Clear Glass Bottles

[nr706]

Can anyone shed light (no pun) on the reason Samuel Smith insists on putting its beer in clear glass bottles?

[john b]

My guess is that some marketing consultant told them that it looks "classy" or "unique" and would result in greater sales.

[nr706]

As a marketing consultant, I doubt that's the reason. And I believe they've been doing it for decades, if not centuries - well before anyone with any self-esteem would have labeled him/herself a "marketing consultant."

[ghostrider]

I wonder the same thing about certain olive oil bottlers.

But in both cases, it lets you see just how appetizing the product looks, & has certainly gotten me to buy some. I just make sure it remains in a dark place when I get it home except while in use.

[BrentKulman]

Samuel Smith's is not alone; a number of the other English brewers also bottle their beers in clear bottles despite all evidence of the dangers of doing so.

[john b]

Samuel Smith's is not alone; a number of the other English brewers also bottle their beers in clear bottles despite all evidence of the dangers of doing so.

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...and I can't remember one clear glass English beer I've had that hasn't been skunked to some degree, so I've stopped buying beer in clear (and green) glass.

[babyluck]

Regardless, I've never had a bad bottle of Sammy's, have you?

(Sorry, just noticed john pretty much just said that he has--for me, every Taddy Porter is just as perfect as the next.)

Edited February 14, 2005 by babyluck (log)

[nr706]

Regardless, I've never had a bad bottle of Sammy's, have you?

(Sorry, just noticed john pretty much just said that he has--for me, every Taddy Porter is just as perfect as the next.)

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That was kind of the point of my original question - a lot of their beers I've had have a bit skunky. And they're not cheap beers. I store my beers in the dark, but obviously I have no control over how much light the stuff is exposed to before it gets to me. And most of the places I buy it have it under fairly bright fluorescent lights.

But then, on the rare occasion I get Heinekin, I avoid the green bottles and go only for cans - those bottles get skunky, too.