Schooner Exact BA imperial porter

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  1. stx00lax

    stx00lax Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Washington
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    Anyone else have this out of the bottle? After sending a bottle to a trading partner and hearing a rave review, I finally cracked my bottle. Well, foam city. It's very dry and a little tart. All signs point to infection on this. I'm wondering if maybe there was some bottle variation as I'm tasting a completely different beer than what was described by my buddy.
     
    #1 stx00lax, Apr 16, 2013
  2. LoPo87

    LoPo87 Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Oregon

    I have opened two bottles of this and have had zero forms of infection. Both were absolutely delicious! Sounds like you got a bad bottle and should try another.
     
    #2 LoPo87, Apr 16, 2013
  3. stx00lax

    stx00lax Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Washington
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    Cracking another one tomorrow
     
    #3 stx00lax, Apr 17, 2013
  4. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    Just cracked a bomber - a nice airy blast of carbonation as the cap comes off.

    Tart, dry, and infected as hell. Honestly, one of the most disgustingly infected beers I've ever opened. Tasted of hair spray - took a few minutes to empty all of the foamy sludge from the bottle. Eek.
     
    #4 dirtylou, Apr 28, 2013
  5. BourbonBarrelBeerBelly

    BourbonBarrelBeerBelly Crusader (457) Feb 13, 2013 Washington

    Good beer, very Bourbon forward, but thin mouthfeel, watery even. No signs of infection with mine. Want a great Bourbon beer? Try the Bourbon Abominable from Fremont brewing.
     
    #5 BourbonBarrelBeerBelly, Apr 30, 2013
  6. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

    SSSSssshhhhhhhh! :angry:
     
    #6 podunkparte, Apr 30, 2013
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  7. Eighty

    Eighty Pundit (839) Feb 17, 2013 Washington

    It's no longer on the top 250. We're safe.

    [EDIT: Oh no! I'm wrong, it's at 220 right now! I blame BourbonBarrelBeerBelly.]
     
    #7 Eighty, Apr 30, 2013
  8. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    I've never heard of that beer. It must suck.
     
    #8 Orca, Apr 30, 2013
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  9. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

    No hand numbering on the label = no point in trying
     
    #9 podunkparte, Apr 30, 2013
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  10. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    That must be a typo. It's above a Hill Farmstead beer.
     
    #10 Orca, Apr 30, 2013
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  11. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Total typo. It's not rare, how can it be higher?
     
    #11 distantmantra, Apr 30, 2013
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  12. kevwcamp

    kevwcamp Initiate (0) May 13, 2010 Washington

    I've had 2 bottles of this, no infection. Maybe the infection was specific to one barrel? It was pretty good for a medium strength BA imperial porter. Better mouthfeel and barrel character than I expected, in the 4 - 4.25 range for me.
     
    #12 kevwcamp, Apr 30, 2013
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I'll just go edit my review. Knock that score down a few points. It'll stay our little secret.:sunglasses:
     
    #13 BBThunderbolt, Apr 30, 2013
  14. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Way too much power, man.
     
    #14 Orca, Apr 30, 2013
  15. stx00lax

    stx00lax Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Washington
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    Just had another one and this one was not infected at all. Bottle variation yo.
     
    #15 stx00lax, Jun 5, 2013
  16. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    No infection here.
     
    #16 Orca, Aug 6, 2013
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