Oxidation

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When a packaged beer is stored for a period of time, it stales, or oxidizes. Different beers stale at different rates and develop off flavors. The rate of oxidation goes up as the temperature goes up. Oxidation is familiar to drinkers as a papery or cardboard like character in both taste and aroma.