We've heard of skunky beer, but never gecko-y beer. The latter seems to be much worse than the former, based on a lawsuit filed in California against Heineken and the Kroger grocery chain.
Consumerist reports on the complaint, which came about after Orange County's George Toubbeh said he bought 24-ounce cans of Heineken in August 2015 from a Kroger-owned Ralphs in Fountain Valley, and had a decidedly unpleasant experience after drinking from one.
Per the suit, Toubbeh picked up on a "foul taste" in his brew; soon after sipping it he fell victim to "severe abdominal pain followed by vomiting." He says when his daughter went to examine the can, she made an alarming discovery inside: two un-decomposed juvenile leopard geckos, which aren't native to the US—they're indigenous to parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, and Iraq—but can be kept as pets here.
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