Does beer go bad?

[fire400]

Originally posted by: wyvrn
hmm .. no date on the bottle

FDA approved!

 

[Eli]

It does indeed.

Being in the fridge for a year it's probably OK. The key is the storage environment.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
Who keeps beer long enough to find out?

losers

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Obligatory I'm a beer snob and only drink Micro's cus all Macro's suck.

I only drink beers that are made as a single serving, then the recipe is shredded, burned, and then the ashes are eaten.

LMFAO! :thumbsup:

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt


If it looks okay, smells okay and tastes okay it's okay. Beer doesn't get dangerous like canned foods, if it goes bad it'll just taste skunky, it won't kill you.

I guess you never read Gray Matter by Stephen King eh?

:^D

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Babbles
It will get skunky but it will not go bad in terms of rotting or getting unwanted growth in it.

oh, yes it will.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: virtuamike
I have a few bottles of Stone from 06 and 07 (Imperial Russian, Vertical Epic, Anniversary Ale). They're fine.

Imperials are meant to age, but not all styles. some ~95% of beers should be enjoyed as fresh as possible.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Obligatory I'm a beer snob and only drink Micro's cus all Macro's suck.

Beer snobs fail so hard at life it's hilarious.

As for the OP, man, what a question. As if you had beer around long enough to even "expire"?

 

[rbV5]

<not at my house>

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: wyvrn

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
If it's maintained at a cool temperature and protected from sunlight it can last many years. But it won't last indefinitely, eventually it'll start to turn.

Color is normal. What are the signs?

If it looks okay, smells okay and tastes okay it's okay. Beer doesn't get dangerous like canned foods, if it goes bad it'll just taste skunky, it won't kill you.

not true, but it is safer than water. That's why the pilgrims were boozing the entire journey to the new world, and the first Western building constructed in the English colonies was a brew house.

 

[lokiju]

I don't leave any sitting around long enough to have to worry about this.

 

[Rastus]

As far as I know, beer does not go bad with age. I've had some sitting around for hours before I got to it and it didn't seem to affect it at all.

 

[wiredspider]

Hehe, I' reminded of that Dharma beer they drank on Lost... It seemed like it was years old, but they drank it anyways...

 

[krylon]

Originally posted by: Perknose
The whole attack was hard to swallow.

That's what she said

 

[krylon]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Yes. Thats why IPA was invented

This man knows his beers! Well, at least his IPA history

IPA was used before refrigeration. A beer in the fridge for a year would probably fine but just be flat.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Obligatory I'm a beer snob and only drink Micro's cus all Macro's suck.

I only drink beers that are made as a single serving, then the recipe is shredded, burned, and then the ashes are eaten.

LMFAO! :thumbsup:

:laugh:

 

[Modular]

I just got turned on to IPA's thanks to the Honker's 4 x 3 pack. They are fantastic.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Nerd alert! Who checks the date on a beer before drinking?