Bottle It

Cheap and tacky, or wild and wacky? According to New Scientist that's the future of beer bottles now that brewers have overcome the problems with using ordinary plastic bottles. Plastic may be cheap, light, strong and versatile, but it also makes beer taste horrible. Oxygen molecules seep through the plastic and make beer go stale. But one solution is to line plastic bottles with an impermeable layer of a liquid crystal polymer, called Superex. Developed by Superex Polymer in Waltham, Massachusetts, the molecules align to form a thin layer that makes the beer last. (whole item)