WHY IS MY BEER BOTTLE WAXED?

Every year around this time, beer lovers find themselves blessed with prized bottles of barrel-aged stout.
Most of the brown bottles have been dipped in wax – a thick coating that covers the cap and drips down the neck.

Every year around this time, beer lovers find themselves blessed with prized bottles of barrel-aged stout.
Most of the brown bottles have been dipped in wax – a thick coating that covers the cap and drips down the neck.