Did I get a bad bottle of Delirium Tremens?!?!

[GodsStepBrother]

I had this exact same experience with Dogfishhead "Red & White," non the less drank every last drop, good to know it was just yeast.

 

[Fishin-Jay]

I've had about a dozen DTs and all but one or two had the floaties. Like others have already said, it tastes fine and has not deterred me from drinking more!

 

[Barc]

No chunks or Floaties in my Noel Christmas night, you guys getting chunks are pouring them carefully the same way you do a homebrew right?

Yes. I pour them probably more carefully than I do a homebrew simply because I know they are there but it is no use. These little floaties are always there. I left one in the fridge for more than 3 months to see if it would settle completely. Less than 1/4 way through the pour, they came out. I've had this happen with both Tremens and Nocturnum. The only difference between them is that Tremens has light colored floaties and Nocturnum has dark colored floaties.

It doesn't really bother me since I know there are there and are probably yeast. I'd just like to know if the flavor profile is different between those with and without the floaties.

 

[Rip]

...maybe a little late to jump on this wagon but I've read that 'snowflakes' in a beer are a good indication of either mis-handling or an old brew. Precipitated proteins:

Page 73, 'Tasting Beer' by Randy Mosher.
Old or Mishandled Beer. A haze, often accompanied by small "snowflakes" of precipitated protein, is a common feature of seriously old beers, especially in pale imported lagers. Multiple cycles of cooling and warming accelerate the process.

 

[jkarp]

...maybe a little late to jump on this wagon but I've read that 'snowflakes' in a beer are a good indication of either mis-handling or an old brew. Precipitated proteins:

Naw, Belgians generally don't share our obsession for clear beer. I've had Tremens straight from the tap in Brussels at the Delirium Taphouse and it had floaties, just as intended.

 

[teranine]

Still has floaties and first time I've seen or noticed this. DT Tremens is still one of my favorite beers.

 

[Thirdthorpe]

Totally normal for DT from my personal experience and from the reviews I've read. I had the exact same concern when I tried my first bottle.

On a side note though, popping a bottle of DT has become a "studying for finals" tradition for me. Started a couple years back when I was just getting slaughtered by a programming class. The night before the final I decided to take the edge off the feeling of impending failure by having some DT. I wound up getting nice a fuzzy that night while studying. The next day I walked in and turned into the rainman for that final and aced the bastard. I've made DT a standard before every final since, mainly its just and excuse to drink more DT. Either way, E = MC^hammered!

 

[countshockula]

A few years ago, I had a few Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPAs that had the "Snowflakes" in them. Tasted fine though.

 

[pkrath84]

Had the same experience with DT earlier this year. Tasted great, but turned off some friends from drinking craft beer...turn I brought out a White Chocolate.

 

[Cyclman]

I have not had the Noel, but DT is one of the only beers that ever made me want to gag...it was like drinking Dubble Bubble in a bottle. I must have an extreme sensitivity to this flavor.

I love Belgians, Orval, Duvel, Dubbles, Triples, Saisons, Farmhouses...but this one, IMO, there is no good bottle.