Why is lager in green bottles

But why is the glass this colour? Beer was first bottled and sold commercially in the 19 th Century and glass was chosen to keep the beverages fresh and preserved between bottling and consumption. The industry experts chose clear glass - perhaps to show-off the product inside or maybe they simply didn't think that the colour of the bottle would affect the liquid?

The clear beer bottles were effective throughout the winter but, come summer, the sun's UV rays were able to penetrate the transparent glass and turn the beer slightly sour both in taste and smell. Follow us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Lifestyle. All rights reserved. Still, they are always one of a kind, creating an inconsistency that beer geeks crave.

Only this century have Americans started exploring green glass in earnest. Sylvester was the first to unleash a version stateside when he opened Saint Somewhere in Ahead of his time, Sylvester laments how little credit he seems to get now that the trend is finally taking off.

If any brewery made green glass definitively cool, it was Jester King, which, in February of , started putting its Le Petit Prince table beer in green bottles. But, like those sideburns, green glass is not easy to pull off, and today perhaps only two dozen breweries are using it. However, some producers used green bottles for so long that it became part of their identity and it was tough to switch back. Fast forward to today, and we have brown, green, and clear bottles on the market.

You can expect the freshest draft beer at The Tap. And we have a variety of containers to choose from so you can take your beer with you around Ponce City Market.