Westmalle Problem. What the hell???

[mroberts1204]

I just opened a 11.2 oz bottle of a Westmalle Tripel after having it sit upright in my fridge for a few days. Immediately after opening the bottle, it started pouring foam out of the top. After having paid about $5...I'm a little unhappy. Has this ever happened to anybody else?

 

[weirdboy]

You only paid $5 for it? Nice!

I haven't had a gusher before, but I have had flat ones in the past. I've been able to go back and get a refund when I've actually tried it in the past.

 

[HairyDogBrewing]

I've had the same on several different Belgian brands.
They're bottle conditioned to much higher pressure,
so some of them try to crawl out of the bottle.
Not a problem.

 

[Shooter]

I had a Westmalle Tripel tonight and it was fine, but last night I had a Dubbel and it foamed out the top. It happens now and then.

 

[DrinksWellWithOthers]

Same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago with a Westmalle Tripel. It had been sitting in the fridge for a few months. Took it out and placed it on the table and opened it up and it foamed all over the place. Lost about half the bottle...

 

[mroberts1204]

Its a great beer but I feel like foaming out of the bottle is pretty weak. I was a little disappointed...but for some reason knowing that it has happened to other people makes me feel a little better.

 

[DelftBlue]

Never had a foaming problem with Westmalle Tripel and I drink it a lot - I can buy in the supermarket for about $1-50.

Here's a rarer bottle I bought about a month ago - it was probably about 30 years old. Unfortunately, the beer itself was past it's best.

 

[babalu87]

Need to chill it and then let it warm a little prior to opening.

 

[Girlsfartoo]

I paid $17 for a 22 oz of Jolly Pumpkin's Bam Biere (specialty beer stores in Philly have a 100% markup it seems). The same thing happened. It was also undrinkable. I've enjoyed that beer before but this bottle was sour enough to let us know something went wrong.

I hope that makes you feel better about your waste of $5