I just had a lovely, yummy vanilla coffee Stout. The brewery only puts it out in winter so I better grab a few more.

Recall


Sierra Nevada Brewery Issues 36-State Recall of Select Beers
By JOCELYN GECKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Jan 22, 2017, 8:12 PM ET
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall Sunday of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA's and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.

In a statement Sunday, it said the recall applies to eight different types of its craft beers, including its popular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, purchased in 36 states across the Midwest, the South and East Coast of the United States.


The California-based company issued the voluntary recall after quality inspections at its Mills River, North Carolina, brewery detected a limited number of bottles made with a flaw "that may cause a small piece of glass to break off and possibly fall into the bottle, creating a risk of injury," the statement said.

The affected beer has a package date that falls between Dec. 5, 2016, and Jan. 13, 2017 and a brewery code of "M'' — which stands of Mills River — printed directly on bottles and the packaging of cardboard cases.

"We have decided to take this precaution to ensure the safety of our customers," Mike Bennett, chief supply chain officer, was quoted as saying. He said Sierra Nevada had not received any consumer reports of injuries, and it believed the concern could impact about 1 in every 10,000 — or .01 percent — of its bottles packaged during the five-week time period.

Aside from its Pale Ale, the Sierra Nevada recall includes 12-ounce bottles of its Beer Camp Golden IPA, Sidecar Orange Pale Ale, Torpedo Extra IPA, Tropical Torpedo, Nooner, Hop Hunter and Otra Vez.

The company has stopped distributing all affected beer and is working to have it removed from retails shelves, the statement said. Consumers were urged to check the company's website for details on the recall and not to drink any of the recalled beer, which would be fully refunded.


The recall applies to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachussets, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

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For more information, go to http://sierranevada.com/qualitymatters

there's no good reason why someone with the resources of sierra nevada shouldn't be canning all of its beers

I hear rumor Pliny the Younger will be canned this year. This is getting close

Dogfish Head is coming to Missouri this year according to my sources.

Speaking of Sierra a few post back... just tried their beercamp Golden IPA. I liked it. Crisp and easy to drink. Almost reminded me more of a pale ale than an IPA.

What do y'all think of brown ales? Got any recommendations?

Samuel Smith

Bell's has a pretty great brown ale

Indeed, big fan of that one. A few years ago, I had one and thought rather than stouts or porters, I'm gonna drink brown ales in the winter. The idea never really got off the ground though, but I had one a few weeks ago that reminded me to try again....

Anyone have this one? Gross artwork, but the beer is really good.

Exciting news about Hopslam in Texas until you read the fine print. What a tease, Bell's.

https://www.craftbeeraustin.com/tabc-la ... n-23-2017/

Amen, saves shelf space and easy to recycle. At least for all the year round beers, I'm sure that's what you mean.

Had some of this last night:



Damn fine beer.

I'm sure it's good but "artisan brewing" is a huge turn off

I get that. It's just too easy to ignore, y'know. It's on all everything out here. Marketing and all that. It's not something that even registers withe me anymore.

I've been enjoying their World Wide Stout quite a bit recently.

that artisan brewery is about 30 minutes from my house. but frankly, i've never cared for anything from them (but i also haven't had that particular beer).

we have about 3-4 local breweries just killing it right now though.

on a separate note, it's funny how the ne-style ipa is all the rage now (especially in the midwest). 6 months ago it was all sours and wild ales. i wonder what the next craze will be.

It was the only "new" beer at my local the other day and I wanted to try something different, something I'd never had before. So I picked it up on a whim. I really dig it. But it's the only thing I've had from Two Brothers Artisan Brewing Company.

I've never been too keen on sours.

i used to feel the same way. and then i had some really, really good ones where you can actually taste the beer and don't have to worry about the enamel on your teeth wearing away. now i love them.