Beer Sediment

I purchased a few bottles of Vicinity at trillium last Saturday, drank last night and did not see or notice any floaters...maybe the end of the barrel when bottling?

 

I've had some of Trilliums IPAs and they are definitely unfiltered. Unfiltered IPAs are just that unfiltered. So they will appear cloudy and have some "floaters" in them occasionally. A bar I went to one time filtered a local UNfiltered DIPA because some customers thought there was something wrong with it. It TOTALLY changed the flavor of the beer. When I drink an unfiltered IPA from a bottle I even swirl the last bit around before pouring it out to get all of the sediment. Enjoy those Trillium beers!!

 

Unfiltered beer doesn't mean cloudy.Any decently brewed beer (with the exception of wheat beers) will drop bright without being filtered.

 

You are correct...should have worded that a little better..."So they occasionally will appear cloudy and have some "floaters" in them."...better placement of the word "occasionally".

 

Probably just protein. I always get this in Great Lakes beers after they get about 2 or 3 months old. It has no effect on flavor though.

 

It's probably caused by your bottle being the last one to be filled from the bottling tank. Unless you see legs on these specks or some movement from them, go ahead and drink 'em.

 

The reasoning? If the brewery can sell you a bottle that's 5 or 10% gunk, they can sell more bottles per batch.

Send it back and ask for a properly filled one. You're paying for beer, not yeast.

 

I don't think this is the case here. East Coast IPAs all seem to have a cloudy/hazy appearance about them. It's definitely an easy way to spot one out of a lineup or blind taste test. And as far as taste, a lot of them are wonderful and certainly not gunk.

 

That looks delicious! Look at all those cask handles. I am stoked when I find a place that has one pump.

 

Cloudy/hazy is one thing (well, two things). We are talking here about big chunks.

 

I thought they were called New England or Vermont IPAs?

 

Dunno really. Just know NY is definitely producing IPAs with this sort of appearance and they ain't quite New England or Vermont. But they do border so hey.

 

I've had a couple of IPA-type beers lately that had some clouds in the bottom of the bottle, and I even went so far as to pour the tail end into a smaller glass just to play it safe; but when I poured it, they vanished! So I just dumped it into the primary pour and all was good. Whatever had precipitated out of the beer just dissolved right back in during the pour.

In short, don't worry about it - just go ahead drink it

 

I was just making a joke. There has been some threads fairly recent about making a new category of IPAs called New England or Vermont IPAs. But I digress and I am way off topic.

 

I love the sediment. My friends let it settle to the bottom of the bottle, and I take the last pour from the bomber. It all works out in the end.

 

Just purchased a sixer of Uinta's Hop Nosh in bottles. Saving a couple for tomorrow. After looking at the bottle, I noticed lot of sediment on the bottom. All the bottles had them. Has anyone noticed this in IPA's? I've only seen sediment of this magnitude in Belgian beers. The only other IPA that had sediment was Finest Kind about three years ago.

 

I haven't noticed this in many IPAs, but it is def more common in unfiltered DIPAs. It's safe to drink the sediment or You can leave the sediment behind in the bottle when you pour if you don't want To drink any of it

 

I was a little weary of some sediment I found in an IPA from Free Will in PA, but if it's fresh (within a few months of being bottled) you shouldn't have anything to worry about. This bottle was about 1 1/2 months.

Also, the beer in question ended up being one of the best I've had from Free Will (The Kragle)! My approach was to pour a majority of the beer into a glass and then swirl up the remaining, sediment filled brew in the bottle and pour it on top so it's mixed in nicely.

 

I have noticed that a lot in IPA's. Maybe not as much as you are describing. It has never been a problem. Just shake well before opening.