Hi there
My company has purchased a bunch of different Moa beers with the idea of giving mixed boxes away to valued customers and staff.
I am no stranger to bottle conditioned beer (as I have brewed a fair bit and don't own a kegging setup yet) but the amount of sludge in the bottom of the pale ale has me concerned.
It is not a nicely packed sediment like I would expect - more of a loose fluffy substance that is not stuck to the bottom but floating free in the beer. The also-bottle-conditioned belgian tripel and wheat beer look great, with just a tight ring of sediment on the bottom of the bottle as I would expect.
The marketing guy that organised this purchase has spoken to the sales guy at Moa and been assured it is fine - and that the pale ale always looks like that because it has more proteins in it.
I had difficulty photographing it but will attach my efforts - sorry about the crap pics. (cellphone camera)
What do you think? Is this normal? I have put one in the fridge to chill and will try it in an hour or so.
Cheers
Patrick