Cork & Cap?

Funny story. I was doing a beer tasting at an offsite event. One of the beers this group chose for me to show was the lindemans framboise. I had forgotten about the cork and didnt bring a corkscrew. Luckily one of the dudes in the group had one on his keychain.

 

Its capped because it's carbonated, which has the potential to build pressure and pop. I believe the cork is traditional. Same idea as a champagne cork and cage.

 

So some yahoo will start a thread that mentions Lindemans and get some free publicity.

 

I remember the first time I opened one I was looking for that satisfying hiss and release of pressure and got nothing. When I saw the cork in there too I'm pretty sure I said "really?" outloud. But the beer was fantastic; I like all of the Lindemans! And yes, I'm aware that I did not answer your question in the slightest.

 

Cantillon is pretty notorious for this. They can be a bitch to get out sometimes, but a little bit of cork adds to the funky nature anyways.

 

Cantillon does cork & cap too. Seems like the right way to bottle a lambic.

 

"Cantillon cork" and "right way to bottle a lambic" in the same sentence? Their corks are awful.

 

Pretty sure he was just referring to the cork and cap method in general, not Cantillon specifically. Cantillon's corks are ridiculously bad though. Half the time some beer seeps through and gets trapped between the cork and cap.

 

That's further evidence that the cap has a real function.

 

Fantome does this, too. They need to hold in the impending gushing madness somehow. I'm surprised it doesn't have a cork, a cap, a cage and a wax seal.

 

I'm not sure if this is what you were getting at, but I never implied that it didn't.

 

It doesn't do much to further the argument that the cork has a function though.

 

Au contraire, mon ami......the cork is there just to give the cap something to do.

 

On another note I just noticed that Duvel in my area has switched from a champagne cork to a metal cap.