Kasper On Tap: Too-tall beer bottles, or how long is a long neck - Baltimore Sun columnist Rob Kasper blogs about beer

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February 28, 2008

Too-tall beer bottles, or how long is a long neck

Thanks to the comment from Mr. Incognito, I found some Pacifico at Wells Liquors.

I got the six-pack ($9) of bottles home and tried to put them in fridge.

But I ran into logistical issues. The Pacifico long necks were taller, by about one quarter inch, than the shelf. I couldn't believe it. Other bottles of beer, including some Sam Adams, Flying Dog, and yes, even a Natty Boh, were sitting on the shelf.

But these newcomers from Mexico were too tall to fit. They had to assume the sideways position.

I thought all long necks were the same size.

Now I am wondering: What is the longest long-neck?

Any nominees?

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About Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper, a features columnist, has been writing about beer for 20 years, and he remembers when Anchor Christmas and Noche Buena were about the only beers at a holiday tasting and Sisson’s was the only brewpub in Baltimore. A collection of his columns, "Raising Kids and Tomatoes, Amusing Tales and Appetizing Recipes," was published in 1998. He lives with his wife, Judith, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in a downtown Baltimore rowhouse. They have two grown sons, who come home from time to time and drink their father’s beer.
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