Dan Pratt wrote:
 
>>It is actually true that light affects the taste of bottled
>>alcoholic beverages (especially beer), but it is not the result
>>of a process that affects the alcohol molecule.  Rather, it is
>>a complex interaction of light, yeast, hops and various other
>>ingredients added for various flavors.  Beer that has been
>>ruined by exposure to light is referred to as "light-struck".
 
Dan, I was wondering : when some one talks about skunky beer or skunk beer,
is that a bastardization of "struck" beer?
Linda Derry
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Alabama
>>Dan Pratt Panamerican Consultants, Inc. Tuscaloosa, Alabama