Splain this please - (hives from bottled beer)

Have any of you heard of this?
My mother-in-law gets hives whenever she drinks bottled beer. Not canned beer of the same brand, only bottled. Every bottled beer too, not just some brands. My father-in-law claims to have tested this phenomenon by slipping her some without her knowing (after her hives cleared up she was not very happy). WTF?
I am tempted to see this for my own eyes every time I visit. I just can't figure out how to get away with it.

Sorry if this was not the right place to post this. I couldn't think of anywhere else.

Try a corked bottle. Does she get hives when she drinks wine. She may have a sensitivity to the rubber seal on the bottom of the caps, the only thing I can think of.

BarleyWater said:

Try a corked bottle. Does she get hives when she drinks wine. She may have a sensitivity to the rubber seal on the bottom of the caps, the only thing I can think of.

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She does not have problems with wine. That is an interesting idea.

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BarleyWater said:

Try a corked bottle. Does she get hives when she drinks wine. She may have a sensitivity to the rubber seal on the bottom of the caps, the only thing I can think of.

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OOOOOOHHHHH, I think you could be onto something there...that would make perfect sense....no one has glass allergies...right?

If she is sensitive to the rubber seal, has she ever sodas from a bottle and had a reaction?? Is that seal similar to beer bottle caps?

This curious.

Brew-Happy said:

If she is sensitive to the rubber seal, has she ever sodas from a bottle and had a reaction?? Is that seal similar to beer bottle caps?

This curious.

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I am not sure. I'll dig deeper. Now, where are my beer caps?

Brew-Happy said:

If she is sensitive to the rubber seal, has she ever sodas from a bottle and had a reaction?? Is that seal similar to beer bottle caps?

This curious.

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It doesn't look similar at all to me, so I doubt it. But then again, what do I know?

I don't think it's the glass. Glass is pretty much inert or whatever you call it. Won't react to anything. Must be the caps or seal.