Does beer go bad?

[wyvrn]

I am drinking a Cerveza that has been in the fridge for over a year. So far, so good!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Topic Title: Does beer go bad?

Yes.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Who keeps beer long enough to find out?

 

[wyvrn]

hmm .. no date on the bottle

 

[Mo0o]

Yes. Thats why IPA was invented

 

[zerocool84]

Obligatory I'm a beer snob and only drink Micro's cus all Macro's suck.

 

[Babbles]

It will get skunky but it will not go bad in terms of rotting or getting unwanted growth in it.

 

[waffleironhead]

At a controlled environment i'd say you were ok, but leave it in the sun for awhile and it would go bad. I found some beer that had sat in the sun for a few months and it was all slimy.

 

[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.

 

[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?

 

[trmiv]

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?

You'll know in about 3 hours.....

 

[Perknose]

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?

As others have said, it will never kill you or make you sick. It doesn't go bad that way, that I know of. But, again, as others have said, it will get skunked, especially if it gets warmed up and then cooled down again in storage.

Try it. Taste will tell you all. Damn, this semi-helpful post of mine has trumped my intended troll. I'll proceed anyway:

Does beer go bad?

I was once assaulted by a criminally insane pilsner. The whole attack was hard to swallow.

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Does beer go bad?

I was once assaulted by a criminally insane pilsner. The whole attack was hard to swallow.

oh man, how long have you waited to use that joke here?

 

[RalphTheCow]

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

+1!

 

[JRock]

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

Big IPA fan over here... Hoptical Illusion, Hazed and Infused, Hop Devil, Hop Whallop, Stone IPA... all will put you on your ass.

Originally posted by: trmiv
You'll know in about 3 hours.....

Spraying like a sick cat...

 

[virtuamike]

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

 

[geno]

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

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

 

[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.

 

[Tiamat]

yes, it gets skunky

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Not if you drink enough

 

[Albatross]

a drink it as fast as possible,for this particular reason,of course.

 

[IronWing]

Um, isn't that why people drink beer? 'Cause it already went bad?

 

[Tsaico]

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

I just had my first pint of this last night! That is a great beer!

 

[Canai]

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

I'm currently aging some Trader Joe's brand limited run beer that was surprisingly made by Unibroue (best brewery in the world in this beer snob's opinion - at least for non-IPA's). It'll be ready to drink in a year, maybe 14 month. Dogfish Head has a couple brews that get better with some aging as well.

 

[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.