MAKING HAVDALA OVER SMELLY WINE ETC.
SEIF 1 (Cont.)
Rav Akiva Eiger says, even though Kiddush cannot be made over wine having a bad smell, it would be permitted to make Havdala with it, since this wine is no worse than using beer. The Mishna Brura argues with this, saying that this wine is worse than beer, since the Pasuk of "if you serve this to an officer, would he accept it?" should apply to Havdala as well as Kiddush. So although one may use beer which has a naturally pungent taste associated with it, bad smelling wine is worse, since there is something intrinsically wrong with it.
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