Bizarro Brewery: Where "fresh beer" is not always better

I read and re-read this article very carefully, and it is fundamentally misusing the word "fresh" in the context of beer.

"Fresh beer" is beer that is already at its prime and has been handled and stored properly. This is always better than the same beer that's been in the bottle. If for no other reason than most bottled beer has had more exposure to oxygen.

With a few notable exceptions, the "aging" of beer doesn't occur in the bottle, since the most of the beer aging is a complex result of microbial and chemical reactions, and there are no microbial reactions in macro-brewed beer, which is almost always pasteurized.

Shame on the Consumerist for perpetuating this misleading article as well. Usually they have great posts. This one stinks (skunky?)

Update:

Rob,

you are right of course, when it comes to pasteurized beer. It was a distinction that I failed make in the post.

I have posted again on the subject, and would love your opinion on what I wrote. It should be the top post on accidental hedonist.

-Kate