tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post6951924658913626497..comments2023-07-10T00:44:36.377-07:00Comments on Seeing The Lizards: I Can See All Obstacles in My WayLizard Seerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-74452441887610783402015-11-08T12:54:01.264-08:002015-11-08T12:54:01.264-08:00Get a corona, or a Green King IPA works fine too. ...Get a corona, or a Green King IPA works fine too. Sit it on a windowsill in sunlight for a day or two... more than enough exposure. Chill. Crack open the bottle about half a foot from your nose and "waft".<br /><br />Aroma is sort of animal, almost musky... a bit like the smell when you wander near badger setts.<br /><br />You adapt to it pretty quickly. Once you're drinking the beer the aroma will likely be unnoticeable unless the beer is really strongly skunked.Yvannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-13753455670675925642015-11-08T12:51:10.338-08:002015-11-08T12:51:10.338-08:00The reaction that creates the "lightstruck&qu...The reaction that creates the "lightstruck" aroma occurs very quickly. Doesn't require direct sunlight either. Just UV.<br /><br />UV also breaks down various other flavour compounds.<br /><br />Putting beer in clear glass is always a quality compromise.Yvannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-3896337494514566652015-11-02T11:19:59.932-08:002015-11-02T11:19:59.932-08:00I would guess that most people drink bottled beer ...I would guess that most people drink bottled beer fairly soon after they've bought it. If so, the effect of light upon the beer would be minimal.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-91640175820007002932015-11-02T08:34:43.397-08:002015-11-02T08:34:43.397-08:00Just as a brown bottle isn't a guarantee of go...Just as a brown bottle isn't a guarantee of good beer, neither does a clear bottle inevitably indicate that the contents are crap. Some of the beers you mention (plus some from Charles Wells) are actually pretty decent, even if not achingly craft.<br /><br />I'd be genuinely interested to be given a tutorial in how to recognise lightstruck beer, as it's not something I've ever noticed as such.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com