What is the difference between Bottled Beer and Draft Beer?*?

Question

Say I drink 4-5 bud lights bottle= Im fine ,, but once I drink draft same amount I feel like butt the next day ,, any reason to this? thanks,,

Thanks all for the answers so far! Myth ? No this has been an on going exp. for me! I know how much I can drink ! I know for sure that draft beer from any sorce , and amount, give me a hang over ,,,! you guys are smart!! thanks again!

Answer 1

There are a few reasons, such as oxygen levels and age of the beer. Draft beer tends to go bad much quicker then bottled beer, and a tap that does not sell it's beer quickly can contain some bad beer. But the one reason you'd be surprised is this: Most taps and kegs lines are not cleaned on a regular basis. And those that are cleaned on a regular basis come on forget the important step of scrubbing the spout itself. A lot of bar managers don't clean their lines because they can lose up to 3 gallons of profit, but it can do wonders.

Answer 2

Beer that is draught is pulled from a keg which goes through a regulator. Here it joins up with Carbon Dioxide and continues through the lines to the pull spout. The bartender fills a glass or pitcher and hands it to you, which you drink.

Bottled beer is pulled from the cooler. There is nothing in between the brewery and you.

Many things can alter the flavor, taste, and content of draft beer. For instance, if those draft lines aren't cleaned very often, you're drinking more than just beer. That can affect taste & content. If the CO2 is off, the beer will be flat or extra foamy. If the keg is at the end, it can lose flavor and taste just plain nasty.
Glassware is also important. You'll want to be drinking from glass, not plastic. Also - you want to make sure your glassware is "beer clean". A glass that is NOT beer clean will have bubbles adhering to the sides of it. a few are ok, but those bubbles are actually sticking to residue or dirt particles that the previous drinker left.
The quality of the beer is also important. If you're consuming Heineken or Bud Select in bottles, and then you switch to a low end draft beer, you're gonna feel it.

There's a reason draft beer is cheaper. It costs the bar roughly 10-15 cents a pour on kegs.

Answer 3

Beertendernick is correct in saying that it is mostly not keeping the beer lines clean is probably the differencein taste, but it doesn't explain the bad feeling next day.

Draft (draught) beer comes in 3 types:

1. Gravity. Very rarely found these days, the keg is actually above the bar and pours like wine. Very little carbonation, but possibly higher yeast content which will make you fart like a racehorse the next day.
2. Suction. Like the old bars in which a person actually had to pull a lever several times to create enough force to pull the beer to the tap. Haven't seen many in the U.S., but they can be found all over the U.K.
3. Carbon added. When the tap is pulled carbon dioxide(?) is expressed into the keg, which forces the beer out. This is the most common way of serving draft beer throughout the world.

Answer 4

Bottled beer is, well, in a bottle.

Draft beer is from a keg.

The only real difference is that draft beer is usually cheaper, although some folks like the tast of draft beer. (But then again, some folks like the taste of bottled beer.)

My guess is that your glass or mug of draft beer holds more than 12 ounces (the standard volume of a beer bottle). What gives you the hangover is not the difference in the source of your beer (presuming you are drinking bud light draft and not a full strength bud). What gives you the hangover is the amount of alcohol you consume the night before.

Answer 5

Actually you have Draft (Draught ) Beer
and you have Bottle Beer.

Draft beer is what is drawn from the tap at the bar...served from a pressurized container, such as a keg

It was an advertising gimmick a few years ago to start using the term "Draft Beer in a Bottle" or "Miller Genuine Draft" to offer "the best of both worlds" and attract more consumers to the bottled beer.

Answer 6

Draft beer giving a worse hangover is a myth.

Beer from a tap tends to have less carbonation and is served in a glass, so people tend to drink it faster than beer out of a bottle. That would be the only reason that you might get a worse hangover. And draft is often served in pint glasses, not 12 ounce ones, so 5 pints is obviously more than 5 bottles.

Answer 7

well it is simple bottled beer comes in a bottle and draft beer you drink out of a mug. For some reason the draft beer will kick your *** faster maybe because is gets hot quicker in a mug so that makes you drink it faster.

Answer 8

Draft beer is more carbonated!!! It will fill you up faster!

Answer 9

THE HEADACHE!!