Kind of off topic here, but I think I've now heard the comment along the lines of "Jester King's beer got infected and they couldn't fix it, so they just ran with it" enough times that I feel the need to respond via blog post and/or video or something sometime in the near future. It didn't bother me much at first, but I've now heard it enough where I'm starting to think it's a problem, and that rumor is swallowing historical fact.
All anyone who wants to see how we've gone about fermentation over the years has to do is look back through our blog posts. It's all laid out in words and photos right there. For instance, during our construction I was posting on our blog about our first "coolship", which I put on our roof to capture airborne yeast and bacteria to inoculate our barrels. The first beer we ever brewed (not released, but brewed) was Boxer's Revenge, which
we intentionally inoculated with a slurry of bugs.
I suppose my question is whether I'm overreacting here? How much has this rumor spread over the years / how pervasive is it? I've heard it enough times now, including from some people who frankly should know better, that I'm feeling the need to respond. Thanks!