Hi everyone
I bought a freies Alcohol Bier in Coop a couple if days ago. I drank it, and I found what it looks to be a plastic ball. I am asking reddit if anyone knows this (for me) dark magic. I hope its not too bad…
Thanks for the knowledge!
by No_Complex_965
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https://www.reddit.com/r/beerporn/s/9V5NeDIqDa
Ball is there to prevent creation of bubbles when transporting cans
As you had a Guinness, this is absolutely fine, and actually expected: [https://www.mashed.com/215068/the-real-reason-theres-a-plastic-ball-in-your-can-of-guinness/](https://www.mashed.com/215068/the-real-reason-theres-a-plastic-ball-in-your-can-of-guinness/)
Yes, it’s inspired by Guiness research into making their can have a proper Guiness head.
It is called a widget. More info [her](https://gprivate.com/6dbz2)%5Be%5D(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer))
You can read about why some beer cans come with a ball here: https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-ball-guinness-smoothifier-widget-ads-nitrogen-2015-9#:~:text=The%20Guinness%20widget%20is%20a,giving%20it%20a%20velvety%20texture.
This is used in some types of beer, including Guiness. A short google search gave me this article: https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-ball-guinness-smoothifier-widget-ads-nitrogen-2015-9#:~:text=The%20Guinness%20widget%20is%20a,giving%20it%20a%20velvety%20texture.
All Guiness cans have it, and a few other beers adopted it as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)
https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-ball-guinness-smoothifier-widget-ads-nitrogen-2015-9
This is proof that the earth is not flat
I did not know any beer except Guinness did this