Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin BW 2014 Infection??

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  1. KAP1356

    KAP1356 Maven (1,314) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I just received 3 bottles of this yesterday. Cracked one open because I was so excited, and low and behold, it was infected. It was NOTHING like how it should have tasted or smelled (based off reviews and some Youtube reviews). I was seriously disappointed and am now wondering whether my other 2 bottles are infected as well.

    Has anyone had this experience with this beer? Have all bottles been infected? It doesn't appear that anyone has mentioned this yet, so I'm holding out hope that my other 2 are not infected.
     
    #1 KAP1356, Oct 14, 2014
  2. Graviz

    Graviz Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Colorado

    What makes you feel it was infected? How did it taste or smell?
     
    #2 Graviz, Oct 14, 2014
  3. matedog

    matedog Crusader (457) Jan 25, 2010 California

    Had it on tap at Rare Barrel on Sunday. Tasted great.
     
    #3 matedog, Oct 14, 2014
  4. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    i hope not. i had 2 infected ones last year. bought a bunch this year to make up for it

    opened 1 and it was fine. was hoping to cellar the others a while
     
    #4 Black_Rider, Oct 14, 2014
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  5. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
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    Cracked open a 2014 couple weeks ago... no infection. Tasted great. That's unfortunate to hear. Did you try the other bottles?
     
    #5 Rollzroyce21, Oct 14, 2014
  6. PeakedInHighSchool

    PeakedInHighSchool Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2013 Missouri

    I had one a couple weeks ago that was fine. Bummer, enjoyed it. I picked up mine in Denver right before GABF.
     
    #6 PeakedInHighSchool, Oct 14, 2014
  7. Dan_Inreallife

    Dan_Inreallife Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 Colorado

    The bottle I drank last week was fine, definitely not infected. Why do you think your bottle was infected? If you could elaborate on off-flavors and signs that would be helpful. Also, are you certain you have 2014 bottles?
     
    #7 Dan_Inreallife, Oct 14, 2014
  8. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Forgive me for asking but someone has to - did you for whatever reason actually wind up with bottles of Dark Pumpkin Sour?
     
    #8 MrDave, Oct 14, 2014
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  9. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Instead of coming on ba and declaring a beer infected why don't you discretely contact the brewery and ask them instead?
     
    #9 SFACRKnight, Oct 14, 2014
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  10. _morandi_

    _morandi_ Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2014 California

    Had one a few weeks ago while in CA, tasted awesome! Bought two more... you're making me nervous, hope nothing developed in the bottle. Can you elaborate on what made you think if was infected?
     
    #10 _morandi_, Oct 14, 2014
  11. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Or at the very least give some description of your experience other than "it didn't taste how it should." This shit's for the birds.
     
    #11 mikeburd1128, Oct 14, 2014
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  12. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    yes, god forbid he start a thread about a beer on this site. maybe he already did contact the brewery..

    personally i'm glad this was started. this issue came up last year. if it's happening again i would like to know about it
     
    #12 Black_Rider, Oct 14, 2014
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  13. Crookdrain

    Crookdrain Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2010 New York

    Had one the other night - purchased in NYC last week. Absolutely delicious and not infected. Not sure about Almanac's history of infection/bottle variation though, as NYC just started receiving bottles last month.
     
    #13 Crookdrain, Oct 14, 2014
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  14. ColForbinBC

    ColForbinBC Pooh-Bah (2,495) Sep 9, 2005 New Jersey
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    This was my initial assumption as well.
     
    #14 ColForbinBC, Oct 14, 2014
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  15. kristougher

    kristougher Initiate (0) Jun 27, 2013 North Carolina

    Had one last night, definitely not infected
     
    #15 kristougher, Oct 14, 2014
  16. KAP1356

    KAP1356 Maven (1,314) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    To answer everyone's questions:

    1. It was overwhelmingly sour and had a very strong acidity to it - both in the nose and in the taste. There was a small presence of pumpkin in the background, but it was completely overshadowed by flavors of lactic funk. I knew there was an issue with it the second I opened and smelled from the bottle.

    2. The bottle was labeled as the correct beer. Having never had the Dark Pumpkin Sour, I wouldn't be able to tell the color or body apart from the Heirloom Pumpkin BW, but I am 97% sure it was the correctly labeled beer.

    3. I have already contacted the brewery and alerted them to the issue in the event that others might assert the same claim.
     
    #16 KAP1356, Oct 14, 2014
  17. rather

    rather Initiate (0) May 31, 2013 California

    so it's most likely a mis labeled beer.
    do you not like sours?
     
    #17 rather, Oct 14, 2014
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  18. KAP1356

    KAP1356 Maven (1,314) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I don't mind sours at all, in fact, I'm quite fond of them.

    However, the issue is that if I wanted to purchase a sour, I would have. Instead, I specifically purchased the HP BW and, if your theory is true, got something other than what I purchased.
     
    #18 KAP1356, Oct 14, 2014
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  19. beerhunter

    beerhunter Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Had it last year, was great. As far as the color goes, the heirloom pumpkin is a dark amber and i've never had te dark pumpkin but googled it and it is a stout so it would be easy to tell the 2 apart.
     
    #19 beerhunter, Oct 14, 2014
  20. KAP1356

    KAP1356 Maven (1,314) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I figured it was more "stout" in color. Hence my thinking it was infected rather than mislabeled.
     
    #20 KAP1356, Oct 14, 2014
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