Burnside Brewing Bottle Infections?

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by checktherhyme, Aug 30, 2012.

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  1. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Pundit (890) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    I just opened a bottle of Burnside Brewing IPA and right when I opened it, I could tell something was off. It exploded with carbonation. Then when I went to pour it, the beer immediately turned into foam. I emptied the glass and tried again, but it did the same thing. I even tilted my glass and poured extremely slowly. The tiny little bit of beer that I could taste was tart and yeasty. Obviously something went wrong.

    Has anyone else noticed this? Or did I just get a bad bottle. The store I purchased it at only had it in for about 40 hours, so I doubt it is anything they could have done. I couldn't find a Julian Code or bottle date, but there is a 137 below the health warning. Could be a batch number or something.
     
  2. barleywinefiend

    barleywinefiend Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2007 Washington
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    I had a similar experience. My review was harsh.
     
  3. ramnuts

    ramnuts Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Oregon

    At the risk of sounding like a troll, what motivated you to buy their IPA in a bottle initially? Other than their stout, they rank a 2-3 at best here, in all other categories. IMO, one of the worst IPAs in PDX, hands down. Only Captured by Porches comes to mind, otherwise.
     
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  4. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Pundit (890) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    I had met one of the reps and I like to try anything new that comes to town. Regardless of reviews. I will try it again too when the problem is corrected.
     
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  5. barleywinefiend

    barleywinefiend Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2007 Washington
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    Scratches head. Ok. So you don't care about reviews and will try it again anyways.?! What was the point of this thread? You like beer reps and enjoy bad beer despite bad experiences of yourself and others.
     
  6. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Pundit (890) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    It has nothing to do with that. I got a free bottle and thought it was infected so I wanted to know if other people had the same problem. What is wrong with that? The reason I would like to try it again is so I can get an opinion of my own. $6 is not that much, even it isn't great. I hate to judge a beer, if it wasn't the way the brewers intended it to be.
     
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  7. ramnuts

    ramnuts Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Oregon

    Your initial post said that you purchased it, not that it was a free bottle. I am still confused.
    There are lots of solid NWIPA products out there, why go back to the trough if you bought a bad bottle?

    "The store I purchased it at only had it in for about 40 hours, so I doubt it is anything they could have done."
     
  8. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Pundit (890) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Sorry, "the distributor I got it from...". Either way, that was not the point of the thread. I just wanted to know if other people had problems with any bottles. Who cares what I choose to drink.
     
  9. HuskyinPDX

    HuskyinPDX Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2011 Washington

    Yeah, mine tasted bad. Carbonation was fine. Not a good beer, so move on.
     
  10. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,215) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    How do you know it was infected and not over-carbonated?
     
  11. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Pundit (890) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    It had a strong yeasty flavor and was very tart. Nothing that was reminiscent of an IPA. Everything was off, and funky.
     
  12. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,215) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Yeasty flavor couldve been from the high carbonation re-suspending the sediment (assuming these are bottle conditioned). Tartness couldve been from carbonic acid. Not saying you are wrong but I find bacterial infections in IPAs somewhat unlikely because of the higher amount of hops used.
     
  13. hopsbreath

    hopsbreath Savant (1,133) Aug 28, 2009 Florida

    I've always wondered if CBP's IPA is an inside joke. The damn thing is called "Invasive Species" almost as a wink to the microorganisms inside. They're one company that just needs to rebrand and sell everything they make as American Wilds. It still wouldn't be any good, but at least then they could sell it for twice as much to burgeoning sour drinkers.
     
  14. Shmeal

    Shmeal Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2009 Oregon


    ....and then they would leave the Cantillon and Upright for us!
     
  15. boMD

    boMD Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Oregon

    CBP sucks. Except that Berliner Weisse they made in 2010. They actually made an infected beer taste good. Of course they haven't brewed it again.
     
  16. hopsbreath

    hopsbreath Savant (1,133) Aug 28, 2009 Florida

    Upright sucks... Same as Primus though, not like CBP.
     
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  17. ajramirez1

    ajramirez1 Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2011 Washington

    Nah Burnside beer just sucks that much, it really does...ur bad for buying a bottle from that brewery
    A-
     
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  18. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,622) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    I habe to say i have never experienced any problems with the bottles i buy here in Salem.
    Maybe just lucky
     
  19. barleywinefiend

    barleywinefiend Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2007 Washington
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    With so many great NW IPAs it will be hard for me to give this a 2nd go...
     
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  20. dwitt24

    dwitt24 Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2011 Washington

    Burnside is G Awful...
     
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