Beer better in bottle then on tap.

Maybe it was the price that left a bad taste in your mouth.

 

The issue may ultimately be that the keg was old. You can't control the time it was sitting around vs buying a bottle off the shelf with a freshness date on it.

Also, tap lines may be dirty, glass might have not been cleaned properly... Lots of factors can determine why it may taste different/worse.

 

But how do you know the keg wasn't old?

 

Normally, I much prefer draft. However, last weekend I had Bourbon County Stout on draft at the Station Tap room in Vermont. It was good, but not as good as from the bottle.

 

I felt the same way when I had it this weekend on tap...was not impressed at all. Kind of sucks because I like this beer and would love to go to the bar I got it at frequently as its pretty cool.

 

I had heard that they went through some equipment/process changes in the past year and that was why some of their beers (especially Lunch the Elder) drank pretty different than previous batches - it may be worth trying again down the road in a keg from a different batch.

 

I'm sorry, what?

 

Coffee in hand - check, popcorn - check this one is going to get good!

(I can't wait to see this $hit storm.)

 

My anecdotal opinion is that CBC's Audacity of Hops is better out of the bottle than on tap...

 

I'm rather disappointed..... Oh well, back to enjoying some brews