Comments by "Evan" (@MrEvanfriend) on "Stainless Forgotten History: A Revolution in Steel" video.

Gun barrels and beer fermenters is really all I need to know to endorse the stuff.
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@roleymarx3811 The one thing I like as much as I like guns is the brewing (and drinking) of beer.
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@obelic71 People drank water from wells, they weren't drinking river water. The "beer was a safe alternative" myth has no basis in reality. The fact of the matter is that beer tastes really good and provides both nutritional value and alcohol, and that's why people throughout time have enjoyed it. The Czech Republic didn't exist per se, but the Czechs as a people did, Czech language and culture did. To claim otherwise is akin to claiming that the Jews didn't exist before 1948, and the Kurds still don't.
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@obelic71 First, the best beer in Europe by far is Belgian. The German Reinheitsgebot was an act of cronyism giving hop farmers a monopoly and essentially hamstringing German beer, which still hasn't recovered to the quality of its Belgian or English counterparts. Second, aluminum beer cans are lined to prevent the contents from reacting with the metal of the can. This isn't new, it's been done for decades. The only downside to the aluminum can as a packaging material for beer is that it looks trashy compared to glass bottles.
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@tonyk1584 Yut
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@obelic71 Beer cans are made of aluminum. I'm not 100% sure what kegs are made of (though as a brewer, I probably should be), but based on the weight I suspect aluminum as well.
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@obelic71 I drink a lot of beer, and brew beer both as a hobby and professionally. An aluminum can will give you beer with zero alteration to its flavor for as long as the shelf life of that beer would otherwise be. Aluminum cans are nonreactive, and do not let in air or light - both of which can ruin the flavor of beer. Any difference in flavor between a beer in an aluminum can and a glass bottle will be due to the bottled beer becoming either oxidized or lightstruck (that skunky taste you can get comes from UV light reacting with compounds in the hops). While the Germans brew technically good beer, and did invent lagering, German beers lack the complexity and flavor range of their Belgian or English counterparts. In Belgium, they use things like unmalted grains, spices, sugars, and fruit to produce flavors that you just can't get in Germany. I like German beer, but it just can't compare with the best offerings from Belgium.
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@obelic71 Pilsner is originally Czech, and was developed in the mid 19th century in Plzeň (Pilsen in German). The idea that beer was ever used as a safe substitute for water is utter nonsense with no basis in reality that stems from a deep misunderstanding of ancient/medieval/early modern society. Pilsner beer was developed due to advances is malting and the advent of lagering allowing for the style, along with the water chemistry in Plzeň.
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@obelic71 This is almost entirely not true.
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@obelic71 Cholera epidemics and beer are entirely unrelated to each other. This is all myth, and it's a particularly stupid myth to boot.
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mad ass Beer cans are lined. Bottles are better as far as presentation goes - they sure look a lot better, and until recently you couldn't get anything halfway decent in a can (and the best beers are still only available in bottles), but as far as being a good container, cans are better in every way. Bottles, even brown ones, let in light. Light is not something you ever want your beer exposed to. Unlike glass, however, aluminum does not let light in. The same goes with air. Be they corked or crown capped, unless they're dipped in wax, bottles will let some air in - very slowly and in tiny amounts, but some. Cans are airtight. Cans preserve the quality of beer better than bottles do. Then there's other considerations - cans are cheaper than bottles, MUCH lighter, and aren't breakable. You can also pack more of them into a smaller space. These are important factors in a number of situations, from distribution costs (which do get passed on to the consumer) to choosing what beer to take camping, where weight and space matter. Bottles certainly have a more classy feeling to them, and presentation does matter in beer. But by pouring your beer into the proper glassware, you can eliminate that disparity. And cans are generally a better option in every other way.
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