Dammit, don't skunk my beer.

[manpower]

So I'm home for break and my parents have the habbit of leaving beer out on the porch or in the garage, which sucks. Let me tell you why. Yesterday we go out and buy a 12 of Bud in bottles. I have some, it's tasty. But today it got up to like 50, then went back down to sub freezing after dark. So I go and grab one right now, and it's damn near skunked. I mean, I'm still drinking it, but damn, it's much more bitter than last night.

Anyway, share your stories of skunked beer. Why it sucks and how much you paid your roomate to drink that one that was rolling around in your trunk for a month.

[emonrad87]

Was at my grandma's and there was some old beer in the basement that had to be about 10 years old, but i was desperate.

[ThaSaltCracka]

beer always belongs in a fridge, unless there is snow on the ground.

[Inthacup]

Bud in bottles. I have some, it's tasty .

hahahaha

[juanez]

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Yesterday we go out and buy a 12 of Bud in bottles. I have some, it's tasty......So I go and grab one right now, and it's damn near skunked. I mean, I'm still drinking it, but damn...

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I'm happy to hear your priorities are right, I mean skunked Bud better than nothing. But fresh Bud....tasty? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Corey]

Beer which will be consumed within a month should always be in a fridge, no doubt about that. Also, remember beer in the fridge should never be stored on its side.

Cellaring beer and wine presents problems that you must actively seek to prevent, but that's a thread unto itself.

That being said, skunking usually results from rapid changes of temperature, not necessairly being too cold or too hot. Direct sunlight will just accelerate this process. Humidity changes can also affect cork or not-properly sealed bottles (home-brews can succumb to this).

[jakethebake]

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Bud in bottles. I have some, it's tasty .

hahahaha

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Nice post. And it isn't close.

[Shajen]

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Bud in bottles. I have some, it's tasty .

hahahaha

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Nice post. And it isn't close.

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One man's piss is another man's Pierrer*

*I have no clue how to spell this word. Damned French.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Your first problem is you're drinking Bud. It's pre-skunked.

[JPinAZ]

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That being said, skunking usually results from rapid changes of temperature, not necessairly being too cold or too hot. Direct sunlight will just accelerate this process. Humidity changes can also affect cork or not-properly sealed bottles (home-brews can succumb to this).

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Skunked beer is caused by UV light affecting the acids from the hops used. While extreme fluctuations in temperatures can cause off flavors, it does not skunk beer.