Eli5: Why is beer still sold in glass bottles?

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Why is beer still sold as glass bottles. Recently my city removed glass from recyclable items and im guessing thats because its harder to recycle then they believed. However. There are some beer thats comes in both can and bottle and 9 times out of 10 its a bottled version. Aluminum must be cheaper right?

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Glass is one of the easiest materials to recycle. You smash it, melt it, and then recast it.

Reusing a glass bottle is horribly easy. You wash it and inspect it for breaks.

Glass is used for the same reasons why I won’t buy canned bear. Glass truly is air tight and glass does not impart itself onto the beverage. Aluminum is sprayed with a varnish to come “good enough” to use.

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