Glass Door Fridge for Cellaring

I have a glass door fridge in my garage, I shove my cellaring beers in the back as far from the door as possible. 95% of the time the garage is fairly dark to begin with and I haven't had any beers that I think have suffered

 

I have a cardboard cutout that I put behind the glass door to block light. It's not pretty, but does the trick!

 

I have plenty of lighting in my garage but my freezer doesn't have a glass front so I can't comment on whether over time the beers will or won't be light struck. I would err on the side of caution because of the time and money I have put into aging beer. You could put some blackout film on the outside of the glass. Or spray paint the glass.

 

I'm searching for a True Cooler and I have thought about this. My garage is usually closed and dark but I have considered some limo quality window tint on the cooler door. I also considered adding a switch on the interior light.

 

mine is a true and it came stock with a fluorescent interior light that can be turned on or off, it is not controlled by the door opening.

 

Or just remove the bulb......

 

I have a True sliding door cooler, I just used this stuff,
http://www.tapplastics.com/product/window_films/window_tint_films/vinyl_cling_window_films/272.

Also took out the fluorescent bulbs. Light struck problems eliminated.

 

Removing the bulbs will solve the light problem but the ballast still continues to use energy and create heat. I'm an electrician so rewiring or adding a switch is no big deal to me.