Dirty bar rag

Since we kicked off the blog almost 2 months ago, we've genuinely enjoyed all the beers we've tested and photographed.  Until tonight.

Baby is asleep and it's 7:30, adult beer time. YAY.  So husband heads to the fridge and selects a beer.  He selects the Admiral Hops - Single Hop Series (7% ABV) from the Hermitage Brewing Company in San Jose, California.  He gets the camera, the frosty glasses and then opens the beer.  It immediately foams everywhere. And continues to foam.  And foam some more.  He sets it down to photograph and the empty bottle is STILL foaming.

 
I suddenly smell dirty bar rag.  I worry that maybe my kitchen washcloth should have been washed a day ago.

After pouring, we both comment almost simultaneously that the head of the beer looks like brains.

We cheers and then try to drink it...unsuccessfully.  We each try again.  Yuck.  The beer smells like a dirty bar rag and looks like 4 day old murky iced tea.  Husband looks up beer on beeradvocate.com --- a B-?   Are you serious???  No way. 

Conclusion: terrible.  Will not be able (or attempting) to finish this. There must be something wrong with this bottle. Now I need to go wash my hands to try to get this dirty bar rag smell off...