I just had a strange thing happen. I was loading my fridge with homebrew to take to a party this weekend. And as I was putting stuff in I dropped one of my vintage pint bottles that was holding my Oak Aged IIPA.
It landed on it's side and the capped area hit the floor and beer started to foam out from under the cap. It started to gush out since the beer was warm.
I grabbed my capper and re-crimped it, which stopped the gushing and I put it in the fridge. I'll drink it tomororw and see if it is still carbed. I think I spilled maybe 3-4 ounces from the pint, so there is plenty left. I'd hate to waste the beer. It was a fantastic experimental batch.
I don't think the glass of the lip broke, since capping stopped the gushing rather than the whole lip shattering. These are the antique 1970's era shlitz pints I have shown pictures of, and I have had a few bust here and there, these:
But I don't think it broke.
Has anyone ever knocked a bottle cap loose before that easily? Either a commercial or homebrew one?
It landed on it's side and the capped area hit the floor and beer started to foam out from under the cap. It started to gush out since the beer was warm.
I grabbed my capper and re-crimped it, which stopped the gushing and I put it in the fridge. I'll drink it tomororw and see if it is still carbed. I think I spilled maybe 3-4 ounces from the pint, so there is plenty left. I'd hate to waste the beer. It was a fantastic experimental batch.
I don't think the glass of the lip broke, since capping stopped the gushing rather than the whole lip shattering. These are the antique 1970's era shlitz pints I have shown pictures of, and I have had a few bust here and there, these:
But I don't think it broke.
Has anyone ever knocked a bottle cap loose before that easily? Either a commercial or homebrew one?