Sour Penn Quarter Porter

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  1. Sonofalime

    Sonofalime Crusader (408) Oct 11, 2010 Virginia

    So I just opened a recently bought DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter and it is completely sour. I've had many of these and I love them but this is definitely odd. I mean if I was expecting a sour I would have prepared my self but not when it is supposed to be a porter ya know. Anyone come across this issue with this beer. It's fully carbonated and there was no hint to the issue until tasting it. Just smelled it and it smells like a great porter. The glass is clean; hand washed. Drank from the bottle and sour too so not the glass.

    This isn't stopping me from buying again but maybe I'll look to another shop, that maybe their shipment is tainted.
     
    #1 Sonofalime, Oct 8, 2012
  2. dbexpert

    dbexpert Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2008 Maine

    I have recently found a lot of porters, especially baltic can turn sour. No clue why. I have also expirenced the beer you speak of being sour as well. (Not always)
     
    #2 dbexpert, Oct 8, 2012
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  3. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I just had the Whiskey Oak BA version last night and I picked up a slight tartness in the flavor.
     
    #3 UCLABrewN84, Oct 8, 2012
  4. Sonofalime

    Sonofalime Crusader (408) Oct 11, 2010 Virginia


    This is my first encounter with a soured porter. I'll have to try more just to be sure no others have turned.
     
    #4 Sonofalime, Oct 8, 2012
  5. Sonofalime

    Sonofalime Crusader (408) Oct 11, 2010 Virginia

    Was that a growler fill from the brewery? May have to make a trip up there for something like that.

    *Edit - just noticed your from Cali. Where did you try this at? Tap then I'd assume?
     
    #5 Sonofalime, Oct 8, 2012
  6. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    No, it was a bottle someone brought to a tasting.
     
    #6 UCLABrewN84, Oct 8, 2012
  7. Sonofalime

    Sonofalime Crusader (408) Oct 11, 2010 Virginia

    Nice, will have to try and get my hands on some of their BA versions. Besides a small tartness, was it a decent BA attempt?
     
    #7 Sonofalime, Oct 8, 2012
  8. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

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  9. SubpoenaDeuces

    SubpoenaDeuces Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2011 California

    I have had both variants and they had a light acidity in the finish but it wasn't a full on merlot grape or lactic tartness, it actually presented a dry profile and ended up complimenting what would have been a thin average porter.
     
    #9 SubpoenaDeuces, Oct 10, 2012
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  10. sherm1016

    sherm1016 Pundit (867) Aug 10, 2009 Wisconsin

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  11. Jtc2811

    Jtc2811 Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 California

    Personally I would love it if dc brau got into sours. They could even use local va wine barrels
     
    #11 Jtc2811, Oct 10, 2012
  12. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    The beer from the bottle UCLABrewn84 is talking about tasted infected to me, though that was a good way into the tasting.
     
    #12 jmgrub, Oct 10, 2012
  13. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    When they brought some kegs to MA over the summer I had a sample at a bar that was tart. Not very good. Wasn't sure if that was supposed to be intentional or not since it was a keg but I don't know how they were stored.
     
    #13 BearsOnAcid, Oct 10, 2012
  14. jaheussner

    jaheussner Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2008 District of Columbia

    I've definitely picked up green apple in a few of their darker beers, especially the BA ones. I've not had it happen with PQP, but it's not exactly a rarity.
     
    #14 jaheussner, Oct 10, 2012
  15. Rhettroactive

    Rhettroactive Pooh-Bah (2,249) Mar 28, 2009 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

    You should cut to the chase and contact Jeff and Brandon from DC Brau about this. They are really good at getting back to those with questions, comments or concerns. Just visit their website and if I'm not mistaken, they should have a contact link. I'm sure they'd want to know about any off products.
     
    #15 Rhettroactive, Oct 10, 2012
  16. queens1130

    queens1130 Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2008 California

    It was a bottle I received via mail. I'm guessing it was a quality control issue? Though I do have to say it tasted much better than the tart RIS from Stone earlier this year (again factor in that we were several bottles deep before tasting the Porter), cheers!
     
    #16 queens1130, Oct 10, 2012
  17. Sonofalime

    Sonofalime Crusader (408) Oct 11, 2010 Virginia

    Thanks for all the info. Just bought another 2 bottles today, but from a different shop. Can't wait to crack them open.
     
    #17 Sonofalime, Oct 11, 2012
  18. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    This happened to me with a bottle of Cygnus X-1 Porter. The brewer told me it was due to an unintentional infection. Unfortunately mine had been sitting for a few years and it opened like a geyser, over a foot in the air.
     
    #18 gpawned, Oct 11, 2012
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