Ranger Creek Small Batch 5 Infected?

Do you have any left or did you pour it? If you have some left try to get it to them, they're sending it off to lab's.

See the strawberry milk stout thread.

 

I haven't had it yet so I can't comment on it being infected or not. Could you have perhaps used the power of influence to think that its infected? If you look hard enough for something you'll find. This has happened to me with a coffee stout that did not have any coffee. I couldn't smell anything but I swore I could taste it since it was supposed to be a coffee stout I was looking for coffee and convinced myself there was coffee taste.

 

I've had it. It definitely had a dark fruit tartness, but was not overpowering. They need to stop wasting their time waxing these bottles because they are not meant for aging at all! Not saying they are bad beers, but I always buy and drink the bottle with in a couple weeks after it came out to get to try it before something weird happens.

 

I tasted it. I tried it the week it came out and opened it right out of the fridge. At first, the nose was fairly good with a smoke and vanilla barrel character. The first taste had an obvious tart fruit funk that I got out of the other Small Batch Series. As it warmed the nose gave off even more tart like funk. I couldn't finish half the beer and down the drain it went. Just like all the other Small Batch Series, besides #2 which consequently isn't barrel aged.

Even more boggling that RC does not detect any noticeable off flavors from the stock they keep(Lost Abbey anyone). Maybe they should test a few and keep them in 80-85 degree temps for a week and see what happens.

Also, there is no way this beer will age well for 10 years no matter how well it's cellared. I wish they'd stop this claim. I doubt any of these beers will age well even for a year or two. Only a handful of beers in the world that aren't lambics can age well for 10 years. Most especially a new brewery that doesn't seem to know what's going on with their own beer. It might be time to hire an outside consultant/QC person like Lost Abbey did. At the very least bring someone in for a month or two. Though RC might not have the money for that so quit barrel aging for now.

 

no problem with mine purchased from D&Q.

 

I like how SB1 is aging. May not hold up for a decade, but I think it'll still be very good after a year or two. 3 and 4 had great of aging potential as well, if not for that one thing....

Kickstarter?

 

Big surprise...

 

Same here got one at DQ on Thursday and there was no sign of infection.

 

I'm not saying that you had any malicious intentions or anything like that just curious if it was a case of "we know the previous batches have had issues. so I wonder if this one does?" Hopefully its not infected but only time will tell. Of course if it ends up being a "good" infection I might buy a couple bottles

 

I had one on Saturday. I didn't think it was infected... Just bland.

 

Figured as much. They will swear up and down that it's not though.

 

Maybe if you age it for 10 years, something magical... will... happen?

 

You'll have a bad beer.

 

I drank mine and tried another.. neither were infected... wasn't my favorite, but my cousin loved it and picked up another couple of bottles. They all came from Smith Street Specs.

 

Didn't pick up any hint of infection in the bottle I had, but that was a few weeks ago. I was already planning to buy another for immediate drinking (I've got a second cellared), so I'll report back.

 

#3 after ten years will be the best sour you've ever had

All joking aside. I must be the luckiest guy when it comes to these small batches. #3 was the only one that seemed off to me. I've made my opinion of #5 clear on other threads. I thought it was good and I think the "I" word gets thrown around way to much on BA. Not saying their stuff isn't infected.