sabretoothpick wrote:
I didn't know Trumer has brewery in the US. I thought it's a very local company. Did you like their beer (except for the bottle)?
What's the issue with green bottles? As far as I know beer gets "old" faster in green bottles because it's more exposed to light, but that's what expiration dates are for. Beer has never expired at my home no matter what the date was
Yeah, they opened up a brewery in Berkeley, Ca. something like 3 years ago. I got really excited because I wanted to try a fresh, authentic example of a pilsner (because such light bodied beers don't travel well from Europe) but the first time I got my hands on a 6-pack is was light struck and oxidized just like the ones from Europe.
If you can find the US made version on draught it's much better.
Green bottles allow through more ultraviolet rays than dark-amber bottles which allows them to get light struck much faster.
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What does light-struck mean?
Hop-derived molecules, called isohumulones, are basically ripped apart. Some of these parts bind with sulfur atoms to create that “skunk” character, which is similar in character to a skunk's natural defense and is such a potent compound that parts-per-trillion can be detected and even ruin a beer. Although brown bottles aid in protecting beer from being light-struck, it hardly makes the beer invincible. Green or clear bottles provide little to no protection. And it's been said that bottled beer can become light-struck in less than one minute in bright sun, after a few hours in diffuse daylight, and in a few days under normal fluorescent lighting.
buy beer that's been stored
1. in a can
2. in a keg
3. in packaging that blocks as much light as possible (like a 12 pack carton)
that 6-pack in green bottles sitting in the grocery store display all lit up isn't the way to go.
(unless you like that skunk flavor...I know some Heineken drinkers that actually do.)
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