You should definitely detect some skunk in the lightstruck beer. With clear, green or blue bottles, the glass doesn’t filter out the ultraviolet and blue wavelengths that start the skunking ...

Have you ever cracked open a bottle of beer, poured it into a clear glass and left it outside sitting in the sun? Maybe you’ve come back to it after a while to take a sip – and something isn ...

Initially beer was sold in clear glass and it kept reasonably well in cool, dark conditions. But, according to Business Insider, brewers soon noticed that when the bottles were exposed to sunlight ...

This was because the clear glass allowed UV rays to penetrate the beer and alter the flavour. The solution was turning bottles brown, a darker colour which would block out the rays. After World ...

However, brewers soon realised that clear glass bottles were not apt for storing beer. Beers kept in clear bottles would, ...

So, you grab a Corona, admire how its pale golden color glints through the clear glass bottle, and crack it open only to emerge puzzled and slightly disgusted. Why does this beer smell like weed?

Heineken UK is set to launch bottled versions of its Amstel beer brand into the UK off-trade. The 4.1% abv beer has been available on draught in the UK since November 2002 and will now be sold in ...