Lakefront recalls beers that are at risk of exploding
Lakefront Brewery is warning consumers who purchased six-packs of My Turn Junk, a kettle sour made with cherries, that the bottles may be volatile enough to explode.
The brewery is voluntarily recalling all bottles.
The beer contains small amounts of wild yeast from the cherries. That wild yeast made it into production and continues to ferment. “Subsequently, carbon dioxide builds up in the bottles, making them at risk for explosion,” according to a Lakefront Brewery news release announcing the recall.
The yeast is natural and isn’t dangerous to ingest, said Lakefront’s brand manager Michael Stodola.
In a Facebook post, Andrew Jungwirth, whose recipe it was for My Turn Junk (he goes by Andy Junk), told friends: “The beer is still delicious and 100% safe to drink, Lakefront just can’t
allow it to remain on the market due to the potential liability of volatility.”
He ended with a note that he was going to cry a few tears in his remaining beers.
The beer remains drinkable. Consumers who don’t want to return the beer should refrigerate it or carefully dispose of it.
Concerns were prompted by the beer being left in warm spots like vehicle trunks. A couple retail establishments noted the issue.
Consumers who want a rebate on the My Turn Junk they have disposed of should take a photograph of the bottle’s back label and send it to support@lakefrontbrewery.com, along with an address, by Oct. 1. Lakefront will send out a check to compensate affected customers.
The My Turn Series is a specialty series in which Lakefront employees can create the recipe for their own beer and have it brewed for public consumption. Stodola estimates that they brewed 650 cases of My Turn Junk, which only recently hit the market. The suggested retail price was $8.99.