Great River Barrel Aged Farmer Brown cans. Infected?

I bought a four-pack (in Rock Island) and have tried one so far - it was pretty sour and I drain-poured it. Hopefully they aren't all that way.

 

that sucks, I don't know how a brewery can put out so many infected beers and stick around?

 

Stopped buying their beers over a year ago because they all had a slightly sour metallic taste to them.

 

See multiple threads about all the infected redband. This comes as little surprise from this brewery

 

From The Four Firkins facebook description:
"This is FARMER BROWN ALE from Iowa, aged in whiskey barrels. It's for people who enjoy tart, nutty, cherry-like flavors. The barrels were full of those wonderful yeasts and bacterias that add the lactic and puckering flavors all of those sour-heads like so much.

In addition to the above flavors, I also get a hint of whiskey and almond in the aroma and flavor. It's in 4 pack cans, and available for a very limited time!"

 

After reading that, people will like it now.

Same beer- unintentionally sour= drain pour, intentionally sour= delicious!

 

Here's the thing though: aren't barrels supposed to impart a bit of sourness? Granted, you don't want super sour flavors, but a bit is to be expected.

 

I guess I don't attribute any oak flavors to anything considered sour. Vanilla, toast, tannic astringency etc.

 

I have a hard time buying this infection was intentional. Probably should market the coffee stout as such too

 

Uh no, most barrel aged beers aren't intentionally meant to be sours, or at least if they are they're marketed and described as such. Sounds like Four Firkins is making lemonade out of lemons.

 

Good marketing advice right there -- I'd say they owe you a complimentary 4-pack for that.

 

I was going to make a joke about the possibility that it is actually an oud Bruin.

 

I don't think we get the barrel aged farmer brown, but I have had a lot of the Dirty Blonde Chocolate Ale, which I've thought has been a consistently good beer. Something different than most anything I've tried before.

 

Drinking one right now. Definitely sour, barely get any bourbon barrel smell. Still somewhat drinkable if you like a sour brown ale. Glad they were selling singles at Andy's in Roch.

 

Would love to try. I loved the sour brown I had from Jolly pumpkin, but never had a bourbon barrel aged brown sour.

 

I bought this at Zipps, and when I called to inform them that I suspected infection they told me they knew about the issue, and that the distributor had been sent an e-mail from the brewery that said that the beer had been oaked more than anticipated, and this had given in a tannic/over-oaked flavor. So this is why the beer is sourer than intended, and that it is perfectly acceptable to sell. The guy at Zipps said he hadn't liked the beer either, and originally thought it was infected...even offered to give me my money back on it. I declined, as I was just calling to let them know of my suspicions, and it especially isn't their fault when they're being told they won't be compensated, as the beer is fine.

Anyway, I have very little doubt that this beer is infected, and the brewery is just trying to save some money by not recalling it.

The beer shouldn't ONLY be sour...which it is...very.

 

great lakes is one of my favs and continues to be. best plain coffee stout ive tried out of about 12 or 15 and the cheapest! also there hippopotamus is great along with the normal farmer brown, this one should have a little more bourbon flavor than it does but a good sour never hurt no 1!