2013 victory at sea bad?

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  1. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    I just opened a Ballast Point Victory at Sea coffee vanilla Porter. I bought it because it is at #71 on the 250 best beers list. When I opened it, it had a strange, fishy smell. My wife and I both agreed it tasted like a dead halibut shoved up a skunk's ass. We had to drain pour it. Has anyone else experienced this? It had to have been bad or infected, because nobody would purposely sell a beer that tasted like this.
     
    #1 Casey3236, Nov 17, 2013
  2. HugeBulge

    HugeBulge Savant (1,132) Dec 31, 2012 New York

    I had it on tap at the pony bar in manhattan on monday. I thought it was more amazing than I remembered.
     
    #2 HugeBulge, Nov 17, 2013
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  3. MetalMountainMastiff

    MetalMountainMastiff Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2012 California

    The only Victory at Sea here is still in the old labels. But i've never had a bad bottle over all the years. In all my home brewing and beer drinking i've never had a fishy infection....my friend just said it must be a "yeast" infection and I thought she was being serious :|
     
    #3 MetalMountainMastiff, Nov 17, 2013
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  4. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    This was the new label. Bought at Wegmans today. I'm telling you, this was bad. It tasted like bad fish smells. What bothers me is I bought 2 bottles, and I'm afraid to open the second one. It was really that bad!
     
    #4 Casey3236, Nov 17, 2013
  5. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    had the Victory at sea old label it was great have not seen the new labels in Minneapolis
     
    #5 gatornation, Nov 17, 2013
  6. FishAndBeer

    FishAndBeer Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2011 Wisconsin

    open second one and let us know. If its bad as well, email the brewery and let them know!
     
    #6 FishAndBeer, Nov 17, 2013
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  7. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Fish and Beer now that is a BA i would want on this post :slight_smile:
     
    #7 gatornation, Nov 17, 2013
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  8. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I remember an off balanced bitterness. But no fishy aroma or taste.
     
    #8 Shroud0fdoom, Nov 17, 2013
  9. BBAVUSO21

    BBAVUSO21 Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2013 New York

    I drink Victory At Sea a lot haha. Its one of my favorite beers. Never had that problem. Sounds like an infected bottle
     
    #9 BBAVUSO21, Nov 17, 2013
  10. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Again, this was absolutely undrinkable. I have had bretts, sours, all sorts of unusual flavors. This had to be a mistake. The label was a light colored background, unlike the one used on this site when I looked up the beer. Please let me know if anyone else experiences this. Thanks guys and gals.
     
    #10 Casey3236, Nov 17, 2013
  11. dianimal

    dianimal Savant (1,006) Apr 18, 2012 California

    Drank three bottles in the past week and they were all delicious. No fishy taste at all.
     
    #11 dianimal, Nov 17, 2013
  12. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Sounds like you got the new "Shooting Fish In A Barrel" barrel aged version, should taste like dead fish and gunpowder :slight_smile:

    But seriously, never had a problem with this beer, I suggest you open the other bottle, if it's some sort of widespread infection it's likely not getting any better and you should notify the brewery, if the second bottle is fine you just got an off bottle. Doesn't hurt to notify brewery of that either, they lift hook something up and it's always good to get that sort of info back up the chain.
     
    #12 vthippie, Nov 17, 2013
  13. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Haven't had this yet, picked a bottle up and put it back down when I was at Wegman's tonight. But that does sound like some sort of infection, and it can't hurt to notify BP either way.
    Good luck on the second bottle and let us know!
     
    #13 beerjerk666, Nov 17, 2013
  14. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    There's a new label this year?!
     
    #14 alucard6679, Nov 17, 2013
  15. JayPeso

    JayPeso Zealot (703) Oct 25, 2013 California

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    Haven't had the new label yet, but I've never had a problem with any Victory at Sea in the past...
     
    #15 JayPeso, Nov 17, 2013
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  16. Hophead21

    Hophead21 Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2013 Pennsylvania

    What part of PA?
     
    #16 Hophead21, Nov 17, 2013
  17. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    They do put fish on their labels...
     
    #17 UCLABrewN84, Nov 17, 2013
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  18. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Downingtown.
     
    #18 Casey3236, Nov 17, 2013
  19. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    I have been messaged by a Ballast Point rep who gave me an email to report my experience. Strong work when the brewers are viewing these message boards and trying to fix problems or answer concerns.
     
    #19 Casey3236, Nov 17, 2013
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  20. solo103

    solo103 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2012 Florida

    They revamped a lot of there labels this year.
     
    #20 solo103, Nov 17, 2013
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