I was wondering about this yesterday when I was at the store. I've seen many bottles of BORIS and DORIS on local shelves and I've been wanting to try those beers. However, they've been just sitting out at room temp. and not in the fridge, despite the fact that the bottles clearly state KEEP REFRIGERATED. This makes me think they're unpasteurized and I'm not going to by them if that's the case and they've been sitting at room temp. I looked on the Hoppin' Frog website but it didn't seem to have the answers I was after. Does anybody happen to know about this?
A ton of craft beer is not pasteurized. Taken from Bell's website (who bottle condition all of their beer): "Are any of Bells beers pasteurized? Are they safe to drink if stored at room temperature? No, they are not pasteurized. Yes, they are safe to drink. Due to the levels of alcohol and acidity, human pathogens do not survive in beer, so pasteurization is unnecessary from a food-safety standpoint." I'm assuming hoppin' frog wants their beer stored in the fridge for freshness reasons. That being said, I have two bottles of BA BORIS "cellaring" in my closet.
If all beers are safe without being pasteurized why do some breweries risk the flavor of their beer and pasturize them doesnt seem to make sense to me since it would also add extra cost
Pasteurizing the beer will kill off micro-organisims that may spoil the beer. This is less of a concern with bottle conditioned beer where the yeast will clean up off-flavors for you. However, commercial breweries will often filter out the yeast so they have a clear finished product. Pasteurization is an especially good idea in this case.
Hoppin' Frog isn't very expensive here in Kansas, it's no more expensive per bomber than equivalent beers from Avery, Great Divide, Boulevard, or other relatively local breweries. I don't know why they would be priced differently in other states.
Also, I'm not concerned about the safety of the beer obvs; I just don't want to spend my money on something that might turn out to be crap because it was improperly stored.
They don't risk the flavor of the beer. Pasteurization is used to kill any yeast that may remain in the bottle/can. Its a matter of a brewers preference for filtered non bottle conditioned beer.
That seems unreal. I was at the brewery today and I don't think they sell those beers that cheap at the brewery. Bought my first BA BORIS today for $13.99 before the 10% case discount.
