notbob wrote:
>
> On 2008-07-15, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> > Back when I was a big beer drinker, I noticed a very
> > rare phenomenon. On three occasions, I got a can of
> > beer in which it seemed as though the bubbles were
> > smaller (not that I think that's really possible,
> > but that's what the mouthfeel was like) and the beer
> > had a slight citrus taste. I'm wondering if those
> > could have been cans that failed the pasteurization
> > process.
>
> Not sure what you mean. Are you referring to Coors or just some beer? Coor

I believe the first can I encountered was Coor Light,
and the subsequent two were Keystone Light. This would
probably have been in the 1990's.

> didn't pasturize and pasturizing is just a post brew warming/time process.
> I don't pasturize and on a bad day, I can make a better beer than canoe
> beers. OTOH, I used to notice that about Coors. It seemed to have smaller
> bubbles than other beers. Might be due to the continuous refrigeration.
> Cold beer holds more carbination at what feels like smaller bubbles than
> warm beer.

I forgot to mention that these three cans of unusual
beer were cloudy. (I always pour beer into a glass.)
That's another reason I thought they might be unsterile.

> BTW, warm beer is not a bad thing. And typically, warm is not warm like
> sake, but usually at room temperature in cool countries like UK. My first
> experience with warm beer was San Miguel, bottles that were cooled to night
> temps. Very tasty and a big surprise. I really liked it, both light and
> dark. US canoe beers taste horrible when not ice cold, cuz they actually
> are horrible beer!

I had to Google that term:

Why is American beer like having sex in a canoe?
It's ****ing close to water.