What Is this Foreign Object in My Beer

[Toilet Rocker]

Hey,

I poured a commercially brewed imperial stout into a glass and once the head dissipated, the following thing was floating on top. I spooned it out into a small bowl. It has the consistency of an unbroken yolk. It appears to be a clear membrane with lots of tiny bubbles in it. It reminds me of a jellyfish. I poured another bottle from the same sixer and this was not present. I am going to contact the brewery, but thought I'd check to see what you guys think of it.

Note: Out of respect for the brewery, I did not include the brewery's name. This is not a bottle-conditioned beer.

 

[adamdillabo]

Looks like a SCOBY. Post back what the brewery says.

How did the beer taste?

 

[Toilet Rocker]

The brewery responded that it's a fining agent and protein. I was thinking an infection, but for it to be clear, it didn't add up.

I didn't drink it.

 

[rocketsan]

Tell me they are hooking you up for finding that grossness in your bottle...

 

[Toilet Rocker]

They were very apologetic and are sending me a t-shirt. Very solid customer service.

 

[unionrdr]

I was going to say scoby myself. But just a fining agent with the proteins it took out? The beer should've been ok to drink.

 

[harleybug88]

They were very apologetic and are sending me a t-shirt. Very solid customer service.

A T-SHIRT!!

They should a least send you a case of beer of your choice.

 

[adamdillabo]

We're sorry we screwed up your beer. Why don't you wear an advertisement for us?

 

[rocketsan]

Exactly...a coupon for a case is a bit more forgiving...

 

[MaxStout]

Maybe I'm just in a devilish mood now, but if it were me, I'd be tempted to grab a Sharpie, doctor up that t-shirt and send them back a pic. "XYZ Brewing...Snotwad Imperial Stout" :cross:

 

[Brewenstein]

Take off, hoser!

https://youtu.be/pNRlcjz3acU

 

[TNGabe]

Unless the beer tasted like vinegar, it's not a SCOBY. Even if the beer did, it's probably not a SCOBY. It's a blob of gelatin or whatever else the brewery uses to fine.

 

[BeefsBeer]

I recently had a similar problem

 

[MaxStout]

I recently had a similar problem

That looks a lot like like a Delirium Tremens I poured once. Despite it having been sitting in my fridge a couple days, I could not see through the opaque painted bottle and notice that the sediment had come loose, and it poured out all speckled. And that beer has a shiat-load of yeast in the bottle. It still tasted OK, but I haven't been inclined to buy another since then.
/CSB

 

[SmokeyMcBong]

a friend gave me a westy 12 that was the same. kinda like egg drop soup, tasted great though...

 

[BeefsBeer]

That looks a lot like like a Delirium Tremens I poured once. Despite it having been sitting in my fridge a couple days, I could not see through the opaque painted bottle and notice that the sediment had come loose, and it poured out all speckled. And that beer has a shiat-load of yeast in the bottle. It still tasted OK, but I haven't been inclined to buy another since then.
/CSB

I contacted them on facebook. They apparently "just got a machine to fix that" or something.

 

[unionrdr]

Unless the beer tasted like vinegar, it's not a SCOBY. Even if the beer did, it's probably not a SCOBY. It's a blob of gelatin or whatever else the brewery uses to fine.

I know that, as I'm sure the others do. I just commented that it reminded me of one. Never saw that in a beer before. But I have gotten bottles with a lot of trub/yeast breaking loose.

 

[Homercidal]

"Hey, Al! Remember that time we were bottling that batch and the glob of goo got through into the bottle and you said to let it go and see what happened? Well I got a phone call for you. This is going to cost you the shirt off your back!"

 

[blizz81]

a friend gave me a westy 12 that was the same. kinda like egg drop soup, tasted great though...

Brasserie Des Rocs' Triple Imperiale is the most egg-drop thing I've ever seen. It is delicious.