Newcastle

This can be a wonderful beer, really. It can be mellow, complex, with nutty flavors. Or it can be skunked like the one I am drinking right now. The light ruins the beer and makes it sharp, sour, and one dimensional. The last one I had was nectar, this one sucks. And I bought them from the same place.

See, a clear bottle depends either on intense pasteurization like Miller does or exquisite shipping and handling. To use a clear bottle, you must protect the bottles during the entire shipping process. This one was ruined.

Or you can avoid this all and have it on tap, or the new mini keg I have seen advertised. Once I see that for sale, it is bought. But for this skunked beer, if I was not so cheap I would toss it.