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Mosby

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34. san tan and four peaks have both switched to cans

Reply to Bad Dog (Reply #32)

Thu May 19, 2016, 11:55 AM

May 2016

Less air in the can, no light, lighter and easy to recycle and can be taken outdoors in parks, stadiums etc. They don't use the traditional ring, each can has full plastic cover so it eliminates the problem of warehouse dust.

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Here's a great article about a small brewery with a fantastic idea: [View all] CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 OP

Wow,. totally cool Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

Maybe I'll swing by and see if they give tours after Cassiopeia May 2016 #2

Thank you. It is a great idea! merrily May 2016 #3

I wonder how big the price difference really is ShrimpPoboy May 2016 #4

Thanks, everybody! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #5

C'mon, one or two won't hurt. panader0 May 2016 #18

Here's the deal: I'll drink the beer and.... Brother Buzz May 2016 #21

Thanks, CaliforniaPeggy... Thespian2 May 2016 #23

The Prices Will Come Way Down If All Current Users Of The Plastic Rings That Don't Biodegrade.... global1 May 2016 #6

exactly… blm May 2016 #10

Wonderful malaise May 2016 #7

Glad to help, my dear malaise! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #8

This is wonderful and I am definitely going to steal ….uh…share it. ; ) blm May 2016 #9

Go ahead and steal it, my dear blm! That's what I did, from Facebook! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #11

love that - and thanks for posting it tomm2thumbs May 2016 #12

fantastic... dhill926 May 2016 #13

I'll have an India Pale Ale and pass the rings, please. trof May 2016 #14

Coming right up, and enjoy, my dear trof! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #15

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve May 2016 #16

You're very welcome! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #17

Thanks for this, Peggy. kayakjohnny May 2016 #19

Aw, what a sweetheart you are, my dear kayakjohnny! CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #22

excellent. I do not drink beer, but will let my suds-loving friends know about this. niyad May 2016 #20

What a fantastic idea! Thanks, Peggy, for sharing this one! nt silvershadow May 2016 #24

But won't this hurt the oil-based plastics industry? They won't stand for that! nt valerief May 2016 #25

What about pests? Shankapotomus May 2016 #26

That's great! cwydro May 2016 #27

The best ideas seem the most obvious in retrospect Recursion May 2016 #28

Can you eat them Skink May 2016 #29

I think you're on to something! KansDem May 2016 #33

nice but 12 packs come in recycleable cardborad...easy to recycle AND you get more beer dembotoz May 2016 #30

great idea but why use rings at all? IronLionZion May 2016 #31

They stopped selling cans in rings over here years ago. Bad Dog May 2016 #32

san tan and four peaks have both switched to cans Mosby May 2016 #34

Cans are superior to bottles in many ways. Throd May 2016 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2016 #37

Bottles, (with a deposit,) are so much better. Bad Dog May 2016 #38

Wouldn't it be awesome? hamsterjill May 2016 #36