It just seems ironic that many of the European beers that we try to emulate are packaged in green bottles.
They taste as skunky in Germany. I learned to avoid any with dust on them, and to grab a case several down from the top of the stack to minimize light exposure.
I used to drink grolsch while over there. Sometimes it was ok. Sometimes not.
Yeah, I used to get so frustrated with those green bottles back then. I’d get a pretty good Grolsch, then the next few would be skunky. I found one of the 5 liter mini kegs of it one day, actually dated pretty fresh given the shipping distance, and it was really, really good. I haven’t had Grolsch in years - I’ve heard it has declined in recent years, but that fresh keg was tasty.