Cork and cage

Is this sarcasm? I honestly don't think I've ever run into a problem with this... and I have had plenty of beers in this format.

 

I have never heard of this from anyone. Ever. I constantly purchase CnC bottles with no issues. If I have been buying the one or two good beers from every case those are astronomical odds, and I am one unlucky sonofabitch. So I doubt it.

 

WTF are you talking about? I can't say in my 30+ years of drinking I have had more than a few bad beers. One was a corked bottle of Chimay red over 20 years ago. It foamed out till nothing was left. I had a really bad bottle of JP bam that foamed out and Victory replaced a case of bad beer( they pulled the same date from their library) and confirmed it was a bad batch. That's about all I can remember.

Enjoy

 

I have heard that these beers can be more prone to infection, I have no idea what the numbers are or how true this is. It seems like if it was a major problem, someone would have come up with a way to fix it, or stop using the format all together. I will say there is no way it has a 10 out of 12 failure rate and is still being used. That's just absurd.

 

I don't think it was the cork and cage itself that was the problem.

Over the last 6-7 years I've had multiple cases of cork and cage bottles and dozens of single bottles purchased while traveling. Never had a bottle that was infected.

 

I've brought back corked bottles from San Diego to NY. Never had an issue. Gotta think there is something else causing this.

 

What.The.Heck?

Is it too early to begin nominations for "Silliest Post of the Year"?

 

Yep....because of the potential pressure inside. Usually, as is the case with champagne, the glass is thicker too.

 

Recently flew from FLL to PHL with a rum BA quad by Barrel of Monks. No issues whatsoever. Take the normal precautions and you should be fine.

 

really? I haven't noticed any difference between C&C and capped bottles. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I don't think I've gotten many if any bottles of beer out of the store that weren't as the brewer intended - at least when relatively fresh. I have a couple bottles of something that I sort of forgot about that aren't good anymore - this is 4 or 5 years later, though.
I do pay attention to bottled dates on IPAs and such that should be comsumed fresh, of course.
I suppose it is possible to occasionally find the "corked" bottle of beer, to use the wine peoples terminology, but I haven't seen one.

 

What are you talking about?

 

My friend was telling me about a "sock like" padded thing you can buy to ship bottles. Apparently it cushions and is absorbent in the event of breakage. A Google search away. Or wrap them in diapers... Either way definately worth it!

 

Well, that must explain the price of beers coming in this format, then...the high price of two bottles out of a whole case offsets all of the bad bottles! Brilliant!

 

This is ludicrous.

Cork and cage does not lead to infected beers.

 

I don't know. Maybe they've been doing it wrong for centuries.

 

All I can say is that Unibroue does it and I've liked every beer I've ever had from them, so it must be okay.

 

No mention of beers getting "corked"? I have had corked wines, and have had corked beers. Look up cork TCA, which is in a small percent of the cork supply. If you run across it, you will know. It is a musty, earthy, fungus aroma and flavor.

 

you can fly with it but like anything you put in you suitcase protect as much as you can you will be fine.