https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2021/1/oakshire-brewing-recalls-theme-from-the-bottom-mango-cheesecake
this is a live example of:
fruit goop: for 99% of fruited beer, the goop is added during fermentation so all sugars are consumed. fruit doesn't affect shelf stability. HOWEVER, some yahoos like to add fruit at packaging - notably some milkshake IPA makers. these beers will (or certainly should) come with a warning: KEEP COLD AND DRINK ASAP. as long as the beer is in a fridge, the yeast should stay dormant and all is well. if you suspect that a can of warm beer has fresh fruit in it (again, a rare thing given how dangerous it is), just give it a light squeeze while ensuring that your face isn't in the way of the top/opening since that's where it will fail: if the can is rock-hard, back away quickly and call the bomb squad.
i take issue with something the article wrote:
Cans... are bulging and at risk to burst due to visible signs of refermentation in the package. Brewing with boat loads of fruit and strange ingredients that interact with brewing yeast in unexpected ways can result in similarly unpredictable side effects
brewing with fruit and weird ingredients doesn't result in unpredictable side effects. someone effed up by not waiting long enough for the fruit to referment so it was a failure of quality control. but instead to owning up with "sorry, we goofed" they're trying to blame it on "ingredients that interact with brewing yeast in unexpected ways", AKA magical thinking. it's insulting their customers, IMO.
Cans... are bulging and at risk to burst due to visible signs of refermentation in the package. but by quickly reacting in a responsible manner Oakshire shows that they are invested in a quality product.
aaaaand the bullshit continues. if you're invested in a quality product, you put processes in place to ensure you don't release exploding cans. fucking up then trying to mop up the mess by making consumers responsible for the safe disposition of bottle grenades isn't dedication to quality. that's marketing happy-talk.
this information isn't on any of their social media sites. from the article: "the
majority of the cans sold online via pre-sale. All consumers who purchased this beer have been emailed a copy of this press release." so for the minority who didn't buy via presale and didn't get a press release mailed to them - too bad so sad? also, they're confident that 100% of their presale purchasers will read that email and it won't end up in their spam folder? no need to alarm the public and take a reputational hit, nothing to see here folks!
those things can explode and hurt someone. it's a recklessly stupid thing to do on top of a previous recklessly stupid thing to do.
