Drain Pour Scientific Research Coming Through

Somehow, I've been lucky enough to avoid any contaminated or infected beers; either that or my palate is just so bad that I honestly didn't know. I've at least somewhat liked most beer I've tried; of those I didn't care for, I figured I should at least give the beer a chance and finish the glass. Sometimes it takes more than a sip or two to really get it.

 

Yeah, this happens to me a few times a month and I have no toddler. Long day/week at work and I find it pretty easy to slip away with a half-finished beer.

 

If I've learned one thing from this thread it's that some people really suck at buying beer. We always talk about how many crappy or mediocre breweries have come out of this craft beer boom yet for some reason people keep buying beer from these breweries and end up drain pouring it. I honestly can't think of a single craft beer I've ever had that was so bad I couldn't finish it. Maybe I just don't have the same morbid curiosity as everyone else, but when I saw those bright pink Rogue Voodoo donut bottles show up in my local store, I knew not to buy it. Sure, not everything I have is top-notch world class stuff, but it's always drinkable even if I never plan on buying it again. The few drain pours I have had were the result of either poor aging (oxidized) or a change of plans and not having the time to finish.

 

Has anyone figured out what the OP meant by "scientific research"? This thread seems to have none.

 

Seems to me like the best time to open the beer in that scenario is while the kid is awake, not at your bedtime.

 

I'm going to assume you don't have kids.

 

How is she going to learn to "get Daddy a beer" if you only drink once she's asleep. Think about her education, man !

 

Crazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili Beer
Magic Hat Pistil
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock (wasn't ready for it the first time I tried it)
probably poured Great Lakes Grassroots
maybe another one or two somewhere along the way

 

The one that stands out to me was Rogue's Voodoo Maple Doughnut. Loved the smell, but even though I tried many sips, I couldn't find any redeeming qualities after the nose. Drain poured, but kept the bottle around for about a week, sniffing everyday and asking myself, "Why can't it taste like it smells?"

 

Up late watching a movie or tv. Is that difficult to imagine?

 

Pretty much this. I drainpour on a fairly regular basis, but it's pretty much always partial bottles. It's difficult to cook with or give away half a bottle or bomber of bad beer that you weren't expecting to be bad. I'm too fat and there are too many good beers out there to waste the calories on something I don't enjoy

 

Typically I do do those things, but like I said, this comes up very, very infrequently. Also, nice reading comprehension there, FIVE-month-old hopslam. At a month old hopslam has faded but is fine, I'm not messing with it at five.

 

Hell I drainpoured one of my favorites just last night. Popped a fresh one after dinner and got side tracked. By the time I went back to it I was tired and ready for bed so I poured it out. Thinking about it now the older I get the more often I think I want a beer and end up not drinking it. I don't see the big deal personally.

 

My drinking routine:

Open. Sip. Tick. Drain.

Saves calories, avoids intoxication, can continue to hang out with my beer-geek friends.

 

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Here's my story:

I bought a 6 pack of Flying Dog's Internation Arms Race. I opened a bottle, tried it, and spit that rancid shit out. The next afternoon or so I gave the 5 pack to my neighbor (we live in a townhouse community and a few of us are friendly) as we sometimes exchange a beer here and there.

A few days later my neighbor's neighbor (two garage ports down from me) says hello and asks me if I've heard of some new Flying Dog beer. I laugh as he explains to me that our mutual neighbor gave it to him and he hated it so he passed the other bottles on.

Moral of my story - don't drain pour unopened bottles of bad beer. Gift them to neighbors and friends or unsuspecting company. Much funnier that way.

 

I read it correctly, typed it wrong. I think you are crazy for pouring out a 5 month old Hopslam. Sure it wouldn't be a great beer at that point... but drain pour? Seriously? That's insane!

 

Only twice. Once was for Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura (was expecting a stout, not a sour. Tasting profile on the label did not mention anything about sour) and once for 11.11.11 (I think that's the one with the red pepper added). I can see how some might like it, but I could only get 1/3 of the way through before I gave up and drain poured.

I came close with North Coast Brewing's Grand Cru. That stuff was nasty (which was a shocker considering how fantastic Old Raspy is), but I choked it down and finished the bottle.

 

And I think you're insane for thinking it wouldn't be awful (and yes I have had it that old, that was not the only bottle brought to my place). Can't we all just realize that people have different tastes and shut the fuck up about it?