Chunky Hiver

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by LopeJuice, Jun 25, 2013.

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  1. LopeJuice

    LopeJuice Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2012 New York
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    I recently came across a bunch of dusty, forgotten bottles of Fantome- Hiver, Noel, and Saison. The problem is they have probably been sitting on a store shelf for at least 2 or 3 years now and all have a similar amount of chunky sediment floating in them, a lot. Looks kind of like my first homebrew where I didn't use a hop bag to dry hop. I found some very old bottles of Guava Grove once that had the same chunky stuff in them and they had turned into very sour, but delicious versions of their former self. I'm sure this is just from being stored in less than ideal conditions for a few years, but my question is what is this stuff? Why does it happen and will these fantome bottles taste more sour, or more like a tire fire?
     
    #1 LopeJuice, Jun 25, 2013
  2. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Chunky Hiver was my nickname in high school.

    As far as I know, you never know what you're going to get out of a bottle of Fantome. Probably just yeast. Won't kill you. Buying and drinking it would be an adventure as far as I'm concerned. I'd pick up at least 1 and try to bargain for a discount because they look weird.
     
    #2 StoutSnob40, Jun 25, 2013
  3. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    you will get this
     
    #3 gatornation, Jun 25, 2013
  4. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Holy shit.
     
    #4 StoutSnob40, Jun 25, 2013
  5. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    and once again fantome defends their title for all time champion of bottle variation!
     
    #5 tinypyramids, Jun 25, 2013
  6. LopeJuice

    LopeJuice Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2012 New York
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    if i can't drink it, you think it will at least clear up my dandruff?
     
    #6 LopeJuice, Jun 25, 2013
  7. jbarone

    jbarone Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2013 New York

    I've actually been looking for a "special" bottle of Fantome for the past few months. Every bottle I see in the store looks fine when I move it around. I would think it would look a little more viscous in the bottle too, right?
     
    #7 jbarone, Jun 25, 2013
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