Does Bottle Color Matter?

[petey_c]

I guess it also depends on how sensitive your palate is. Does he mean "totally skunked" in a matter of seconds or "begins to skunk"? When I take my beer outta the fridge and pour it into a clean, clear glass, I notice it tastes better after a few minutes of warming up. Not skunkier. I could be blessed with a less sensitive palate though. My loss....

 

[logan3825]

The answer is yes, and no. While brown bottle offer the most protection from sunlight it really doesn't take much to skunk a beer. I think I read it in an issue of Brew Your Own but a well hopped beer will skunk in direct sunlight in minutes. If you don't want your beer to skunk you would have to use hop extract. That is what the big boys(BMC) use. Either that or avoid sunlight like a ginger.

 

[spearko520]

The answer is yes, and no. While brown bottle offer the most protection from sunlight it really doesn't take much to skunk a beer. I think I read it in an issue of Brew Your Own but a well hopped beer will skunk in direct sunlight in minutes. If you don't want your beer to skunk you would have to use hop extract. That is what the big boys(BMC) use. Either that or avoid sunlight like a ginger.

what about daywalkers? this lambic i have says best before 03/25/2030. what were they thinking - a green bottle? it's already ruined from me holding it up to the light to read when it will be ruined by.