You’ve probably wondered why the beers are almost all the same on the outside: a dark glass bottle with a label and a hard-to-remove cap.
What is certain is that this decision is made by the manufacturers to preserve better flavor and quality in one of the most famous drinks in the world, since this product contains a plant called hops which, in contact with the sun, becomes bitter. They say there’s nothing worse than a hot beer.
Chuck Skypeck, director of technical brewing projects for the Brewers Association, told ‘CNN’ that with the bright light a photooxidation reaction takes place which creates the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol, resulting in a “skunk-like” flavor.
Therefore, to prevent UV rays from penetrating the drink and altering its contents, a color change to a darker glass has been made. However, beer, being a food product, also expires, so it is important to consider its expiry date.
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And the green bottles?
Initially, the brewers decided to implement green bottles, but over the years they realized that the darker it was, the better its reaction repellency. And although forSome companies still keep this shadeThey do it because it’s part of their brand and corporate identity.
“Many European brewers use green glass. His green bottles are his image. And again, we’re talking decades ago, there was a certain association of quality and uniqueness with green glass,” Skypeck said.
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The study ‘Effect of UV-C disinfection of beer – Sensorial
Analysis and Ranking of Consumers’, carried out by the Journal of the Institute of Brewing, showed that consumers had a greater preference for beers that have not been exposed to the sunabove those who had been.
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Regarding the choice of glass, it is said that this material is perceived as more respectful of the environment, since it is more easily recycled than plastic.
Regarding the choice of glass, it is said that this material is perceived as more respectful of the environment, since it is more easily recycled than plastic.
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