Wednesday, June 13th, 2007...8:17 pm
Factoid Number 6
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Whilst at the Touch Rugby series at Geroge Heriot’s RFC this evening I decided to savour one of my favourite refreshments, Corona Beer. As always, I was offered a slice of Lime to place in the neck of the bottle. I wouldn’t quite class this as sacrilege, but I have often wondered why one would do this to a bottle of beer? In the past, I have always gone with the notion that:
‘Well, the Mexicans do it so I will too!’
Tonight, I decided to enquire. Interestingly it has nothing to do with enhancing flavour!
Why do they put a slice of citrus lime into the beer?
As always, there is an element of Science to this 
4 Comments
June 13th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
To keep the flies away from the precious liquid?
June 14th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Well done Fearghal! And in a record time!
Will see you for a Corona soon!
Tess
June 14th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
I’ll hold you to that
September 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Am enjoying your factoids having just discovered your blog. I also heard that the lime sterilises the mouth of the bottle! i.e. the acidic PH - could be a myth!
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