Anyone use New Belgium bottles?

[Calder]

I got a lot of New Belgium bombers which I have been using. Probably about 50 of them.

I have not had any blow on me, but I inspect the bottles every time I empty one, and have been finding a number with circumerential cracks. I toss them when I find one like that.

These bottles are probably about a year old. I have maybe 100+ other bomber bottles, many being several years old, some 15 years old, and have never found similar cracks with any of them, just the New Belgium bottles.

Anyone else have similar experience with these?

 

[ronjonacron]

I like their shape and have several of them. Never noticed any unusual cracking over several uses.

 

[andrewmaixner]

That reminds me that I was considering buying a bunch of full bombers to reuse for bottling -- are there any (ignore MBC, not buying that to drink first) that are reputed to not be good?

 

[BigPerm]

I have a ton of them. I preferentially save them because I like the design. I've never noticed a defect and never had one blow. FWIW.

 

[pdxal]

Don't think I've ever bought one of their bombers aside from La Folie and those have been fine for me. Their 12 oz bottles seem thin and I have had one crack while capping, though.

 

[Calder]

I like their shape and have several of them. Never noticed any unusual cracking over several uses.

I have a ton of them. I preferentially save them because I like the design. I've never noticed a defect and never had one blow. FWIW.

There is nothing special about the shape or design of my bottles. These are pretty standard bomber bottles. Their 12 ozs bottles have an unusual shape, but I'm not talking about them.

 

[Psylocide]

That reminds me that I was considering buying a bunch of full bombers to reuse for bottling -- are there any (ignore MBC, not buying that to drink first) that are reputed to not be good?

Most BMCs won't work because they are twist-offs, fwiw.

Never heard of any (barring this thread) that wouldn't work fine.

 

[fuelish]

Never have used their bomber bottles, but the 12 ozers have been fine. I've cracked a few bottle necks capping over the years, but nothing that points to any individual brewer....well, perhaps, I've had a few Stella Artois (spelling?) bottles fail in bottling, to name the most common, but...it's rare and uncommon, just the one I've had a lil bit of trouble with, for whatever reason.....bottle design??? capper??? capping method??? ...dunno, but....everything in life is a crapshoot, New Belgium bomber should generally be just fine

 

[beersk]

DON'T USE THEM. I have the scars to prove it. The glass is weak and cheap. Seriously, inspect them, I bet you'll fine little fissures in almost all of them.
Had one break as I was prying the cap off, cut 3 of my fingers pretty deep.

 

[FrozenOcean]

Before I started kegging, I used twist-offs all the time. Never had a problem, and never needed a bottle opener!

 

[olotti]

Prob 90% of my bottles are nb the labels come off easy and that's why I have em. I had one crack at the neck when bottling and another developed a long crack from neck to bottom but other than those two they've been fine.

 

[pdxal]

Before I started kegging, I used twist-offs all the time. Never had a problem, and never needed a bottle opener!

Never had any oxidation issues?

 

[FrozenOcean]

No. If gas permeability was a problem, wouldn't it show up in a loss of carbonation? Never had that either.

 

[pdxal]

No. If gas permeability was a problem, wouldn't it show up in a loss of carbonation? Never had that either.

Thanks.