Regular Bourbon County Stout 2015 Infection

[Ziggy]

 

[CoinStarChange]

Quick story, I was visiting my grandmother who lives in Florida (a place with a golf course, everyone drives a golf cart around, etc). We are at the clubhouse and there is an elderly man was drinking Budweiser through a feeding tube attached to his stomach. Man's still gotta drink!

 

[boogercrack]

Quick story, I was visiting my grandmother who lives in Florida (a place with a golf course, everyone drives a golf cart around, etc). We are at the clubhouse and there is an elderly man was drinking Budweiser through a feeding tube attached to his stomach. Man's still gotta drink!

Life Goals.

 

[linnymtu]

All mine from Nov 5 have been good

 

[SSTroller]

Finally opened a '15 Prop last night with my family. Definitely not infected and was actually a lot better than the pour I had at FOBAB. I was actually able to pick out the pecan and pepper flavors, even with my sinuses jacked due to allergies. It did start getting way too sweet for my tastes as it warmed and I was glad I only had to tackle 4-5oz.
I only had it in the fridge since the infection rumors started flying, otherwise it sat in my janky 50-60 degree "cellar".

 

[arren]

I opened a BCBS from Sept or so over the weekend, and it was great, but I noticed a crazy amount of fig and plum. Maybe it was just my palate at the time, but it definitely was toeing the line between imperial stout and old ale.

Funnily enough, I actually preferred it to reg BCBS.

 

[boogercrack]

I opened a BCBS from Sept or so over the weekend, and it was great, but I noticed a crazy amount of fig and plum. Maybe it was just my palate at the time, but it definitely was toeing the line between imperial stout and old ale.

Funnily enough, I actually preferred it to reg BCBS.

 

[arren]

Yeah I confused myself there.

tl;dr I opened a BCBS and I liked it

 

[actualethos]

I haven't had a bad regular one yet. Coffee, Barleywine, and Prop '15 I have have great bottles and also terrible bottles.

 

[Treebs]

Had a Prop 15 at DLD. It wasn't infected, it just tasted like ****.

 

[RedCoffee]

Had a Prop 15 at DLD. It wasn't infected, it just tasted like ****.

Same, I think.

By that point I was no seeseroni, but it wasn't overtly infected gross... and it wasn't good either. powz87 helped kill a lot of it.

 

[disapowzment]

Same, I think.

By that point I was no seeseroni, but it wasn't overtly infected gross... and it wasn't good either. powz87 helped kill a lot of it.

I was thirsty in the morning damn it

 

[jdd419]

I will take all the 15 prop no one wants. I think it's awesome.

BCBS is drinking great too. I think it's one of the best fresh BA beers I've had recently. I had one a few weeks ago and it was still great. I dumped the Coffee and BW. Couldn't do it.

 

[mjohnson171]

Opened up an Oct 22nd bottle. Tasted like ****.

 

[disapowzment]

Opened up an Oct 22nd bottle. Tasted like ****.

Sameses. Opened one earlier this week. Couldn't make it past the second sip.

 

[RedCoffee]

When these taste ******, is there any application they would still work for? Would they still make decent BCBS chocolate cake or frosting or whatever? Trying to think of what I'll do with all of the bottles I have left if they suck.

 

[Scalzo]

When these taste ******, is there any application they would still work for? Would they still make decent BCBS chocolate cake or frosting or whatever? Trying to think of what I'll do with all of the bottles I have left if they suck.

BRAISING LIQUIDS?

 

[RedCoffee]

BRAISING LIQUIDS?

That's what I'm thinking. I've always considered using one for chili. But if it's a straight up vinegar stout now...

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

When these taste ******, is there any application they would still work for? Would they still make decent BCBS chocolate cake or frosting or whatever? Trying to think of what I'll do with all of the bottles I have left if they suck.

I don't think any non-cooked application works because the off flavors will still be there. Depending upon what unwelcomed compounds are in the beer you might be able to cook down the beer and boil off the awfulness. Maybe turn it into a marinade. The problem is that some compounds, like lactic acid, boil at a higher temperature than water so you would really have to concentrate to get it that hot.

 

[disapowzment]

That's what I'm thinking. I've always considered using one for chili. But if it's a straight up vinegar stout now...

I have a 14 I'd be down to donate if you're going to make bcbs chili

 

[RedCoffee]

I have a 14 I'd be down to donate if you're going to make bcbs chili

Let's see if any of these 15s I have are still workable first but otherwise I say we dooo eeet.

 

[dgoogle]

Just opened an oct22. Sour, metallic and drain pour after 2 sips.

 

[GetchaPull]

Sipping on an Oct 6 bottle. No issues. Hoping this reality holds out for the rest.

 

[JulianB1]

Sipping on an Oct 6 bottle. No issues. Hoping this reality holds out for the rest.

This is all I have, I've drank at least a dozen and not had a single problem. Not worried at all about the case I've got left.

Anyone have theories as to what might have caused this? Contaminated bottling line/equipment due to improper sanitation on specific days?

 

[Treebs]

This is all I have, I've drank at least a dozen and not had a single problem. Not worried at all about the case I've got left.

Anyone have theories as to what might have caused this? Contaminated bottling line/equipment due to improper sanitation on specific days?

Rumor has it the new fancy bottles AB spent millions on to market and create actually lead to a design that doesn't allow for proper sanitation. If true, the irony is unfathomable.

 

[Art Vandelay1]

Had about 6 from 3 different dates, no issues.

 

[ASUBeer]

I opened up a 13.7% on Friday. I don't remember th date. It tasted fine but when I poured it I got more head from a BCBS then I ever have. It actually spilled over my glass.

 

[mjohnson171]

This is all I have, I've drank at least a dozen and not had a single problem. Not worried at all about the case I've got left.

Anyone have theories as to what might have caused this? Contaminated bottling line/equipment due to improper sanitation on specific days?

My completely speclative, non-supported, working theory is GI's new process for all barrel aged beers. They basically brew the beer at the brewery, pump it to a tanker, drive the tanker over to their barrel warehouse, where they pump the brew into barrels, then move the barrels to a resting place somewhere in the barrelhouse. Then when it's time to bottle they move the barrels back to where they were filled, dump them from barrels back into a tanker, then drive the tanker back to the brewery, pump the brew into a brite/holding tanking, then bottle.

There's a lot of transfers/different touch points involved in that process. A lot more chances for something to go wrong or contamination to happen.
It probably doesn't matter with Sofie or the Sisters, but a stout.....

 

[yamar68]

Anyone have theories as to what might have caused this?

Are you actually wondering if anyone here has a theory about this?

I remember my first beer forum.

 

[JulianB1]

Are you actually wondering if anyone here has a theory about this?

I remember my first beer forum.

That's true, I should have specified "theory that actually has some actual knowledge of the commercial brewing process and science to support it".

I think, at least from the perspective as a homebrewer who's a fly on the wall at a local commercial brewery, what Treebs and mjohnson17 have suggested has plausibility. As opposed to dumb ***** on some other channels posting **** like "Rare can't be infected, it was the same base beer as 2014 BCBS and that batch was fine".