Beer Drinkers Challenge

[mussa]

Does anyone really know what makes beer skunked? Ive heard being exposed to sunlight does it...Ive heard being cold to warm and back does it...what exactly is skunked beer? Thats the question I'd like to know...

[rjs246]

Both of those can lead to beer becoming skunked. I also believe that age/time is a factor.

[Phanatic]

I didn't know that it had to do with light. I know rapid change in temp can spoil beer too.

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/beer-faq/part2/section-15.html

"skunking"
          When beer has been exposed to strong light, either natural or
          artificial, certain components in hops alter and produce acrid
          flavors, AKA being "lightstruck". This is why beer should be
          bottled in brown bottles. Clear bottles offer no light
          protection and green is only slightly better. Technically, light
          of wavelengths from 550 nm and below can cause photochemical
          reactions in hop resins, resulting in a sulfury mercaptan which
          has a pronounced skunky character. 550 nm is roughly blue-green.
          Bottled beer can become lightstruck in less than one minute in
          bright sun, after a few hours in diffuse daylight, and in a few
          days under normal flourescent lighting.

     "spoiled"
          Also referred to as going "off". This is a more vague term and
          often refers to beer that has not been properly stored or
          handled allowing oxidation (a cardboard taste) or other
          off-flavors resulting from contamination, overheating, etc. As
          with any fermented beverage, alcohol can also turn to vinegar,
          imparting a sour taste to beer.

[ice grillin you]

i always heard the warm to cold to warm thing was a myth

[Phanatic]

i always heard the warm to cold to warm thing was a myth

I think that depends on if the beer is pasturized or something like that...

[MURP]

go to the trusty beer advocate

http://beeradvocate.com/news/stories_read/527

[Beermonkey]

My beer pub of the week is Faegan's Cafe & Pub in Syracuse, which had a execellent draft selection & a pretty awesome toasted sirloin tip sandwich. The best of the beers I tried was War of 1812 Amber & the Southern Tier IPA, both of which were flavorful, yet clean. The Syracuse Pale Ale was weak & no man should ever drink Woodchuck Cider...ever.

Becks
Heineken
Stella Artois
Yuengling Lager
Flying Fish
Victory Hop Devil
Negra Modelo
Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Sam Smith Taddy Porter
Sam Smith Imperial Stout
Spaten Optimator
Spaten Oktoberfest
Stone Coast 840 Imperial IPA
Smuttynose IPA
New Castle
Spaten Mai Bock
Stone Coast Knuckleball Bock
Sacket's Harbor War of 1812 Amber
Southern Tier IPA
Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale
Woodchuck Draft Cider

[Rome]

Budweiser recently acquired Kona Brewing Company and they sell the beers at the local ballpark.  I tried something called Longboard Lager the other night and it was delicious.

[Father Demon]

Lona makes some of the finest beers available, in my mind.  Longboard is very good, Big Wave is very good, and I think Fire Rock may be the single finest beer I've tasted.  I haven't had the Wailua Wheat yet.

[Phanatic]

Budweiser recently acquired Kona Brewing Company and they sell the beers at the local ballpark.  I tried something called Longboard Lager the other night and it was delicious.

From what I've read it is just a brewing partnership with Anheuser-Busch's Widmer. I don't see anything about acquiring them. That could mean that Widmer will brew some of their beer stateside most likely. Kind of like Guinness brewing and distributing AB beers in Ireland or Kirin doing the same for AB in Japan. It also gives them access to one of the best beer distribution networks in the US and gets the beer out there for more people to try.

[Father Demon]

I've heard, but have not yet seen, that bottles of Kona Brewery beers are now available in the St. Louis area.  Which would lead me to think that the distro system AB uses is a primary reason for this agreement.

[Phanatic]

As Inbev has found out. The AB Distro greatly helps success and gets the beer in every market.

[Rome]

Budweiser recently acquired Kona Brewing Company and they sell the beers at the local ballpark.  I tried something called Longboard Lager the other night and it was delicious.

From what I've read it is just a brewing partnership with Anheuser-Busch's Widmer. I don't see anything about acquiring them. That could mean that Widmer will brew some of their beer stateside most likely. Kind of like Guinness brewing and distributing AB beers in Ireland or Kirin doing the same for AB in Japan. It also gives them access to one of the best beer distribution networks in the US and gets the beer out there for more people to try.

The Budweiser Rep at the ballpark told me that Anheuser-Busch had acquired the company recently.  He may have been mistaken - I really don't know.

I found this on a Google search:  http://starbulletin.com/2007/05/31/business/story03.html

It does mention a brewing partnership with Widmer there.

[Phanatic]

Budweiser recently acquired Kona Brewing Company and they sell the beers at the local ballpark.  I tried something called Longboard Lager the other night and it was delicious.

From what I've read it is just a brewing partnership with Anheuser-Busch's Widmer. I don't see anything about acquiring them. That could mean that Widmer will brew some of their beer stateside most likely. Kind of like Guinness brewing and distributing AB beers in Ireland or Kirin doing the same for AB in Japan. It also gives them access to one of the best beer distribution networks in the US and gets the beer out there for more people to try.

The Budweiser Rep at the ballpark told me that Anheuser-Busch had acquired the company recently.  He may have been mistaken - I really don't know.

I found this on a Google search:  http://starbulletin.com/2007/05/31/business/story03.html

It does mention a brewing partnership with Widmer there.

That's what I looked at too. I didn't get anything about an acquisition in my Ra Ra Yay for the company weekly email but I work in IT which means I know jack squat about the goings on...

[Father Demon]

Tuesday Night at Chevy's update.

27. Dos Equis. Boring.
28. New Belgium Fat Tire. Favorite brewery, and it's flagship beer. Nothing to complain about.
29. Michelob Amber Bock.  Good, for a macro.
30. Modelo Especial.  Pretty much El Budo-weiser-o.
31. Boulevard Lunar Ale.  I expected more, since I thought the label was cool.  Not a great beer, but nothing wrong with it.
32. Boulevard Porter.  Good.  For a porter.

Boulevard has a great sampler 12-pack out, where you get 7 different beers in the box.  I'll finish it tomorrow night at poker.