Why Don’t We Drink Beer From Plastic Bottles?

By History of Simple Things

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Why is soda sold in plastic bottles everywhere, while beer is almost always found in glass bottles or aluminum cans? Both are carbonated drinks, so why didn't plastic become the standard for beer? Breweries have actually experimented with plastic beer bottles, and some even made it to market. So what stopped plastic from taking over the beer aisle? Timestamps 00:03 Introduction 01:02 How Beer Was Packaged Before Modern Bottles 02:17 The Experiment With Plastic Beer Bottles 03:38 Why Beer Is Different From Soda 05:09 Why Glass and Aluminum Still Dominate 06:14 Why Plastic Beer Bottles Still Exist 06:58 Final Answer #Beer #BeerHistory #PlasticBottles #Packaging #FoodScience #EverydayScience #Engineering #HistoryOfSimpleThings #DidYouKnow #Curiosity

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