The comments feature a veritable murderers row of then and future bloggers, as well as future banned commenters. It was so long ago, we were still on the first supermike.
@coldfuzion: I do notice a difference. The can is better. Newcastle uses the worst possible glass in their bottle -- clear glass. It screws up the flavor. I've had the beer at the source, and the can tastes like the beer is supposed to every time. The bottle is a total crapshoot.