jimmarshall
Well-Known Member
I may be asking a stupid question here, but I don't know a whole lot about the style, or the ingredients used. Is a certain amount of skunkiness allowed or acceptable? Is it a requirement?
I ask this because all of them I've ever tasted (European and Czech styles, never had a German Pilsner) has been skunky. Not horrible, but just a slight aftertaste. What's the deal? Is this a characteristic of a certain ingredient? You can't tell me that every one of dozens of different beers were mishandled?
I ask this because all of them I've ever tasted (European and Czech styles, never had a German Pilsner) has been skunky. Not horrible, but just a slight aftertaste. What's the deal? Is this a characteristic of a certain ingredient? You can't tell me that every one of dozens of different beers were mishandled?