Refunds for 2015 Regular BCBS and 2015 Prop

Contaminated not infected. Infected means pathogen related.

 

FIFY

 

This has been discussed ad nauseum. Technically you are correct, but "infection" has become so widely used you may as well tell the rain not to fall.

 

Well, my bottle last night changed things for me. Oct22 date, purchased in Chicago either on Black Friday or a week or so later, kept in my basement around 60* since purchase. Very little carbonation, no head on an aggressive pour that dissipated quickly. Definitely had a metallic smell to it, taste was off with a little bit of a sour finish that seemed to fade as the beer warmed a little. It wasn't in every drink I took but some more than others. It wasn't undrinkable but it definitely wasn't of the same quality as I had originally and while golfing on Sunday, was missing the rich sweet flavors. I've got 2 left, we'll see how they go.

 

Had another FL purchased BCBS last night, Oct 5, 2015 I believe. **I enjoy the infection scare as I'm drinking these like local hops!

Tasted as great as ever. It's a shame there are bad bottles (or that ALL will eventually become bad) because this is the best BCBS year I've had fresh.

 

Sept 20th purchased in San Francisco or Sonoma County. Nothing off detected by any of the 3 people who drank it.

 

Bacteria doesn't fall under that umbrella?

 

To me, contaminated could mean it has chemical contamination (lead, arsenic, etc.) in the beer, whereas infected pretty obviously means the beer has some sort of microbial contamination that has produced off-flavors. I doubt anyone thinks the term infected means that the beer has influenza.

 

Just out of curiosity, has anyone with a bad bottle reached out to GI yet?

 

I agree, and would argue that infected is the correct term as the beer has a pathogen causing the issue.

 

Many people have mentioned that they have earlier in the forum

 

Thanks! Missed that, but I admittedly skipped a page or two :-)

 

In case you haven't tried a soured one yet, the brewpub's calling it "Playing with Fire" and selling it on draft for $4.

 

Damn! I have quite a few in the cellar. I think I have had 4 bottles since the release, and they all have been fantastic.

 

Opened another 10NOV15 1124 tonight. Seems like an appropriate beer for watching the storms roll through.

As before, this one's sublime. Will be holding off on opening the others for a while now. Cheers!

 

It would be if it was harmful to the person, but in this situation, whether it was lacto, pedio or acetobacter causing the contamination these are not pathogens. I haven't heard of anyone getting sick after drinking any of the bad goose island bottles as of yet.

 

I reached out to Goose Island again this week and they reiterated that "they are offering no further refunds"

 

People who have these infected bottles need to contact GI and keep the pressure on. More people who contact them, the more they understand the magnitude of this issue.

 

If I remember correctly though, many people ended up enjoying that batch.

 

Had a bottle stamped 20OCT15 1939 14.3% last night with no issues.