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skaghevn wrote:If you're interested in it, I'd suggest finding your Saison Dupont somewhere dark -- picked up a light-struck bottle just the other day.
Not to say your case is wrong. Are you (or othes on the BT) certain this is from skunking? People have claimed to have 'light struck' Dupont from smaller 375 ml bottles that were fresh. The problem is they are in brown glass that blocks UV rays. In those cases the subjective impression is from the beer's funky character, not the hop oils breaking down into sulfur compounds (skunk.)
I am considering putting out a Saison Dupont in the light for a while to see if it changes. And to echo others I've bought 'old' store shelf Dupont 750's from Buffalo that were wonderful and tasty. Not a whiff of Heineken in sight (or smell)...
skaghevn wrote:If you're interested in it, I'd suggest finding your Saison Dupont somewhere dark -- picked up a light-struck bottle just the other day.
Not to say your case is wrong. Are you (or othes on the BT) certain this is from skunking?
I've quite enjoyed Saison Dupont in the past & pretty much devoted this summer's beer drinking to saisons, and so feel comfortable in saying that it's the beer, not me.
skaghevn wrote:If you're interested in it, I'd suggest finding your Saison Dupont somewhere dark -- picked up a light-struck bottle just the other day.
Not to say your case is wrong. Are you (or othes on the BT) certain this is from skunking?
I've quite enjoyed Saison Dupont in the past & pretty much devoted this summer's beer drinking to saisons, and so feel comfortable in saying that it's the beer, not me.
Buying them right from a sealed case is the surest way then. The window displays... worst.
