canned bitter beer without widget

[Jamjar74]

Does anyone know which canned bitter beers are WITHOUT widgets? Having visitors who do not like widgets.

[formergpWTF]

err u can get jus bout any bitters without widgets. they a great deal cheaper without widgets too. john smiths, stones, u can even get guinness (i know its stout) without a widget. Just means the bitter comes outa the can fizzy.

[formergpWTF]

i agree with zacs actually. bottled bitters are far superior to canned. Supermarkets often have offers on them so you can get a selection too. Bombardier's a personal fave of mine!

[Postdog]

Yep, the bottles - especially the uncommon ones - are real beer...

[figure]

I know nothing about beer except occasionally drinking it. What are widgets? Thanks.

[formergpWTF]

widgets are in the bottom of cans and are a device used to keep bitter tasting similar to it would if it were sat in a barrel. flat. no idea how it works!

[jack daniels]

As long as you go for the cans that AREN'T draught you'll be ok.
The widget releases a gas which gives the drink a draught affect - with a creamy head on it and less fizzy

hth

[Jamjar74]

Thanks to everyone who replied as you can guess I know little about beer.

Many thanks.

[Hellyon]

Definitely bottled beers, I've always been a bitter girl myself
Try;
Hobgoblin - hoppy, ruby bitter
Summer Lightning - palest gold light as lager but full of flavour
Duchy of Cornwall Summer Ale - Yum!

[figure]

Thanks FormergpWTF and Jack Daniels for your explanations. I have noticed 'those' things in cans of Guinness. Now I know what they are called and their purpose. x

[hammerman]

Just get the original John Smiths....not the smooth.

[jack daniels]

For those who want to be educated about widgets!

The widget is just a plastic container with a small hole in it. After filling, liquid nitrogen is dropped into the can before sealing with the end. The nitrogen vaporises and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing the gas into the widget's hollow interior through a tiny hole. Any remaining nitrogen dissolves in the beer.

When the can is opened, the pressure in the can quickly drops, causing the pressurised gas and beer inside the widget to jet out from the hole. This agitation on the surrounding beer causes a chain reaction of bubble formation throughout the beer. The result, when the can is then poured out, is a surging mixture in the glass of very small gas bubbles and liquid. Nitrogen is used as it generates much smaller bubbles, so a better head, than the carbon dioxide used to pressurise the cans normally.

Originally this widget was a chunky plastic device fitted in the bottom of the cans. Subsequent development (mostly by other brewers trying to bypass the patent held by Guinness) has produced several other designs including widgets that float on the surface of the beer. Many are now made from aluminium, especially for the American market, so the whole can is made from the same material and therefore recyclable.

[formergpWTF]

all this talk has made me want 2 pop out for a pint! zacs- bombardier is a formidable beer! tek it u got thru quite a bit n ur reward was said badge!

[jack daniels]

Use to own/run an offy with Me JD!

[jack daniels]

sorry with Mr JD - no I've not been drinking
Plus a little help from the internet!!!!

[Jamjar74]

Thank you all once again, I did not realise what I was getting into until I asked the question. I have certainly been educated by one and all. Cheers!!!!