Krudler@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoWhy would the NA beer industry standardize on a bottle shape that's grotesquely inconvenient, topples with minimal force, and doubles the required volume to ship?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down113
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareWhy would the NA beer industry standardize on a bottle shape that's grotesquely inconvenient, topples with minimal force, and doubles the required volume to ship?Krudler@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareMartinlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-26 months agoFrom a European, what does a standard NA beer bottle look like? I thought your bottles were similar to ours, which means bottom heavy and a slim neck.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-26 months agoYou sometimes see some very minor variations, such as a mild taper on the thick part or a slightly different angle on the neck. But they all look basically like below. Pictured is a beer from the oldest brewing company in the US; established 1829.
From a European, what does a standard NA beer bottle look like? I thought your bottles were similar to ours, which means bottom heavy and a slim neck.
You sometimes see some very minor variations, such as a mild taper on the thick part or a slightly different angle on the neck. But they all look basically like below. Pictured is a beer from the oldest brewing company in the US; established 1829.
That actually looks a bit top heavy.