Minimum alcohol pricing is nigh

"criminal" was to mean "unethical", no illegal. Cans are legal alright. But the damage to the biosphere they cause is "criminal".

But I wonder if you really misunderstood or just trying to label me as a "Gay Jewish communist" or some other stereotype.

Of course with MUP even if you could use returnable bottles or bring your own receptacle to be filled you would still have to pay the MUP price.

Aside from any sustainability issues imv beer/lager allways tastes better from a bottle as apposed to from a tin

Back in the 80's, in Munich, so did we. Carrying a create was very uncomfortable though because of the weight affecting one's balance. And, if you took a crate in each hand, they used to bump into your knees.

But now the crates have handles and can be split in two halves each with a hndle. So carrying a create is perfectly comfortable.

The infrastructure for reusable bottles requires stores to sell a much smaller variety of product and seriously limits the ability of smaller breweries to expand. It would not be possible to enforce it anywhere that isn't already doing it, basically.

I'd think that the stuff that is already sold to pubs in reusable bottles - Guinness (and Smithwicks/Macardles) pint bottles, Bulmers pint bottles (I think) and possibly still some soft drinks - should be offered with returnables if shops want to; but I don't expect any expansion there.

The change to cans from glass bottles was because we don't have glass plants here and hence have to move them empty in, and move the recycling out to be recycled = lots of dead weight being transferred. Cans are much lighter.

The EU could - and eventually will - establish and enforce standards for glass containers for all foods. But it will be too late for mother nature and thus us.

All excuses! It should be about food not packaging. Most beer is undrinkable already. Try Molson! Mamma mia! It's diluted shampoo in cans!

So your issue is more with the containers the alcohol comes in, as opposed to the price of the alcohol?

It is also worth pointing out that MUP itself would be considered quite unethical to many, as it is introduced with the knowledge and intention of only affecting those on a lower income.

What percentage, size and price are they ?

A lot of beers brewed for the British market are weaker and usually 440ml.

The most recent Perlenbacher for the South has been brewed here.

Nothing to do with glasses at all, they just taste different to me. In a blind test I'd be able to tell which came from a bottle and which came from a can no bother

It is a question of individual preference.

While taste is an important element there is also the appearance of the beer to take into account.

You could pour a beer that tastes good into a glass and have it go as flat as a pancake.

While it might still taste ok the appearance might detract from your drinking experience.

The taste is the most important element for me, appearance wouldn't matter to me at all

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/minimum-alcohol-pricing-scotland-has-26834305

From that article:

Fcuking sham.