The "skunky" beer is actually lightstruck. This is exactly what it says: the beer has been damaged by light, such as sunlight or florescent light. When UV lights penetrate the glass of a beer bottle, they mess with the chemical makeup of some acids produced by the hops.
The result is a new compound called methyl mercaptan, which is one of the components of the defense mechanisms found in the skunk. This is prevented by packaging beer in brown bottles, which is better protected from UV rays. Unfortunately, this lets those green rays get in, which makes sense as to why some beers are served with lime: it keeps away the "skunky" smell for a while. In reality, it doesn't take much to spoil your beer. If your beer in a green or clear bottle has not already been spoiled before it got to the store, about a minute's worth of exposure to the sun would do it.
I've hauled everything that comes out of the brewery in Golden, CO. None of it was hauled in a reefer trailer.
All in a dry van. Some loads sat in 95 degrees for days before delivery. Just saying. Actually beers from Anheiser Busch have preservatives in them witch it can get warm or cold or whatever.
Coors beer products on the other hand do not have preservatives and have to stay cold all the time. I worked for Coors Distributing and we kept the beer cold on the train to the warehouse to the trucks, to the customer. All refrigerated. That is all I know that i was told..
I have read a lot on this and keep finding it's a myth. I am a raging alchy and drink beer all the time. I get this bud from Walgreen's and they have a horrible stocking procedure, I know for sure the beer is cold, then they let it get warm, then refridge it the cans are always sweating. It's been 5 times I've drank this bud from them and all the time my stomach kills me from it.
I think it, for some reason, creates more gas lot of foam in my stomach, feeling like I have to burp, but cannot. The rapidly occurring lightstruck character I've experienced primarily effects the nose, even if it is only slight.
I usually cut my outdoor smoke break short, go back indoors and by the second half of the beer, all is well again Does the glass have a lid? MostlyNorwegian Initiate 0 Feb 5, Illinois. Beer is a living things poop and vomit with hops added. This gassy slurry we drink called beer is also a living thing. It well want to change anyways when all of these alchemies and science and things get released while it awaits your attempt to shoot pictures of it to act important and seem sophisticated whilst you sniff it and quaff it.
Don't try and over think your beer. Ultra-Plinian likes this. I mean we are talking about skunked beer right, like a bad old German brew that stinks up the room with a foul cabbage stench.
Kinda makes me think that some here have never had a skunked beer, and it certainly won't skunk in the time it takes to pour and consume. Forget the silly uv glass too, sounds cool and all, but unless it's just a cool glass in and by itself I'd pass.
Forget the silly uv glass too, sounds cool and all, but unless it's just a cool glass in and by itself I'd pass] Agreed So that day I finally got some matilda - and took it outside for a 'latest haul' photo shoot - it was only out there for a few minutes, sunny day, brown bottles - I'm good right? I was going to hang on to most of it for a few years Just use a good old fashioned top hinged German beer stein. Smakawhat Poo-Bah 7, Mar 18, Maryland. Mebuzzard Poo-Bah 3, May 19, Colorado.
Depends on conditions, but skunking is quick to begin, like 20 secs in the sun. Granted, the sun is kind of bright. JrGtr Devotee Apr 13, Massachusetts. They use a hop extract to keep this from happening. Not that we would drink that shit. Lol just an interesting side Note.
You got a reliable source? And that the brewers are so wrapped up in the image of their beers in green bottles that they are willing to let their beers get ruined on the way to markets? The amount of UV penetration is dependent on many factors including the color of the glass, weather, storage, and angle at which the UV penetrates. UV penetration in HDPE and LDPE high-density and low-density polyethylene, respectively is typically measured only when the UV is penetrating at a degree angle, or high-noon depending on where the testing is occurring on the globe.
The handling of the glass from place to place and the additional packaging higher cardboard 6-packs for bottles of fine beer helps prevent some of the UV penetration as well. My apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Hopefully, this clears up your question! Cheers, man! I bought a 6 pack of lagunitas Maximus. When I was pulled it it out of the cooler it dropped due to a ripped handle. So how does light make beer skunky? Probably a bad idea image courtesy of Pixabay.
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