Infected Sam Adams
I purchaced a $20, 24 pack “SUMMER BEER” variety pack of Sam Adams that included Sam Adams, Sam Adams Light, Summer Ale, Cherry Wheat, Hefweizen, and Pale Ale. I got it from COSTCO.
Never in my long beer drinking life have I had a commercial beer that was actually NASTY!!! But the first Sam Adam’s Cherry Wheat I opened was actually infected. Now, in the homebrew world of beer, “infected” beer isn’t all that uncommon. It simply means that you didn’t complety sanitize something that came into contact with the beer. Infected beer dosn’t hurt you, but it tastes like a skunk farted into your beer. And the CHERRY WHEAT in this mixed box was totally infected!! Holy crap… you would think that SAM ADAMS, which is probably my favorite “commercial” brewery, would have the quality control to catch this, but I swear, I have drank 3 of the 4 CHERRY WHEATS that came in this box and everyone of them were totally nasty and infected.
When I sober up, I plan on calling or Emailing Sam Adams and informing them of the bad batch. Maybe they’ll send me a free 6-pack, maybe they’ll tell me it’s impossible that there beer is infected. Either way, you read it here… Sam Adam’s brewery does let beer out of their factory that is totally infected, nasty, and even I brew better beer!
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July 15th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
I would be willing to do QC for sam adams if they need it
January 24th, 2007 at 10:48 am
what about a follow-up? what did sam adams reply with when / if you ever contacted them?
January 24th, 2007 at 10:50 am
could it be that the shit was just old? and it was costco’s fault…maybe left it out in the heat or just let it pass its expiration?
January 24th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Nope. They never got back with me. I used their form online to report it, which included a field for the Batch number.
But I never heard anything else about it.
No response. No free beer. Maybe I should have called.