From Great Lakes:
This morning we chose to pull Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale from our gift shop shelves. We’d first like to apologize to those who traveled or planned to travel to our shop to purchase the beer. Last week when we discovered that our Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale had taken on sour notes, we found those complex flavors exciting, and we hoped we would be able to share the beer with you. Ultimately however, we decided that we do not feel comfortable selling a beer with an unintended flavor profile—that’s not fair to you, and it’s not in keeping with our standards of quality and consistency. Once again, we apologize to those who hoped to purchase Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale. We will have it on tap in our pub today if you’re interested in sampling it. Once again, if you have any comments or questions, please contact us at glbcinfo@greatlakesbrewing.com.
As one reader pointed out (and copied) the original post ended with, “While the beer may not taste as expected, we think many of our sour-loving fans will fully appreciate this happy accident. Mark notes that the beer will continue to develop sour flavors in the bottle, so he recommends consuming within 60 days.”
It shows great character from a company to pull a product because they don't feel it is worth putting out. Along with a great group of beers, the quality from the company is the reason I keep buying. Things happen and for anyone to be mad is absurd. I will still continue buying Great Lakes beers. Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteThe regular Christmas ale isn't that great either!
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