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Prairie bomb! beer under wax questions.

Discussion in 'Trade Talk' started by Strohsbeforehoes, Jan 20, 2014.

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  1. Strohsbeforehoes

    Strohsbeforehoes Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2013 Michigan

    I've traded a few bombs with fellow BA's and with this cold weather I'm always checking for any beers that have expanded during shipment and leaked. Almost every bottle I've checked has some beer residue under the wax and a little beer smell is apparent. Is this something everyone has encountered or are these bottles leaking during shipment? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    #1 Strohsbeforehoes, Jan 20, 2014
  2. bushdcm

    bushdcm Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2011 Kansas
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    The Prairie Noir I bought off the shelf in Tulsa had the same issue. Pirate Bomb as well.
     
    #2 bushdcm, Jan 22, 2014
  3. LopeJuice

    LopeJuice Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2012 New York
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    had some beer leaking through a hole in the wax on a Pirate Bomb. Opened it up and it tasted fine, no oxidation.
     
    #3 LopeJuice, Jan 22, 2014
  4. VinceMig

    VinceMig Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2013 Georgia

    I have not experienced this myself but have seen a few posts on here about the same thing. Seems to just be a side effect of the way they are capping and waxing the bottles. Doesn't appear to be anything to worry about.
     
    #4 VinceMig, Jan 22, 2014
  5. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    This, seems to plague most all of their bottles.

    A friend in OK who's been drinking tons of the Noir and Vanilla Noir says that almost all of them have rust under the cap at this point.

    Make me cautious to age them at all.
     
    #5 franklinn, Jan 22, 2014
  6. LopeJuice

    LopeJuice Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2012 New York
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    Not a scientist, just spit-balling here, but from what I understand rust is oxygen+moisture. The headspace in your beer should be mostly CO2 so I think you're relatively safe from rust getting inside the cap. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this. It has happened to a lot of my Alesmith bottles as well.
     
    #6 LopeJuice, Jan 22, 2014
  7. VernonBaxter

    VernonBaxter Initiate (0) May 17, 2013 Texas

    Perhaps the bottles are being waxed with condensation on them?
     
    #7 VernonBaxter, Jan 22, 2014
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  8. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    this is the most likely scenario.
     
    #8 franklinn, Jan 22, 2014
  9. Strohsbeforehoes

    Strohsbeforehoes Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2013 Michigan

    I'm seeing more of what looks like and smells like beer under the cap.
     
    #9 Strohsbeforehoes, Jan 22, 2014
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