Light struck beer at outdoor patios

i often have a ballcap on and will put it over the beer to keep it shaded if it's that sunny, typical michael jackson maneuver.

 

I try to drink in the shade if I can, or I'll put something over my beer to cover it.

I wonder if newer age hops are as susceptible to skunking. Because I see A LOT of people casually drinking their IPAs in the sun out in beer gardens.

 

I’ve never noticed skunking after just a minute or two in the sun.

 

Whenever I am outside drinking beer from a glass (e.g., baseball games) I always make sure to keep the beer in the shade. Beers will indeed get skunky (rather quickly in the middle of the day - full sun).

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Do you finish your beer that quickly?

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P.S. Different folks will have varying sensitivity for detecting various off-flavors.

 

Was outside at a local brewery yesterday and had an IPA skunk up in minutes. More on the nose than taste. The beer was aged in Spanish cedar though, which did make for an interesting array of flavors.

 

I usually just drink inside. A lot of the nicer beer places in Minneapolis have some sort of door system (usually garage doors) that they open up in nice weather making the place feel like you're outside even though aren't. Plus, I get more sun than I want from running as much as I do so I don't have the desire to get anymore while relaxing with a beer.

 

I always knew this was a thing but have really noticed it this summer and have begun to be much more cautious when drinking outside. I do like using glassware, even in my back yard, so after having a few beers turn skunky really quickly in the sun i've been keeping them in the shade as much as possible. Interestingly it was most noticed with NEIPA new-fangled hoppy beers where the change seemed to happen in a matter of moments.

 

Just so I understand correctly, you guys are saying you sense beer getting skunked after seconds in the sun? I mean, I know beer gets light struck but geez. I guess you could always use a koozie or something to cover up the glass.

Usually I'm more concerned about beer getting warm quickly rather than light hitting it. But I've never noticed any flavor differences when drinking outside on a sunny day.

 

Skunking is a chemical reaction which 'reacts' with the isohumulones provided by the hops used to brew the beers. It should be too big of a surprise that a hoppy beer style like 'NEIPA' would be sensitive here.

If you like science:

https://beersensoryscience.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/lightstruck/

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Pretty much this for me as well.

Living in Albuquerque, where the sun is dominating, never noticed any issues with my beer when drinking outside.

 

For those who are interested in how quickly beer can get skunked via sunlight:

 

Yes, I have experienced beer getting skunked within a minute of exposure to midday sun.

 

CANS ARE THE SOLUTION!!!

 

I spent 4 years in Arizona and I can confirm that I've never had light directly "spoil" my beer from drinking in direct sunshine....and I drank a lot of beer in direct sunshine.

EDIT: I think @IPAExpert69 just solved the mystery for me. I never really drank directly out of clear glasses or bottles when I was drinking outside. Almost always drank directly from can with a few exceptions. I also don't fuck with those clear bottles so there's that, too.

EDIT EDIT: But then again I recently spent about 15-30 minutes sipping very hoppy beers @ Treehouse in 90+ degree heat in direct sunlight and had no problems with the beer "skunking". The mystery remains unsolved for me, Youtube videos or no.

 

As I stated in post #6 above:

"Different folks will have varying sensitivity for detecting various off-flavors."

Maybe for your palate you are 'blind' to 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol?

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Except that I personally refuse to drink from the can (despite what John Kimmich advocates).

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I would hate to have some of your tastebuds.

 

Simple solution, just drink them faster....

Never had any beers skunk out but I try and keep them in shade to keep them cooler longer. Also I don't have it sitting for very long, I tend to sip faster than others so my beers are short lived.
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