Off flavor question

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  1. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Agreed on both counts, but boy that Global Warmer was nice.
     
    #21 TongoRad, Feb 18, 2017
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  2. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    Agreed. Came here to say this.
     
    #22 Urk1127, Feb 18, 2017
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  3. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    I think this guy is spot on. I experienced a similar thing as the OP and, needless to say, I was hugely disappointed, especially when it was a beer that I had before at premium conditions. I'm sure the good folks at this brewery would refund your purchase, at a minimum. They'll probably do you even one better.
     
    #23 TheIPAHunter, Feb 18, 2017
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  4. JMH_

    JMH_ Pooh-Bah (1,980) Feb 24, 2001 New Jersey
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    Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are as concerned as you are here and would like to investigate further. If you could message me the code info on the bottom of the cans we can look into this in more detail. Thanks again.
     
    #24 JMH_, Feb 19, 2017
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  5. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Six point beers are pretty well distributed, I'm supposing a few bugs may have aged in that beer. Age isn't your friend in most cases, you didn't mention the canning date if it was known.
     
    #25 nc41, Feb 19, 2017
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  6. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Sounds like butyric acid, which is a common brewing flaw and the same chemical that gives vomit its distinctive smell. Odor detection threshold is much lower than it's taste threshold. A couple months ago I detected butyric acid aroma in a Hill Farmstead beer, but it tasted fine.
     
    #26 Ranbot, Feb 19, 2017
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  7. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    I'm pretty sure it was butryic acid. That fits the description exactly.
     
    #27 HorseheadsHophead, Feb 20, 2017
  8. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    It was a month before the best by date when I bought it. Not quite as fresh as I prefer, but not old or bad by any means, either. Also, I really want to emphasize that I don't want to shit on Sixpoint here. They're a stellar brewery. I've bought from them dozens of times, and only twice have I ever noticed something off. 99% of the time all of their beers are fantastic.
     
    #28 HorseheadsHophead, Feb 20, 2017
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