Purple beer by accident due to dry hopping in keg

[davidgsmit]

So I tend to brew more than I can drink and brewed an IPA probably five months ago that turned out so-so. Because of that it's been sitting in a keg in my keezer without any use. I finally had to make some room for another beer and decided to check on it. Poured a glass off and it's mostly purple! I think it's because of the hops in the keg from dryhopping! I opened the top and sampled some with a turkey baster and it's perfectly normal looking! Taste a bit better up top too. Unfortunately it took about a gallon worth to get through the "purple haze" on the bottom...

Intersesting find! At first i didnt even know if I should try it it was so purple! Just any fyi if it ever happens to you! Cheers!

 

[Waynep005]

Don't tell the big brewers they would market purple beer to women in a minute.
I can see the adds already

 

[jwalker1140]

Purple beer?!? Pictures or it ain't true!

 

[Mongrel]

Purple beer?!? Pictures or it ain't true!

I've had a can of Churchkey pilsner that poured a bit pinkish. It wasn't good.

 

[bwomp313]

Am I missing something...how would hops make it purple?

 

[JKaranka]

I haven't seen this, and breweries regularly leave their hops in the cask (and I do too)