Aluminium beer bottles launched in US

How much would you pay for a bottle of beer that stays cold nearly an hour longer? Pittsburgh Brewing Company, the maker of Iron City Beer in the US, says it is an extra €0.89 a case.

The brewery joined forces with Alcoa, the world’s largest aluminum maker, to produce aluminium bottles that keep beer colder for as much as 50 minutes longer than a glass bottle.

About 20,000 cases of the new aluminium bottle beer are en route to as many as 28 US states and should be on shelves this week. The bottles have three times the aluminium of a typical beer can, which gives them superior insulation, Alcoa spokesman Kevin Lowery says.