Yes but...
When you get that first Star do something with it that might not make sense at first:
When the bottle has been uncapped put your thumb over the opening, invert the bottle and immerse the neck in a clear glass of clean water. Now take your thumb away and watch what happens next.
If things go as usual you will end up with a certain amount of glycerine in the bottom of the water glass, added to the beer as some sort of preservative, I guess.
Or you may notice a funny odour and taste to your beer. That will be formalin, also added as a preservative. It is the same stuff an undertaker uses in the States when preparing a corpse.
I reckon I should do just fine, having been pre-pickled by now from my time in West Africa.