Hi Andy J.
All hops came for Europe (actually the middle east). The most expensive hops
(not available to us home brewers) are still the European hops. I travel
quite a bit and have drunk the same beer in its home area. No skunk to be
found in that beer. The skunk shows up when the beer sits on the tarmac for
four or five hours because of technical problems with the airplane. Or
because the beer sits in the store for some days to weeks under fluorescent
light (high in UV light). The American/Canadian hops, those hops go skunky
under the same conditions.
Eddie V.
"Andy j." > wrote in message
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> "Sabia Vanderzeeuw" > wrote in message
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> the Grolsch beer supplied in
> > green bottles often has a "scunky aroma and taste".
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> I think the "skunky taste you are speaking of (also found in other
> european lagers) is merely the flavor of the hops they use over
> there......different altogether in taste than american/canadian
> beers..just different not bad neccessarily.......Andy J.