anonymousNetUser wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> 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 pasteurize 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.
>>
>
> Real beer isn't sterile, nor is it made in sterile surroundings. It is
> made in sanitized surroundings. Look up the difference.
>
> If the beer was cloudy, two possibilities: One is "chill haze"--this is
> protein that was not settled out of the beer during brewing or lagering
> and it becomes apparent when the beer is cold. The other possibility is
> active yeast that continued to grow in the can (i.e., it wasn't
> pasteurized correctly).
>
> Either way, it's perfectly okay to drink.

If it was pasteurized, cloudy, and sour (citrus), it was probably
infected. Not deadly, just unpleasant.