This sounds like a job for... someone else. What do you think?

[lavachickie]

And another thing. Beer kegs are a dime a dozen. The distributor is out maybe $50 bucks in the cost of the keg and contents. You've spent more than $50 bucks in angst for something that isn't your problem.

Pick your battles. This isn't one of them.

Hey, this is the Pacific Northwest. This has nothing to do with money. It's all about the microbrew. Indeed, the distributor has written the keg off and doesn't care. It's the fun loving guys at the small microbrewery who had the creative energy to come up with a way to possibly turn this into a publicity stunt.

And I have enjoyed the exploration of the issue. No angst here.

 

[diversteve]

I'd have to agree with Flots - going to be quite the event when the keg is retrieved empty. Beer under pressure behind a o-ring designed to work at the surface - that's been sitting at 1ATM - what's the realistic possibility it's still full?
Even worse, what if it seeped the other way and some river water got in?

Since that time, the pollution picture has become more complex, with myriad issues related to toxic contamination. In addition to point sources, the reality of non-point source pollution has risen to the forefront. This type of pollution is essentially runoff, from the rain and water that courses across farms, parking lots, lawns, and any lands that drain into local creeks or rivers. Consequently, runoff can carry with it whatever happens to be on the land, including oil based pollution from streets and parking lots, pesticides or manure from fields, and other nonpoint source pollutants that are carried into the Willamette River system each and every day.

The Willamette River is on the Clean Water Act 303 (d) list for violations of water quality standards including temperature, bacteria, and mercury. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sets standards and aims to regulate river pollution through its statewide permitting program. The river also has been impacted by localized pollution issues, from the Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in the City of Portland when it rains too much (although the Big Pipe Project has vastly improved this issue), to the Portland Harbor Superfund site, where a great many properties along the river have highly contaminated soils from industrial activity going back over 100 years.

Still want to drink it?

What if one of the divers gets injured? Sharp things fall off docks and ships moored to them. Occasionally you read about poor grounding causing a hull cleaner to be electrocuted in a marina somewhere.

This sounds like a job for... someone else.

 

[Charles2]

Just out of curiosity, whose beer is it? If it's some of Alan's Blue Dot - well, I'm just there - it should be rescued at all costs. There are other fine microbrews in Portland as well that just might make this an important recovery as long as the Willamette hasn't gotten into it first. Does Portland's poo water still go into the river during a heavy rain?

In all seriousness, why not just mention on your facebook page that you were contacted by the brewery, and that you rejected it as a club project, but include the name and phone number of the brewer. Don't overthink this.

 

[doctormike]

Just out of curiosity, whose beer is it? If it's some of Alan's Blue Dot - well, I'm just there - it should be rescued at all costs.

Then there's this option...

 

[lavachickie]

Then there's this option...

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LOL. Luckily, the idea guy was realistic, and wanted to take it one step at a time. 1)Can we find it? 2)If so, is it intact? 3)If so, is it uncontaminated? 4)If so, can we find a taphouse that'll serve it for us? 5)If so... etc.

Can we close this thead? Because I think we're done here. But thanks -- the replies were a great help. Relax. Pass on the info. Make it clear it's not a club event. And go drink some beer. Some other beer.