Exploding Doggie Claws '09

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by surlytheduff, Apr 3, 2012.

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  1. surlytheduff

    surlytheduff Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2010 Tajikistan

    Hello,

    Saturday night I was digging into my box of HotD stuff and was surprised to find that a bottle of 2009 Doggie Claws had blew out the bottom of the bottle:

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    This is the first bottle that I've had self destruct in my cellar. I've had a handful of other 2009 Doggie Claws, all tasted great but two of them were super carbonated. I'm not sure if it's just a coincidence or not, but the one that was most bottle-frothingly carbed was a blue capped one like the one above.

    On a positive note, the bottles that I was originally digging out of the box were a 2005 and a 2006 Doggie Claws. I opened them this past weekend; the 2006 was pretty good, but the 2005 one was really, really fantastic.

    Anyways, just a heads up I suppose - YMMV.
     
  2. tewaris

    tewaris Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Minnesota

    inb4 Levitation :wink:

    Seriously though, well known carbonation issues are the only reasons deterring me from trading for HOTD.
     
  3. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    They deter me not. I'll take all the HoTD stuff off anybodies hands happily.
     
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  4. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
    Pooh-Bah Society

    I have to agree with this, although I haven't had BFftW. But CAftW and AftW are magical.
     
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