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Bigfoot and Founders Imperial Stout twistoffs

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by PatrickBeebe, Dec 19, 2012.

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  1. PatrickBeebe

    PatrickBeebe Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2012 Florida

    I noticed the pics on BA have Sierra Nevada bigfoot and Founder imperial stout with some twistoff bottle tops. Anybody else notice this? When did these breweries ever make twistoff tops?
     
    #1 PatrickBeebe, Dec 19, 2012
  2. chinabeergeek

    chinabeergeek Pooh-Bah (1,837) Aug 10, 2007 Massachusetts
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    sierra nevada i think was many many years ago. founders only about 3 years ago.
     
    #2 chinabeergeek, Dec 19, 2012
  3. jodan

    jodan Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2008 California

    SN wasn't too long ago, 2008 I think from the looks of my bigfoot bottles.
     
    #3 jodan, Dec 19, 2012
  4. Jordantb313

    Jordantb313 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2012 Colorado

    2008 was the last year SN used twist offs. I just had a 2008 Big Foot this year and the twist off allowed slightly more oxygen to enter the bottle. Ken Grossman explained that the '08 vintage had a greater complexity than the '09 due to this oxidization.
     
    #4 Jordantb313, Dec 19, 2012
  5. raynmoon

    raynmoon Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Colorado

    Ken Who? =P
     
    #5 raynmoon, Dec 19, 2012
  6. biking4beer

    biking4beer Pundit (821) Oct 5, 2006 Colorado

    Pretty sure the last vintage with twist-off was 2007, and a quick look at my bottles seems to say the same thing. Maybe they had both in 2008?
     
    #6 biking4beer, Dec 19, 2012
  7. ncaudle

    ncaudle Initiate (0) May 28, 2010 Virginia

    I keep forgetting that Dieu du Ciel (Peche Mortel) uses twist offs and I have broken a few bottles over the years when prying off the caps...
     
    #7 ncaudle, Dec 19, 2012
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  8. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,623) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    [quote="Jordantb313, post: 751336, member: 708580"08 was the last year SN used twist offs. I just had a 2008 Big Foot this year and the twist off allowed slightly more oxygen to enter the bottle. Ken Grossman explained that the '08 vintage had a greater complexity than the '09 due to this oxidization.[/quote]
    More like 20x the O2, from SN data. Pry offs will oxidize, but it will take much longer.
     
    #8 hopfenunmaltz, Dec 19, 2012
  9. Longstaff

    Longstaff Initiate (0) May 23, 2002 Massachusetts

    More like 20x the O2, from SN data. Pry offs will oxidize, but it will take much longer.[/quote]

    They seem to have been aging a bit more gracefully since the switch. They used to turn pretty grassy/musty after 6-9 months if you left them out of the fridge.
     
    #9 Longstaff, Dec 19, 2012
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