Many beers come in brown glass bottles and sometimes green. But why? The answer has something to do with “skunking” – when beer produces a similar chemical compound to that of skunks. Here ...

When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a reaction takes place, creating a funky taste. ... It's why you see so many beers in brown glass bottles today.

Some beer is shipped in green glass bottles instead of brown glass. ... So, an absorbance of 10 would mean that basically no light is getting through the glass.

Why beer bottles are usually brown glass. ... When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a photooxidation reaction takes place, creating the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol.

When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a photooxidation reaction takes place, creating the compound 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol. To prevent the process of skunking from occurring, beer brewers ...

When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a reaction takes place, creating a funky taste. ... It's why you see so many beers in brown glass bottles today.

When hops in beer are exposed to strong light, a reaction takes place, creating a funky taste. The beer brewing community has dubbed this process "skunking." ...

Here's why beer bottles are usually brown glass There's a chemical reaction that means you have to protect beer from the sun. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app.