How Does a Beer Get Skunky?

A different way to end up stinking drunk.

Light (brown bottle)." Jason— I’m not a scientist, so I’m not prepared to argue the fine points, but the consensus among scientifically-minded beer people is that artificial light definitely does catalyze the hops...

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Good Label, Bad Wine

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Something More Than Crappy Pilsner

While there is no brand of American pilsner distributed nationally, several excellent examples have popped up on the micro and regional levels.

Canned Beer That's Actually Good

Craft brewers see sense in cans.

Just to build on this reply a bit- 'skunky' is definitely an issue with light struck beer. There is a very specific compound in the thiol family (found commonly in a skunk’s spray) that will result when isomerized alpha...

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Microbrews in Cans

Aren’t bottles better?

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Table Matters picks on an easy target: beers for college kids.

cracked a case to get a couple) were wrapped in plastic so I bought them blind and since there’s a Brazilian nabe nearby I didn’t even think about it. Funny thing was although I only took a sip it didn’t taste...

As long as you don’t demand quality you will be. The food is so-so, 3 weeks ago the beer tap was 'skunky', (Harp tasted bad) and the c02 dispenser was not working properly (flat mixers). Got the impression this is a typical...

Several times in the past few months, Heineken beer has come under discussion on the boards here, and each time it has been often criticized for having off, skunky tastes supposedly because of its green bottle. Now I realize that...

I would profer this warning on Trader Joe’s supply- at least from the Orange store, it was kind of dusty, and there was no date on it, but since I am a fan of it, I bought it... It definitely tasted pretty skunky and off-...