Bruery Infection

I had the Ebony & Oak, infected or not I liked it. White Chocolate was definitely not 2012 WC, still ok, and if the base is White Oak, I can see where the flavor comes from, but I wish I would have known prior to purchasing. Definitely a bummer as I bought 2013WC based on the 2012WC flavor. Live and Learn. Cacaonut I liked way more than I thought I would. Should have bought more bottles. Mrs. Stoutfire was one of my favorites this year, smokey goodness in my opinion. To each his own. Hard to "test" taste if they're bottles that sell out like Chocolate Rain, Black Tuesday, etc...
Do I think they may have an issue in the barrel house?, possibly. Will it keep me from buying their beer?, not at all.

 

I did the same. Gonna crack it open on the 24th. Will let you know how it is.

 

Sounds like your bottle shop carries old bottles. Try it fresh before you pass judgement.

 

Well said.

 

Drink that M&G now! So good.

 

The only beer ive had that was infected is the white chocolate but they changed the description at the bruery and called it a wheat wine. Its pretty good if your already expecting a sour taste. Starts sour with a chocolate and vanilla finish

 

Had it fresh many times. Really like it.

Enjoy

 

I like that if something goes wrong with one of their beers, they can just change the desription of it and... All fixed!

 

WC has always been a wheat wine.

 

It's always been a wheat wine base. This years batch tasted a bit more fruity and a little more wheat wine than 2012.

As far as their other issues, I bought two bottles of Ebony & Oak, which were refunded and I never had an issue with Mrs Stoutfire.

 

Time for Patrick to expand operations and keep the souring of their beers at a single location - away from non infected brews?

 

last years had a more sweet taste. ive never had any infected mrs stoutfire either, not a big fan of the ebony & oak

 

Yeah, last years tasted less like a wheat wine and more like sweet goodness.

 

Had the latest WC and it wasn't tart..it was BARNYARD infected. I had this beer 6 times previous and under no circumstances would the description of "Tart" replace this drain pour. Glad I bought 6.

 

Cacaonut would only be "off" because it is blended with 4 Golden Rings (I think BA version), so it would lend some of those flavors to it. It's not only the '13 White Oak Sap. I was not a HUGE fan of Cacaonut since the description implied chocolate and coconut, but you can't say it's "off".....compared to what? It's never been made before.

 

i hope the Bois i have isn't infected

 

It isn't. The only infected beer that The Bruery has released this year is Ebony and Oak.

 

You're the only person I've seen in 8 months to say it was infected... So I'm going to say you're probably wrong. I'm not sure if your bottle had been handled incredibly improperly, or if your expectations had simply been colored due to your experience with The Ebony and Oak infection or the tartness of WC13, or what. MAYBE something got in your one bottle? But by the numbers, saying it's infected definitely goes against enormous odds.

 

Am I the only one that expects everything I buy from The Bruery to be sour? It's like buying something from Stone; I KNOW a Stone beer is going to be hoppy the same way I know one from The Bruery will be tart. It's just a fact I accept.