Joel wrote:
> Tom or Mary > wrote:
>
>>I always wonder about an improvement in beer packaging. Beer even the micros
>>are sold in 12oz bottles in a six pack. If they could package upscale beer
>>in quart or liter containers then a person having it for supper might feel
>>as if the beer has the same status as wine. Six-pack has the beer gut
>>connotation, and a 12 oz bottle just not seem as "sexy" as a liter bottle
>>that people can share.
>
>
> That's a great idea! I'm going to suggest to all kinds
> of craft breweries-- in the US and places like Belgium--
> that they package beer in bottles that are like 22 ounces,
> or in the case of Europeans 750ml bottles just like they
> do for wine. Heck, I might even extend your idea to using
> corks!

DAMN! You're good! You must be somebody special 'cause I just went to
the store and they're already following your advice!

Altho' I sorta do like the 12 oz. bottle BUT often in beer stores, the
beer cooler is way in the back and the register is way in the front, and
I can only carry maybe 4 or 5 bottles at a time (I tried putting a few
under my arm, but one slipped and fell on the floor and I had to buy it
'cause the Indian guy had a "You break it, you bought it" sign under the
"NO CREDIT" one. I did save the soaked paper towels, tho', so I can say
that Samual Adams UTOPIA tastes like, well, like floor wax and dog shit!).

If only they'd invent some sort of, I don't know, like a basket or
holder to put 5 or 6 bottles in at a time.

Also, I've been using a scratch awl and hammer to poke a hole in the
metal beer cap to get the beer out. Even with two holes, the beer gets
very foamy. And, occassionally I miss and hit my hand or break a
bottle. Why don't they invent some sort of a tool to take the cap right
off?