This is one the most-asked questions in our tasting room. Can the cold beer people buy from our brewery’s coolers get warm? Will that affect the flavor? We’re happy to report that letting cold beer come to room temperature has no effect on its flavor.

At Allagash, we store almost all of our beer cold. The main reason we do this is because ultimately cold beer will stay fresher, longer. That being said, it is an old pervasive myth that cold beer, when warmed to room temperature, will go “skunky” or bad. Skunking is a reaction caused by light interacting with a chemical compound found in hops and has nothing to do with temperature. The technical off flavor name of skunky beer is “lightstruck” and is most common in beer packaged in clear or green glass.