Major over-carbonation issue with Rayon Vert

I have never had a single issue and I drink a lot of Rayon Vert.

 

I believe they are actually adding bottle-neck info that warns consumers that this is a "live" and not infected. I don't think they have any intention of changing anything. Just open them in the kitchen by the sink.

 

I recently broke into a four pack of RV I put aside a year ago. Very hard to get the liquid into a glass. While none gushed, they were difficult to deal with. And the age didn't change the flavor all that much.

I just chalked it up to science - for which I know nothing about.

Never had an issue with freshly bought bottles. Maybe you bought some that had been sitting in a storage room for a good while?

 

I've drank my share of 4 packs and agree that there's def. a lot of carbonation to this beer with the brett. That said, I have yet to have a gusher. The only brewery that has given me repeat gushers is Jolly Pumpkin.

As far as finding another good brett beer that's $3 or under/12 oz - good luck! (I honestly mean that with all sincerity and zero snark.)

 

My experience is that RV is definitely more highly carbonated than most beers, but nowhere near to the extent you're describing. I don't know as I've ever lost any beer upon opening a bottle (although maybe a bit due to impatience when it came to pouring it into a glass). Did you buy them all from the same place? I know you say you let them sit for several days, but if your retailer really manhandles their stock, that might not be long enough to let them settle. In fact, I'm not sure once the carbonation is released, it ever really gets reabsorbed.

 

Even with the strongest of gushers it is still possible to get 95% of the beer into your glass.

 

Have you considered emailing or calling the brewery and letting them know about the issues you have had?

 

After losing 50% of a beer the first time, and finding it an unpleasant experience, many would devise an alternative solution. Perhaps - and I know I'm getting a little crazy here - but perhaps you might consider placing a vessel of some sort beneath the bottle before you open it.

 

If you are losing 50% of the beer volume when you open it, you are actually paying $6 per 12 oz.

 

First time I bought RV it tasted like rotten avocado. I've bought it a few times since, but it's always overcarbed. It's ok beer, but not worth the PITA.

 

are they chilled prior to opening? I have had all kinds of beer that shot out of the bottle or blew cages and corks off by themselves, you just have to have your glass ready to catch it.

 

Do you get Ommegang there?

 

Is Goose Island's Matilda a belgian pale ale with some brett?