Just discovered some old bottled beer in the garage...

[kelper]

If the beer hisses when you loosen the cap it will have no air inside and probably fine at any age. But smell and taste would be my guide.

 

[Baz Chaz]

When I first started AG brewing I used to set aside a few bottles from each brew in boxes and accumulated four or five boxes. Some were 6 or 7 years old when I got to the last box, every single one was fine.
Which makes a nonsense of 'sell by dates' on beers!

 

[terrym]

Uh while looking for something completely unrelated, I just found this...

That was his last day on the forum. Do we conclude that the beer wasn't OK??

Still deciding what to do

 

[foxy]

As beer ages it can oxidise, I don't mind the sherry like taste old oxidised beer gives off, it just gives me the biggest headache.

 

[kelper]

Fullers vintage ale goes up in value every year - it's obviously a 'keeper' Vintage Ale

 

[marshbrewer]

I recently had a bottle of 2013 Bateman's Vintage ale. It was lovely.

 

[SpaceDawg]

Still deciding what to do

Try it on someone else, worse case they say your home brew is terrible and wont try it again (or death). Best case you lose one bottle and you are confident to try the others.

We ate some army food from 1950 a couple of years ago, it was crap, but it was new I asked my brother and he confirmed it. But it was cold so we needed some nibbles.

 

[Drunkula]

Which makes a nonsense of 'sell by dates' on beers!

I had a load of beers left over from the rugby world cup - can't remember what year. THere was Guinness, Tetley and a few others. All heat cycled in a garage for years. I had them and they all tasted the same, even the Guinness. They'd be really watery and all the flavour had broken down. They all got drunk as it was one of those It's 2am and there's nowt left, kids situations.

 

[Winterbournebrewery]

Weird no answer from captain Dan ! Perhaps he is lost in his garage or found a fu**•¥ gateway to Narnia in there ? I found a three year old tripel I made the other day & the last couple of bottles of a rum n raisin stout finished on bourbon oak chips I tweaked from a kit 3 years ago ... & yes I’m going to drink them just not in one go at around 8%!

 

[Drunkula]

 

[Gerryjo]

Joined 2010. 10 posts. Not what I'd call a regular.

He'll be back next year....

 

[Winterbournebrewery]

Triple ! Hope it don’t taste like tripe though