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Old 28-06-2012, 20:52
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I brought some strawberry cider from the supermarket the other day, normally I buy bottles but the cans were on offer. Tried them this evening and it seems to taste different in a can than when I had it from a bottle, still tastes nice but still different.

Has anybody else ever noticed this with cider/beer etc?
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Old 28-06-2012, 21:20
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Non researched based thought would that the drink reacts with the can whereas glass is non reactive.
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Old 28-06-2012, 21:50
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I've noticed this. The same could be said for non-alcoholic drinks.
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Old 28-06-2012, 23:44
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Very noticable with bitter, less so with lager & cider - but that maybe due to me drinking lager/cider cold
Best way to drink bitter is from the cask of course, though not always practical
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Old 29-06-2012, 08:45
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Personally the only way I can drink vimto is from a can.
The taste is different from a bottle, not good compared to a can.
I think its the metally taste with the fruit that I love.
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Old 29-06-2012, 08:53
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I love the glass bottles of Coke, always taste so much nicer than the can.
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Old 29-06-2012, 09:07
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Coke in cans is much better than in the plastic bottles. But the glass bottles are definitely the best, just a shame they are so much more expensive.
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Old 29-06-2012, 09:35
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I love the glass bottles of Coke, always taste so much nicer than the can.
Yeah, SO much nicer. It's amazing what a difference it makes.
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Old 29-06-2012, 10:24
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Lucozade is quite different (better, I think) when it's in a can.
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Old 29-06-2012, 10:39
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Lucozade is quite different (better, I think) when it's in a can.
Difficult to come by in cans these days, I find.
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Old 29-06-2012, 11:00
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Lucozade is quite different (better, I think) when it's in a can.
I agree, better in a can than the plastic bottles, although years ago you used to be able to get big litre glass bottles of the original Lucozade - often sold in chemists, strangely enough. Quite funny to think that Lucozade used to be considered good for you when you were feeling ill!
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Old 29-06-2012, 17:01
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Coke in cans is much better than in the plastic bottles. But the glass bottles are definitely the best, just a shame they are so much more expensive.
Agreed, same with irn bru too.

On a related note, what is with the new 375(ish, can't remember exactly) ml plastic bottles of coke etc in service stations (and possibly others). Stopped at one on the M1 last night to get a drink, picked up the bottle without really looking at it and the rip of price (about £1.40). It was not till I got back to the car and went to open it that I noticed it was only 375ml rather than the usual 500ml plastic bottles so was even more expensive than I thought... eek!
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Old 29-06-2012, 18:16
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Cheers for replying guys. So glad I'm not the only person to notice it!
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Old 29-06-2012, 22:47
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Cherry coke..can
Fanta fruit twist....bottle
Vimto.........can
7up bottle
Pepsi max. Can

Thought it was me been wierd lol
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Old 30-06-2012, 01:36
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Coke - can
Dr Pepper - can
Red Bull - can

Any Beer - either!
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Old 30-06-2012, 01:45
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I agree! Coke and Irn Bru taste best from a glass bottle.
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Old 30-06-2012, 04:10
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I went to the Coca-Cola factory once and they explained that they put more gas into the plastics bottles so that it will last. That's probably why they taste different.
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Old 30-06-2012, 04:51
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I thought I was the only one!!
Coke and other drinks taste different, I prefer them in the bottles
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Old 30-06-2012, 09:25
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Fizzy drinks from glass bottles taste nicer.
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Old 30-06-2012, 13:35
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The reason there is a taste difference may be down to the fact can drinks have a coating of water based varnish inside the can to stop the aluminium cans reacting with the contents.
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Old 30-06-2012, 13:50
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The difference with Stella Cidre is amazing. It's like a completely different drink out of a can and much nicer imo. Out of a bottle it tastes like Lucozade Apple flavour.
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Old 30-06-2012, 20:26
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The difference with Stella Cidre is amazing. It's like a completely different drink out of a can and much nicer imo. Out of a bottle it tastes like Lucozade Apple flavour.
Alcohol is probably where it's most obvious. Guinness for example is terrible from a can.
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Old 30-06-2012, 20:54
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My husband won't drink anything from a can.he says he can taste the metal.he will only drink from bottles
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Old 30-06-2012, 21:56
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I hardly ever buy tinned real ale as it always tastes foul. It's much nicer in a bottle and even better from a cask.
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Old 30-06-2012, 23:52
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drinks from a can are canny, and drinks from a bottle are plasticy
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