in
22oz bottles because it seems to be a more efficient way of selling
the beer.

"Efficient"? How so? It's less packaging, I suppose- but if that's
efficient, why not go back to the quart bottle? More beer (4- 8 oz.
glasses of beer), even less packaging per ounce.

I can pick up a six pack, 12 pack or even a case of beer with one hand
and carry it to the register easier than I can 3 loose 22 oz. "bombers"-
so where's the "efficiency" in that?

"Use a shopping cart?" You know, when I'm forced to buy single bottles
(12 oz, 16 oz, 500 ml., 750 ml or 22-24 oz.) I find myself ALWAYS buying
less total beer than if I just bought a six pack and those "loose"
bottles just tip over and roll around, knocking against each other in
the bottom of "not designed for glass bottles" chromed-metal shopping
carts.

I like choice and would like to see a variety of packaging, rather than
"either/or" (altho' the fact that shelf space is limited does mean that
some beers are going to be deleted). The "bomber" seems to appeal to
the "quantity (of beer styles/brands I've tasted)" beer "rater" versus
the "quality (I just want to drink good beer)" beer drinker. The
ever-increasing number of higher alcohol beers in bigger bottles just
makes no sense at all to me. The 6-7 oz. bottles of Courage Russian
Imperial Stout, Anchor Old Foghorn and others sure made more sense than
1 and 1/2 liter bottles of HotD "Fred" or bomber/champagne bottles of
10-15% beers.

Also two people can share beer like they share wine

Is it really that much more work to pop the cap off of *2* bottles? Or
is that somehow not "romantic" or "wine-like/cultured" enough?