why does some beer taste skunky?
Dylan Dawson
the off sales. I bought 2 bottles of Young's OLD NICK and two bottles of
Ruddles County PREMIUM ALE.
I'm at home and opened a bottle of Ruddles after putting the rest in the
fridge.
after tasting the it I'm disappointed because I notice the beer tastes
skunky. I hope the others don't taste the same.
I look at the expiry date it seems okay.
I don't remember cans having this strange after taste.
I remember someone telling me that the skunky taste is a result of light
shining through the bottle but I think this may be a myth.
I just wondered why this happens to beer and if it happens with canned
beer.
Here's to good beer.
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Dr H
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Dylan Dawson wrote:
}Friday night... I just finished work and bought a couple of beers out
}the off sales. I bought 2 bottles of Young's OLD NICK and two bottles of
}Ruddles County PREMIUM ALE.
}
}I'm at home and opened a bottle of Ruddles after putting the rest in the
}fridge.
}
}after tasting the it I'm disappointed because I notice the beer tastes
}skunky. I hope the others don't taste the same.
}
}I look at the expiry date it seems okay.
}
}I don't remember cans having this strange after taste.
}I remember someone telling me that the skunky taste is a result of light
}shining through the bottle but I think this may be a myth.
}
}I just wondered why this happens to beer and if it happens with canned
}beer.
Skunked (also called "light struck") beer comes about as the result of
a chemical reaction which occurs with certain hop components as the
result of exposure to light.
The light frequencies most responsible lie in the blue-green region
of the spectrum, and the next most culpable lie in the lower ultra-
violet range. Amber (brown) bottles do a fair job of protecting beer
from these frequencies, at least for a short time. Green bottles do
a poor job, and flint (clear) bottles give virtually no protection at
all.
Even in amber bottles, however, exposure for more than a few minutes
to sunlight or strong fluorescent lighting will skunk a beer. Unfortunately,
most stores keep their beer in display cases under fluorescent lights.
If you can't get a bottle fresh out of the case, the next best bet
for avoiding skunked bottles is to grab one that's near the back of the
cooler, away from the lights.
And no, beer in cans won't skunk (although it can sometimes be skunked
-before- it goes into the can).
Dr H
Peter Alexander
<dy...@dylan.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Friday night... I just finished work and bought a couple of beers out
>the off sales. I bought 2 bottles of Young's OLD NICK and two bottles of
>Ruddles County PREMIUM ALE.
>
>I'm at home and opened a bottle of Ruddles after putting the rest in the
>fridge.
>
>after tasting the it I'm disappointed because I notice the beer tastes
>skunky. I hope the others don't taste the same.
>
>I look at the expiry date it seems okay.
>
>I don't remember cans having this strange after taste.
>I remember someone telling me that the skunky taste is a result of light
>shining through the bottle but I think this may be a myth.
>
>I just wondered why this happens to beer and if it happens with canned
>beer.
>
>Here's to good beer.
I think this one is made for you Lew. A Brit who has discovered
skunked beer. Go boy!
Peter Alexander, Chairman, CAMRA Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch
Shwrmboy
>Skunked (also called "light struck") beer comes about as the result of
>a chemical reaction which occurs with certain hop components as the
>result of exposure to light.
That's why you very rarely find a "skunky" beer in a btown bottle. Have you
ever tried Molson on tap? It is quite good, very different that Molson in
bottles. My rule of thumb is this: If it's in a green bottle, break out the
Glade!!!
Dylan Dawson
<p.ale...@virgin.net> writes
>On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:09:53 +0100, Dylan Dawson
><dy...@dylan.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Friday night... I just finished work and bought a couple of beers out
>>the off sales. I bought 2 bottles of Young's OLD NICK and two bottles of
>>Ruddles County PREMIUM ALE.
>>
Well the ruddles came in a clear bottle which explains why it was
skunked and the Old Nick (in a brown bottle) wasn't thankfully.
P.S.
didn't stop me from drinking it though.
Lew Bryson
>>fridge.
>>
>>after tasting the it I'm disappointed because I notice the beer tastes
>>skunky. I hope the others don't taste the same.
>I think this one is made for you Lew. A Brit who has discovered
>skunked beer. Go boy!
I was drooling as I read, Peter, and thinking of you. Urm, no causal
relation there, of course.
BRITS GET SKUNKED BEER!!
Lew Bryson
Freelance writer and fulltime father.
My opinions are my own: the good ones I sell.
Author of Pennsylvania Breweries, now available at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081172879X/002-1904346-8002803