Some folks I know are real fans of drinking beer. For me, it is a minor beverage; I tell folks it has to be a hot day, the beer is free and comes in a green bottle.
Turns out there is something to that green bottle stuff.
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Connoisseurs of beer and ale agree that beer can turn skunky if exposed to light, and that brown beer bottles prevent the most light from hitting the beer and changing it's flavor.
Here is a link to a scientific experiment that demonstrates the truth of this wisdom.
http://www.wired.com/...
It seems that beer in green bottles is primarily a marketing tool. I wonder if extra steps are taken to keep these expensive, mostly European beers fresh, or if they just sell faster than beer in brown bottles because the green is attractive?
Since I am the opposite of a beer connoisseur, I probably can't tell the difference if beer is skunky. I do think that the green bottles are prettier! Cheers!