Regular Bourbon County Stout 2015 Infection

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The link in that article was messed up, this one works:

http://gooseisland.com/bcs-refund.html

The neck label and a photo of the back of the bottle (with the bottling date) can serve as proof of purchase.

Beers eligible for refund include:
  • Bourbon County Stout Original Date Codes: 10/9/15, 10/12/15, 10/21/15, 10/22/15, 10/23/15, 10/26/15, 10/30/15, 11/4/15, 11/5/15
  • Bourbon County Stout Proprietor’s Date Codes: 9/18/15

Looks like 10/6 (the date all my bottles have) isn't eligible for a refund. Which doesn't surprise me as all of those have tasted great.
 
So for each bottle you need a photo (doesn't specify color photo, although the example given is) of the back of each bottle. That's going to be some tedious (and potentially expensive, if color required) printer use.
 
JulianB said:
The link in that article was messed up, this one works:

http://gooseisland.com/bcs-refund.html

The neck label and a photo of the back of the bottle (with the bottling date) can serve as proof of purchase.

Beers eligible for refund include:
  • Bourbon County Stout Original Date Codes: 10/9/15, 10/12/15, 10/21/15, 10/22/15, 10/23/15, 10/26/15, 10/30/15, 11/4/15, 11/5/15
  • Bourbon County Stout Proprietor’s Date Codes: 9/18/15

Looks like 10/6 (the date all my bottles have) isn't eligible for a refund. Which doesn't surprise me as all of those have tasted great.
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Mine are all 10/20. Are they walez now?
 
JulianB said:
The link in that article was messed up, this one works:

http://gooseisland.com/bcs-refund.html

The neck label and a photo of the back of the bottle (with the bottling date) can serve as proof of purchase.

Beers eligible for refund include:
  • Bourbon County Stout Original Date Codes: 10/9/15, 10/12/15, 10/21/15, 10/22/15, 10/23/15, 10/26/15, 10/30/15, 11/4/15, 11/5/15
  • Bourbon County Stout Proprietor’s Date Codes: 9/18/15

Looks like 10/6 (the date all my bottles have) isn't eligible for a refund. Which doesn't surprise me as all of those have tasted great.
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That explains why the 10/6 bottle I had on Saturday tasted great. I have one bottle left, hopefully it's not one of the infected dates listed.

I read part of the article, now I can't access. They are guessing that it get infected during transport?
 
matedog said:
That explains why the 10/6 bottle I had on Saturday tasted great. I have one bottle left, hopefully it's not one of the infected dates listed.

I read part of the article, now I can't access. They are guessing that it get infected during transport?
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Use porno mode in Chrome to get around their dumb paywall. This is the relevant part you're referring to:

"Ken Stout, Goose Island's president and general manager, said the brewery has worked for months to identify the source of the contaminant. Its working theory is that the lactobacillus lurked in the tanks used to transport the beer from the brewery's barrel-aging warehouse to its Fulton Market bottling facility. "
 
JulianB said:
Use porno mode in Chrome to get around their dumb paywall. This is the relevant part you're referring to:

"Ken Stout, Goose Island's president and general manager, said the brewery has worked for months to identify the source of the contaminant. Its working theory is that the lactobacillus lurked in the tanks used to transport the beer from the brewery's barrel-aging warehouse to its Fulton Market bottling facility. "
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Wouldn't they all be ****ed then? Why are my 10/20 bottles special?
 
Goose is taking a hard line stance that Proprietor's MSRP is $15/bottle. I can't wait until either the rage or cowering comes from the retail side on this. Binny's charged $24/bottle at the Goose Island event at LP.

We'll see how they respond or if they respond now that I've asked why we can't just exchange our bottles for prior year variants that they charged up to $150/bottle in the taproom a few months ago. Prop is Chicago only so in theory anyone who bought one could just go to the taproom.
 
I remember back when this was first addressed on Facebook, people were asking Goose if they should hold on to their bottles or drink them ASAP. Instruction was to drink them ASAP.

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I've been informed by two retailers who wish to remain anonymous that cases of Goose Island Proprietor's cost them $185, which is $15.42/bottle. Apparently Goose Island expected retailers to sell those bottles at a loss if MSRP is $14.99.
 
I have a case of 9/30 that is good, a bottle of 10/25 good & 5 of 10/21 that are bad. Score!
 
Gehrig13 said:
I have a case of 9/30 that is good, a bottle of 10/25 good & 5 of 10/21 that are bad. Score!
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Good luck, 2/3 of the 9/30s I've opened have been bad. Pretty sure the rest of mine are the same date.

Does this mean I'm SOL even though I've already poured two stouts that taste like pennies down the drain?
 
Well, my remaining 11 bottles are all 10/12, so I guess I'm getting some phat stacks. Weird thing is I had one not too long ago and it was fine. I popped one in the fridge to try tonight, it would be pretty neat if mine were more-or-less fine but I got $15 for them. Especially since I got them for <$15 each.
 
stupac2 said:
Well, my remaining 11 bottles are all 10/12, so I guess I'm getting some phat stacks. Weird thing is I had one not too long ago and it was fine. I popped one in the fridge to try tonight, it would be pretty neat if mine were more-or-less fine but I got $15 for them. Especially since I got them for <$15 each.
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stupac2 said:
Well, my remaining 11 bottles are all 10/12, so I guess I'm getting some phat stacks. Weird thing is I had one not too long ago and it was fine. I popped one in the fridge to try tonight, it would be pretty neat if mine were more-or-less fine but I got $15 for them. Especially since I got them for <$15 each.
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Drinking one right now, if I strain I can taste infection, but otherwise seems fine! Hard to know how much longer I have with them, but I think if I move them to somewhere cold they'll probably be more-or-less okay for a few more months. Seems like if you have to have an infected batch, 10/12 is the one!
 
The 9/30 I had last night was the least "bad" of the 3 off bottles, but still not great. Maybe that's why it's not on the date list
 

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