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Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:35 am
by JRO
What's the deal? Why has Abita gone away from a twist off cap to a pry off top?
Could it be the bottle may be a penny or 2 cheaper.
I was OK with this change until sitting on the beach in Navarre the other day with 6 Ambers on ice, & had to go back up to the condo to get an opener. Then I found a jug to pour the beer in with an opener built into it.
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:38 am
by buzd
Regular (non twist) keep beer MUCH fresher. Any beer worth its flavor should be using those bottles - way overdue for Abita, IMO, and I've noticed a significant difference since the switch.
And you should be able to open a beer bottle with anything handy - edge of the cooler, cell phone, seatbelt, etc.
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:08 pm
by BTG
buzd wrote:Regular (non twist) keep beer MUCH fresher. Any beer worth its flavor should be using those bottles - way overdue for Abita, IMO, and I've noticed a significant difference since the switch.
And you should be able to open a beer bottle with anything handy - edge of the cooler, cell phone, seatbelt, etc.
Yeah, I am happy for the switch. It did suck when I was dumb enough to try to twist the cap oof a strawberry abita not once, but twice yesterday.
Glad I keep a bottle opener on my keychain.
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:53 pm
by Oyster
Paleese! Glass bottles on the beach? No way! You should use Redneck Recepticles for frosty beverages on the beach!
That being said, I prefer the twisties too. My beers are never around long enough to get stale. It's no problem at home on the deck, cause I have an old style Coke opener screwed to the wall. But I have never had one on my keychain. May have to get one.
Probably more like the traditions, as in wine corks.
Or, use some of these methods:
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmRQD07 ... re=related
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:57 pm
by cstoehr
standard fare in my purse or car......koozies, openers and oyster knife.......
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:22 pm
by RouxTheDay
cstoehr wrote:standard fare in my purse or car......koozies, openers and oyster knife.......
I'm with you on the koozies, openers, corkscrew...but oyster knife????:D
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:06 pm
by Jeeves
RouxTheDay wrote:I'm with you on the koozies, openers, corkscrew...but oyster knife????:D
Add to that a crab knife! No well equipped glove compartment should be without those items!
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:22 pm
by cstoehr
Never thought of a crab knife!!!
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:31 pm
by buzd
What is a crab knife?
Re: Abita beer bottles????
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:50 pm
by Schuarta
Crab knife.
