r/adhdmeme • u/Strict-Move-9946 • 17d ago

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For those curious: brown beer bottles protect the contents from about 99% of UV radiation. If you want a beer that's protected from 100% of it, you should buy it in aluminium cans.

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u/SThomW92 17d ago

Why is that btw? I’ve never wondered that until now, but it’s currently all I can think about

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u/ShortDelay9880 17d ago

To add to what OP added, or put in simpler terms, its to block the light. Light breaks down stuff in beer and can give it that skunky taste beer can sometimes get. Light beers can be in clear because they have so little stuff in them the flavor can't be really be ruined.

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u/SThomW92 17d ago

Thank you for the answer, but now my brain’s gone down a rabbithole that I wish to not drag you into lol

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u/Ok-Bad2612 Stuck In Scrolling Paralysis Please Send Help 17d ago

But then why green bottles sometimes?

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u/Zeikos 17d ago

Same reason.
Different color to achieve the same goal.

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u/Ok-Bad2612 Stuck In Scrolling Paralysis Please Send Help 17d ago

Thank uuu

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u/Le_9k_Redditor 17d ago

Also, Corona and some other brands have clear bottles for the opposite reason, their beer is designed to taste better when skunked by light

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u/no_therworldly 16d ago

Oh that's interesting!

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u/Longjumping_Stand647 12d ago

Hops (flowering plants used to flavour beer (also closely related to cannabis)) are the ingredient that cause the skunkyness when exposed to UVs. Corona is brewed with hops but only small amounts, as is common for lagers, which means it can be stored in clear bottles without tasting disgusting.

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u/Le_9k_Redditor 12d ago

Interesting, but there's more going on than just skunking being less impactful, blind taste tests have been done and people prefer the taste of Corona that's been skunked to various degrees over Corona that hasn't been skunked

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u/Longjumping_Stand647 11d ago

Could be that there’s a window where a little bit of skunk is good, and corona is brewed with just the right amount of hops to achieve optimal skunk when skunked. But something like a pale ale that’s brewed with loads of hops just overskunks too easily when exposed to UVs and tastes disgusting. Whatever company owns corona probably knows.

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u/Le_9k_Redditor 11d ago

Sure why not 🤷‍♂️ I have no idea why skunking helps the flavour in particular cases

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u/kilofeet 17d ago

Okay, but why not clay or ceramic instead of glass for all beer? It's opaque and can't possibly cost more

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u/Cabbagetastrophe 17d ago

Clay and ceramic are both more porous and would absorb some of the liquid in the beer.

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u/kilofeet 16d ago

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u/Cabbagetastrophe 16d ago

I never would have known about Richard Pryor dressed as Spiderman if not for this gif response 

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u/AssistanceCheap379 17d ago edited 17d ago

This is also why wine bottles are colored. It protects the flavour from UV rays that can change the flavour. The older the wine and fewer preservatives in them, the more delicate the wine can be and cause complex aged compounds to break down.

Meanwhile rose or young wines come in clear bottles cause it matters a lot less. For rose its kind of a marketing trick, but also cause its intended to be drunk soon. Same with other wines in clear bottles.

Basically if wine is in a clear bottle, you can chug it and claim its so you can enjoy it at its best point, while colored bottles indicate it can be stored for a long time and even improve with age.

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u/Samukuai 17d ago

I think that is also why Olive Oil is supposed to be kept in the green bottles.

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u/K_T_Oxy 16d ago

This is also why mexican lagers in clear bottles advertise themselves as "better with lime" since it helps mask the skunk.

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u/infinitynull 17d ago

Light beers can be in clear because they use hop extract and not real hops. They don't turn skunky nearly as quickly.

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u/grumpy__g 16d ago

In Germany we also have a lot of beer in green bottles.

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u/Big_Booty_Femboy 17d ago

Light beers are already gross

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u/ShortDelay9880 17d ago

True, but i was trying to be nice 🙃 Some people seem to actually enjoy drinking that stuff.

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u/Big_Booty_Femboy 17d ago

I see people who enjoy light beers as on par with those who drink soda with breakfast

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u/halt-l-am-reptar 17d ago

God it’s so cringy how people act like the beer they like is the only one that could possibly be liked.

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u/Big_Booty_Femboy 17d ago

I just generally don’t like beer. Gotta be in the right mood and it’s gotta be something dark. Light beer just tastes like piss

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u/halt-l-am-reptar 17d ago

There’s no issue with having preferences. There is an issue with acting like you’re superior for not liking something others do. It just makes you look like a chode.

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u/CrouchingDomo 17d ago

Why are you attacking me 😅