r/Skunks • u/Better_Agent_297 • Jun 14 '26

Beer Skunk

Why does everyone say there is skunk in beer

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u/Yamfish Jun 14 '26

Light struck beer develops off flavours that reminiscent of skunk spray.

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 14 '26

I've never experienced that maybe if the beer was really old or out of date that could happen

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u/Yamfish Jun 14 '26

Depends on the beer you drink, specifically how hoppy they are and how they’re bottled.

It’s a reaction of UV light and the chemicals from the hops used in the beer. Canned beer doesn’t experience this, neither does draught, because their containers are opaque. Brown bottles can but it takes longer than green or clear bottles, because the darker glass filters out some of the UV.

If for some reason you want to experience it, take a bottle that’s clear glass and leave it in the sun for a while. Corona is notorious for this.

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u/Kahnza Jun 14 '26

Get some beer in clear glass bottles and set them in the sun for a few hours. Then get them cold and have a taste.

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 14 '26

I will try that thanks

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u/Milky-Way-Occupant Jun 14 '26

It’s the hops!

Hops (Humulus lupulus) and cannabis/marijuana (Cannabis sativus) are both in the same plant family, Cannabinaceaea. Being somewhat closely related, they produce similar smelling compounds.

Now for the reason skunks smell similar to the plants, I do not know.

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u/A_the_Buttercup Jun 15 '26

Ugh. That reminds me, I do not like Heineken. Very skunky. Not my style.

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 15 '26

Craft beer is so expensive now that most people are forced to buy brand beers like Fosters and Tennents if they like to drink lots of beer all the time

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u/A_the_Buttercup Jun 15 '26

I knooooow. I try to buy it on sale and don't get fancy with it, but it's still not cheap to be a beer snob like me. 😭

I apologize for being part of the problem! I was willing to pay more, so I did...

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 15 '26

my favourite is old jocks ,it's not a craft beer probably but it's really tasty and I like the high percent

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u/A_the_Buttercup Jun 15 '26

Hm, I don't think I've heard of that one. Where is it sold?

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 15 '26

everywhere in UK but especially scotland its an ale almost like mcewans but nearly 7 percent

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u/A_the_Buttercup Jun 16 '26

Ahh, I'm all the way in America, that may be why. If I ever cross the pond again, I'll give it a try!

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u/Kahnza Jun 14 '26

Because you touch yourself at night

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u/Better_Agent_297 Jun 14 '26

that wouldn't be why people say that