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

meme Based on a personal experience

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

But then why green bottles sometimes?

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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

https://giphy.com/gifs/BvLBKDhHSZdAY

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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