Quote:
Originally posted by CrazySaturn
Ease of manufacture. For twist off you have to incorporate twist into the mold, while also turning the cap so that it has the right grooves. For pry-off all they have to do is put a blank cap over it and stamp it on.
Oh yeah, it's a lot cooler to have pry-off too! :P
|
Not true. For a twist off, you do have to put a twist in the mold, but that's not really too difficult in the grand scheme of things. But as for the cap, you use the same blanks for either top. The twist tops acquire grooves when you press them over the grooves on the bottle.
Quote:
Originally posted by heyal256
This is just a guess, but I think that the pry off caps probably make a more airtight seal then the twist off caps.
|
Also not really true. The seal is formed by that bit of plastic inside the top, not the edges of the top.
My guess: beer feels more authentic in pop tops (which is why I always use pop tops). The twist tops are more convenient. Generally, companies producing cheap beer figure their customers are after convenience more than authenticity, so they use the twist tops. Boutique beers and king browns are for the more discerning clientelle, or in the case of the kingers, for clientelle who are unlikely ever to be far from a bottle opener anyway, so they tend towards the pop tops.