Fitger's Bourbon Barrel Edmund Fitzgerald

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  1. DineAlone

    DineAlone Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 Minnesota

    I heard some talk of infection in these. What year?
     
    #1 DineAlone, Feb 14, 2015
  2. mothman

    mothman Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,016) Jun 21, 2007 Minnesota
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    what a tease.... and to think I opened this thread to read about a new batch :slight_frown:
     
    #2 mothman, Feb 14, 2015
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  3. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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    December 2012 and December 2013 were both badly, unintentionally, infected.

    There is an older thread on this exact topic with more detail in the Midwest forum.
     
    #3 bigdaddypolite, Feb 14, 2015
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  4. josephwa

    josephwa Maven (1,342) Jun 4, 2012 Minnesota
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    I was thinking the same thing :slight_smile:
     
    #4 josephwa, Feb 14, 2015
  5. DoubleD

    DoubleD Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Minnesota

    Sure glad that it was unintentionally infected.
    I have 2010 and 2011 if anybody is interested in a swap.
     
    #5 DoubleD, Feb 14, 2015
  6. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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    I used that word intentionally. If you read the older thread there were some comments related to a quasi-intentionally infected batch that was released as such, and some people enjoyed it. I was being clear that there were two releases which were not intended to be funky that were bottled (and I can't imagine anyone enjoying them). I was sure NOT glad that they were unintentionally infected.
     
    #6 bigdaddypolite, Feb 14, 2015
  7. DoubleD

    DoubleD Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Minnesota

    Weird stuff. Thanks for the clarification.
     
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  8. DineAlone

    DineAlone Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 Minnesota

    I bought a couple bottles of 2013 last March. I haven't opened either bottle yet. So should I assume they're infected?
     
    #8 DineAlone, Feb 15, 2015
  9. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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    Based on most responses, I'm afraid you should assume that. I hope you are pleasantly surprised but I would not expect anything better than a drain pour at this point. Good luck and let us know if all is well!
     
    #9 bigdaddypolite, Feb 15, 2015
  10. Ungertaker

    Ungertaker Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2010 Minnesota

    Caution: open them in a sink. If they are infected, they gush worse than any other bottle I've seen!
     
    #10 Ungertaker, Feb 16, 2015
  11. MNPikey

    MNPikey Pooh-Bah (1,693) Feb 27, 2011 Minnesota
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    The beer was perfect when fresh, why not drink it then?
     
    #11 MNPikey, Feb 16, 2015
  12. BeerBuyerBill

    BeerBuyerBill Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Minnesota

    I knew something was wrong before I even opened my bottle. They had a sticker on the bottle stating "this barrel aged Imperial stout is not meant to age."
     
    #12 BeerBuyerBill, Feb 16, 2015
  13. DineAlone

    DineAlone Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 Minnesota

    Just haven't gotten around to it. Too many other beers to drink.
     
    #13 DineAlone, Feb 16, 2015
  14. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    I didn't sample the 2012 fresh, but the 2013 was drain-pour nasty within a month of its release when I had it.
     
    #14 maximum12, Feb 16, 2015
  15. mnbearsfan

    mnbearsfan Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2009 Minnesota
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    I seem to recall that they were offering refunds (gift cards) at some point, I just never got there to turn in my bottles
     
    #15 mnbearsfan, Feb 16, 2015
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