Got a question for all yous beer gurus. I don't drink beer a whole lot, but
when I do, I choose Miller Lite. It's taste is clean and sorta simple - like
me. Hey. But a few days ago I gotta 12-pack from my local Krogers, and it
had a nasty after-taste, kinda sour - like my ex-wife.

Is that a sign of spoilage or sumpin? Is that common? If I take it back,
will the grocier wanna bust my chops, ya think? Has anyone else had this
happen?

I know they have the ad where guys can't taste their beer. If this is what
it always tasted like, I wouldn't wanna taste it either. Hey.

Bruno wrote:
> Got a question for all yous beer gurus. I don't drink beer a whole lot, but
> when I do, I choose Miller Lite. It's taste is clean and sorta simple - like
> me. Hey. But a few days ago I gotta 12-pack from my local Krogers, and it
> had a nasty after-taste, kinda sour - like my ex-wife.
>
> Is that a sign of spoilage or sumpin? Is that common? If I take it back,
> will the grocier wanna bust my chops, ya think? Has anyone else had this
> happen?
>
> I know they have the ad where guys can't taste their beer. If this is what
> it always tasted like, I wouldn't wanna taste it either. Hey.
>
>
In any product that is a result of an industrial process, there is a possibility of a product going bad. You don't say
whether you bought bottles or cans, but there are many things that can give beer a sour aftertaste, and they usually
involve transit from the brewery to the store rather than Miller sending out a bad batch.

If you take the beer back to Krogers and ask to trade it in for a new 12 pack, it should be okay. I had a similar
situation once with a bottle of wine and the store had no problem taking it back as long as I was exchanging it for
another bottle of the same wine.

-Tom W

Bruno wrote:
> Got a question for all yous beer gurus. I don't drink beer a whole lot, but
> when I do, I choose Miller Lite. It's taste is clean and sorta simple - like
> me. Hey. But a few days ago I gotta 12-pack from my local Krogers, and it
> had a nasty after-taste, kinda sour - like my ex-wife.
>
> Is that a sign of spoilage or sumpin? Is that common? If I take it back,
> will the grocier wanna bust my chops, ya think? Has anyone else had this
> happen?
>
> I know they have the ad where guys can't taste their beer. If this is what
> it always tasted like, I wouldn't wanna taste it either. Hey.
>
>
In any product that is a result of an industrial process, there is a possibility of a product going bad. You don't say
whether you bought bottles or cans, but there are many things that can give beer a sour aftertaste, and they usually
involve transit from the brewery to the store rather than Miller sending out a bad batch.

If you take the beer back to Krogers and ask to trade it in for a new 12 pack, it should be okay. I had a similar
situation once with a bottle of wine and the store had no problem taking it back as long as I was exchanging it for
another bottle of the same wine.

-Tom W

"Tom Wolper" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Bruno wrote:
>> Got a question for all yous beer gurus. I don't drink beer a whole lot,
>> but when I do, I choose Miller Lite. It's taste is clean and sorta
>> simple - like me. Hey. But a few days ago I gotta 12-pack from my local
>> Krogers, and it had a nasty after-taste, kinda sour - like my ex-wife.
>>
>> Is that a sign of spoilage or sumpin? Is that common? If I take it back,
>> will the grocier wanna bust my chops, ya think? Has anyone else had this
>> happen?
>>
>> I know they have the ad where guys can't taste their beer. If this is
>> what it always tasted like, I wouldn't wanna taste it either. Hey.
>>
>>
> In any product that is a result of an industrial process, there is a
> possibility of a product going bad. You don't say whether you bought
> bottles or cans, but there are many things that can give beer a sour
> aftertaste, and they usually involve transit from the brewery to the store
> rather than Miller sending out a bad batch.
>
> If you take the beer back to Krogers and ask to trade it in for a new 12
> pack, it should be okay. I had a similar situation once with a bottle of
> wine and the store had no problem taking it back as long as I was
> exchanging it for another bottle of the same wine.
>
> -Tom W

Uh, yeah, it was cans. Of course I had to drink a few to be sure and get a
second opinion from a few friends. So, there's about 4 or 5 missing. What
can I say? I'd feel kinda like a horses's patoot taking them back now. But,
from now on, I'll take em back upon the first bad sip.

Funny thing, I had this happen with Lipton Brisk tea (in the can) a few
years back. The Lipton people didn't believe me when I called about it. The
just appeazed me with a coupon for a replacement 6 pack. But it tasted the
same. Again, I got a coupon. After a few months of this, they finally sent a
person out and did some research. Come to find out, I was right. A local
bottler ended up with too much potasium in the product, giving it a sour
taste. They were so thankful I kept pushing the point, I drank free Lipton
tea for about a year after that.

So, anyways... about the beer. I'll try another 12 pack, but I'll pop a top
in the parking lot to be sure. (Hey, I think there's a song in that.)

Just gimme another 12 pack,
If it's bad, you'll get it right back.
Let me first pop a top
Out in your parking lot,
So that I can be sure
It don't taste like manure...
Anymore.

"Tom Wolper" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Bruno wrote:
>> Got a question for all yous beer gurus. I don't drink beer a whole lot,
>> but when I do, I choose Miller Lite. It's taste is clean and sorta
>> simple - like me. Hey. But a few days ago I gotta 12-pack from my local
>> Krogers, and it had a nasty after-taste, kinda sour - like my ex-wife.
>>
>> Is that a sign of spoilage or sumpin? Is that common? If I take it back,
>> will the grocier wanna bust my chops, ya think? Has anyone else had this
>> happen?
>>
>> I know they have the ad where guys can't taste their beer. If this is
>> what it always tasted like, I wouldn't wanna taste it either. Hey.
>>
>>
> In any product that is a result of an industrial process, there is a
> possibility of a product going bad. You don't say whether you bought
> bottles or cans, but there are many things that can give beer a sour
> aftertaste, and they usually involve transit from the brewery to the store
> rather than Miller sending out a bad batch.
>
> If you take the beer back to Krogers and ask to trade it in for a new 12
> pack, it should be okay. I had a similar situation once with a bottle of
> wine and the store had no problem taking it back as long as I was
> exchanging it for another bottle of the same wine.
>
> -Tom W

Uh, yeah, it was cans. Of course I had to drink a few to be sure and get a
second opinion from a few friends. So, there's about 4 or 5 missing. What
can I say? I'd feel kinda like a horses's patoot taking them back now. But,
from now on, I'll take em back upon the first bad sip.

Funny thing, I had this happen with Lipton Brisk tea (in the can) a few
years back. The Lipton people didn't believe me when I called about it. The
just appeazed me with a coupon for a replacement 6 pack. But it tasted the
same. Again, I got a coupon. After a few months of this, they finally sent a
person out and did some research. Come to find out, I was right. A local
bottler ended up with too much potasium in the product, giving it a sour
taste. They were so thankful I kept pushing the point, I drank free Lipton
tea for about a year after that.

So, anyways... about the beer. I'll try another 12 pack, but I'll pop a top
in the parking lot to be sure. (Hey, I think there's a song in that.)

Just gimme another 12 pack,
If it's bad, you'll get it right back.
Let me first pop a top
Out in your parking lot,
So that I can be sure
It don't taste like manure...
Anymore.

Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.

_Randal

Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.

_Randal

Randal > wrote:
>Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.

What if that *is* his local brewery? ;-)
--
Joel Plutchak "So you would say the beheadings are
excessive but not the dismemberment?"
- from a discussion of the movie "Sin City"

Randal > wrote:
>Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.

What if that *is* his local brewery? ;-)
--
Joel Plutchak "So you would say the beheadings are
excessive but not the dismemberment?"
- from a discussion of the movie "Sin City"

He lives in South Africa? Guess I better check the headers...

Anyway, he can STILL stop drinking that fermented corn syrup by gum!

_Randal

Joel wrote:
> Randal > wrote:
>
>>Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.
>
>
> What if that *is* his local brewery? ;-)

Well, it used to be that there were local, regional and national brewers
in the US., so even if you lived across the street from the Miller
Brewery in Milwaukee, they weren't "your local brewery" (I guess Point
Special was, or maybe Lienekugel ...) but just a branch of a national
brewery that happened to be real close <g>...

Randal wrote:
> He lives in South Africa? Guess I better check the headers...

Actually, SABMiller's headquarters are in the UK, having moved in the
late 90's- one of the reasons they changed/shortened the corporate name
to SAB (the other obviously was image- "South African Breweries"???).

http://www.sabmiller.com/sabmiller/s...ls/contact+us/

Randal wrote:
> He lives in South Africa? Guess I better check the headers...
>
He said he bought it at Krogers. I have no intention of searching to see if they have branches in S Africa, so I'm
assuming he means he got his beer in the US.

Tom W

"Randal" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Stop drinking that fermented corn syrup and support your local brewery.
>
> _Randal

Huh? Local brewery? We got no breweries round here.

And I think the closest one makes fermented corn syrup. So, I can't drink
that either, right? By the way, did Miller Lite change to being fermented
corn syrup when South Africa bought it, or was it fermented corn syrup
before that? I'm confused.

Of course, if I could fart and make it a perfect world for both of us, I
guess I'd have a local brewery that produces beer I like at a good price,
and I could find that same beer elsewhere in my travels. Then I would
support that brewery. I guess. Maybe.

Miller == SABMiller == South African Breweries Miller ...

_Randal