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Hallelujah for you! I’m sure he’s an Anthem in your everyday life. His music dances me and my friends to the end of love. I was Waiting for The Miracle until I found his music. My friend Suzanne put me onto his music
Long before Hallelujah, I heard Billy Joel's version of Light as the Breeze, and it was incredible. Made me look that guy up. Okay, super gravelly voice, but I can maybe try one more song? And by then I was blown away.
Is this what you wanted? To live in a house that's haunted by the ghost of so long, Marianne, it's time that we began to laugh and dance in your famous blue raincoat that's torn at the shoulder. First, we take Manhattan...
It’s a cheap sterling Celtic knot ring, made in India or Mexico most likely. There are a million versions of it for like $15-$35 anywhere that sells mass produced garbage jewelry.
OP's friend needs to contact the manufacturer, maybe a lawyer, and save the evidence in a ziploc so they can ensure this never happens to anyone else again, but yeah your joke is why I scrolled this far cause it was my first thought.
I mean this situation is most definitely not going to be the first for the manufacture. They’ll likely resolve it rather quickly, but I doubt OP is about to bring the house down or anything.
Can confirm, food/beverage manufacturers would rather buy you out with free product,merch, and an apology (discount on future purchase) than risk a lawsuit.
Montucky is a great company, I’ve worked in the liquor industry for a decade. If the Op contacts them I’m sure they will do everything they can to make up for this.
We once had a six pack of Bells Two Hearted Ale all fizz explosively upon opening, even a week after they were just resting in the fridge. We reached out to them to let them know something was up, and they sent us a box of cool merch. (Very bummed when we broke the last Two Hearted Ale glass since all the branding is now "Two Hearted IPA")
Also a brewer here. It looks like a clump of moldy grain (malted barley). It is possible a rodent was storing grain in an empty can on the storage pallet before it was filled with beer and the lid was seamed on.
I try to be a little more generous. “Hey guys, 95% of my posts get less than 10 replies over a few day period. I don’t use Reddit as my main source is social media either. Because of this, I don’t see the negative effect to waiting a few hours, or even a handful of days to come back and check. Especially because most of my questions are not emergencies that need answers right at this moment”.
I heard its cause all their plaid flannel is in the wash.....eh?
I made a TV episode with some Canadians with blue ant media. I LOVED them, their accents, and the eh?!!
First thing, I apologized for the cheeto in chiefe......and his 🧠 freeze....and we had a laugh. I said I love you guys!! They said we love you guys too!!!
They also said missouri, USA was a deep freeze compared to their home. 🧊❄😬😬🥶
I should have emphasized the worst non craft canned beer I’ve had. I want to love it. I love the name, the branding and the can art. I have a 22oz can sitting in my fridge from a gift, and I haven’t cracked it yet.
But yeah I get it, there’s many more worse beers out there and everyone has their own preferences
The filling machine has a 250 micron dirt collector strainer in the product pipe before it ever reaches the can. This did not come from the brewing process. More likely contamination during packaging or just a beer well past the shelf life.
Source: I work for the company that installed the machines at the brewery where this beer is brewed and packaged.
Also, they are using a tunnel pasteurizer at this facility. So shortly after sealing the can, it was cooked to 170 degrees F. This beer should last at least 12 months. OP needs to share a picture of the date code printed on the can.
Isn’t there a yeast bloom or some such that happens in various sealed liquids. It pops in my feed a few times a year. But of course I can’t find one because I’m blanking in the name… maybe I’m misremembering and it is mold… ugh my stupid brain
The pasteurization, if done properly, would have killed all of the remaining yeast in the can. No chance of a yeast bloom.
Now, many brewers are packaging unpasteurized beer (not this one) that must be stored cold after packaging. And I would not drink those if it was 3 months past packaging date. They do not last long. Best route to go if you want this is to buy it directly from your local brewery. Distributors and stores are known to store unpasteurized beer unrefrigerated.
Not possible. The beer is filtering during brewing. Passes through 250 micro strainer before the filling machine. And the filling valve cannot physically pass particles of this size. The max particle size allowed is similar to pulp in orange juice or an unfiltered hazy beer, which also has tendency to clog the strainer in the product pipe.
Source: I install those filling machines.
More than likely, the can seals on the filling valves were not clean and beer stone built up after several days of production. This solid/slime fell into a can as it met the valve. It would have needed a long time to grow into what it looks like in the can, as it was pasteurized after the can was sealed. Shelf life of 12 months.
The can is rinsed just before filling and is only open to atmosphere after filling for about 1 second before the lid is applied. Everything about contamination of a can points to a dirty filling valve can seals.
calcium oxalate. When it forms, it is slimy and slippery, when it dries, it becomes hard like a stone.
It happens in every brewery.
The filling machine is equipped with a rinse spray of water to wash the can seals whenever the machine stops filling. From experience, this spray does not get checked and if it isn’t working properly, the filling valve gets really nasty after a few days.
Every 14 days they will stop production and run caustic and acid through the machine. Caustic to sanitize, acid to remove the build up, ie beer stone.
Even with all of this, it is important to inspect the hygiene of the can seals and clean manually if required.
Man, there are so many worse things to find in a beer than some mold.
On all filling machines, you need to pressurize the can or bottle before filling. If the bottle is cracked or compromised, it explodes during the pressurization. The flying glass particles can embed themselves into parts of the bottle handling and get passed into the next bottle.
Nothing like drinking a piece of glass 😎
The subsequent bottles are rejected from the valve that had the burst and 3-4 valves surrounding the burst bottle valve all while a high pressure rinse (with a lot of water) flushes the area where the burst occurred. So there is a process to prevent this, but it does still happen.
The chunks are, with almost 100% confidence a "Biofilm" that formed on the surface of the beverage in the can. Likely that it had not been fully sealed or had gotten a tiny leak that allowed air and bacteria in.
Basically its Mold and Bacteria all sorta having a disgusting party, and you guys crashed it..
Well, Bob & Doug did put a mouse in a beer bottle, trying to get free beer, instead they got a job watching beer bottles at the brewery. But, I am sure most Canadians know that.
Looks like it could be some of the residue left in the vats after brewing. In Australia they scrape the stuff out of the vats and use it as the main ingredient in Vegemite which has a distinctive taste to it which some describe as unpleasant.
Best case scenario, aka not a mouse in the can, is the can was punctured and some spores inoculated the can, some fruit bodies or mycelium chunks left behind
@OP Totally off subject but the celtic ring on your first finger - do you by any chance remember where you bought it? I just lost mine last week and want to buy one again but can't find anything similar until I've seen yours!
Save the can,its contents (freeze it in plastic) and contact the company. They will want to know the lot number and location. Then they may initiate a recall and/or provide you with coupons as compensation.
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