TRUE STORY (photo)

[jonaken]

So a friend and fellow homebrewer gave me a 6-pk of his Russian Imperial Stout to drink. Which tasted AWESOME. I even let others try it and they also thought it was great. I was down to my last one and was savoring the thought of drinking this smooth high ABV delicious beer when I popped the cap this is what I saw! (see photo). I called him up and we laughed about it while we were trying to figure out how the heck could that have got in there. He sanitized right before he bottled and capped so it must of snuck in then. Well at least he died HAPPY!!!

Adventures in homebrewing.
Jon

 

[lebucheron]

Should post this as a "Is this an infection? I think I ruined my beer." thread.

 

[brycelarson]

How did that bottle taste?

This is part of the reason I use a bottle washer before my cleaning sequence. There's stuff in some bottles that won't come out with just a soak.

 

[wilserbrewer]

You left out the best part of the story...did you drink it?

 

[passedpawn]

Spider? That is frigging nasty. That one is a dumper, and probably the rest too. Of all things, that I cannot stomach.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I think SWMBO would NOT be cool with this. She would probably never drink a beer again.

 

[onthekeg]

I would have drank that right up. I have had flies in my beer glass before and scooped them out and kept drinking.

 

[solbes]

For a good RIS, I think I'd consider consumption. Std beer and it would go right down the drain.

 

[robanna]

Dose this fall under: Never dump your beer!!! Patience IS a virtue!!! Time heals all things, even beer! or spiders

 

[Homercidal]

What's worse than finding a spider in your beer?

 

[sasky7777]

What's worse than finding a spider in your beer?

Two spiders?

 

[tre9er]

What's worse than finding a spider in your beer?

finding all the beer in the spider

 

[xjmox14x]

Could've been the last bottle of the best beer in the world, and I'd still dump it. Hell. No.

 

[Curtis2010]

What's worse than finding a spider in your beer?

Pubic hair?

 

[passedpawn]

What's worse than finding a spider in your beer?

Finding half a spider. [shudder]

 

[tre9er]

Finding half a spider. [shudder]

Spitting out half a spider after taking a drink, only to NOT find the other half in the bottle....DUN DUN DUNNN!!!

 

[fastenova]

Gross. I consider myself a man's man in most ways, I love getting greasy working on cars, I like house projects from plumbing to roofing to electrical, love beer, scotch, and cigars, but there is no way in hell I'd drink that. I hate spiders. If it were any other bug (fruit fly, ant, etc.) I'd probably flip it out and drink the beer, but spiders, no way. Anything with more than 6 legs is just too creepy to ingest or even be around food in my book.

 

[Mikespunchlist]

I would'a dug him outta there with my pocket knife, poured what was left in a tall glass to check for legs and such and pending no legs, feet or pieces, drank that beer. I would then follow it with 2 shots of Jim Beam to sanitize.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Hmmm. Makes me wonder. If a poisonous bug steeped in your bottled beer, would it denature the proteins that form the toxin?

Imagining taking a swig from a bottle that housed a recluse. Talk about rotgut.

 

[EnjoyGoodBeer]

I would'a dug him outta there with my pocket knife, poured what was left in a tall glass to check for legs and such and pending no legs, feet or pieces, drank that beer. I would then follow it with 2 shots of Jim Beam to sanitize.

Lmao, Ditto.

 

[foodplusbeer]

The Itsy Bitsy Spider crawled up the Imperial stout,
Down came the cap, and blocked the spider's out,
Out came the man, and pryed off that cap,
And the Itsy Bitsy Spider.... aww crap!

 

[scottab]

should post this as a "is this an infection? I think i ruined my beer." thread. :d

lmao!!

 

[jonaken]

FYI: I absolutely did not drink, I dumped. 🍺the spider was soaked in there for awhile.

 

[passedpawn]

Nasty nasty things. I'd have smashed that whole thing with a rock. Yech.

 

[nukebrewer]

Pending verification of the type of spider, I would have removed said spider and drank the beer. All spiders are poisonous to some extent or another, but if it was a deadly variety, now way. Anything else and I'm good to go. I've definitely scooped bugs out of my beer and kept on drinking.

 

[robanna]

I think your friend may be confused as to what a hop spider is.

 

[gingerdawg]

One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the thick head. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer, and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer, and started yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU BASTARD!!!!

Replace fly with spider, Guinness with RIS and it works....

 

[Homercidal]

Whatevs. I bought a box of dried crickets and a box of dried larva at a nearby theme park for the fun of it. I doubt they tasted half as good as a nice Russian Imperial Spider Stout.

 

[RmikeVT]

Best Beer Food pairing ever!

You all are over reacting about a little spider in a beer. My biggest conflict would be....do I drink the beer before I eat the Russian Imperial Spider or do I Eat the Russian Imperial Spider and then Drink the beer.

 

[Homercidal]

Spider shot, beer chaser!