Storing beer in your freezer could leave you saddled with a huge mess and no brews to use in your cooking. The water in beer will swell as it freezes, which is a major risk with cans. Because the expanding water will have nowhere to go, it’s likely to bust through the metal and leak all over the freezer. Bottles experience the same issue, which means that the lid could potentially pop off or the glass could shatter.

Adding brews to ice cube trays is clearly the better option, as you won’t need to worry about busted cans and broken glass and lids. The only potential downside is that freezing beer causes it to lose its bubbles, which will pose an issue with certain recipes. For instance, the carbonation in beer is key to making airy beer bread, so you may want to use a fresh can or bottle in place of frozen for those recipes. Otherwise, you can easily make beer cubes in your freezer with just a few simple steps.