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1. My hatred of green bottled beer (skunk piss) goes back to rolling rock in my grad school days..

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:31 PM

Mar 2013

never could get why people raved about Moulson, Moosehead, Heineken, etc - all in green glass. Open the bottle and it smelled like someone ran over a skunk. I figured maybe I was just genetically more sensitive to that smell.....so no green bottled beer for me, going back 35 years!

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Heineken skunk explained [View all] HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 OP

My hatred of green bottled beer (skunk piss) goes back to rolling rock in my grad school days.. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 #1

I'm not a beer drinker, but when I used to occasionally drink beer, valerief Mar 2013 #2

No, that wasn't from green glass... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #3

I gotta learn how to read!!!! valerief Mar 2013 #7

the pine is from a very hoppy beer - Anchor Liberty is amazingly piney. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 #4

Ah, I hate cilantro, too. nt valerief Mar 2013 #6

Alba Scots Pine Ale Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #16

wow - that's a new one for me....will have to seek it out. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 #17

from here in Sweden, N�rke Kaggen Stormaktsporter from �rebro. �l �r Konst! � Beer is Art! Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #18

yes, that's on my list...we tend to go exclusively stout/porter these days! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 #20

I've wanted to try that, but could never find it HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #19

Fraoch is excellent Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #21

I love the Kelpie ale, made from seaweed. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #25

I've never had that, or even heard of it HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #26

Some hop varietals add a piney note to beers HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #8

Thanks, but pine taste is blechy. nt valerief Mar 2013 #12

The I'd guess that you would hate SeattleVet Mar 2013 #15

Yep. Gimme a bourbon any day. nt valerief Mar 2013 #23

You're doing it wrong. OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #13

Heineken in a can ??? Purplehazed Mar 2013 #5

Heineken in Holland comes in brown bottles SwissTony Mar 2013 #9

Heineken is also skunky because it's mishandled jmowreader Mar 2013 #10

They should re-name their U.S. product 'Hiney-kin' pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #11

I'm an expert on this subject King_Klonopin Mar 2013 #27

I've Been Drinking Heineken For So Many Years, I Like The Skunkiness. Paladin Mar 2013 #14

Me too - Heineken for years. tosh Mar 2013 #24

Sorry. I couldn't read that. Skunk beer sucks. Let me repeat that. Skunk beer sucks. talkingmime Mar 2013 #22

Hundreds of pallets of Schlitz sat in the sun for months at Cam Ranh Bay DemoTex Mar 2013 #28

Yea, sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #35

Good times, bro! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #37

One of our tricks sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #38

I am surprised you all don't know this! Taverner Mar 2013 #29

The only Tripel Karmeliet I've ever had was a brown bottle HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #30

Lucky dog - how was it? Taverner Mar 2013 #31

My review of it HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #32

I'm drinking a Heineken sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #33

Carta Blanca is quite good for the price. Much better than the grossly overrated Corona. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #39

Modelo is my favorite in that bracket, but I'll take a CB over Corona any day. bluesbassman Mar 2013 #40

Modelo and Negra Modelo are both tasty, especially the latter. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #43

I prefer Bohemia or Pacifico for Mexican beers. Yavapai Mar 2013 #44

Gotta show this thread to my Mom. She considers herself to be a beer connoisseur - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #34

I'm a beer snob, I'll admit it HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #36

What about this project? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #41

I like this one too HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #42

Maybe Santa would leave a new liver under that tree. Yavapai Mar 2013 #45

I like the midwestern houses outside... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #47

Brown bottles maintain the true flavor of the brew, and that is what I always prefer. Zorra Mar 2013 #46