How long does beer last ?

Krim · 31st December 2003, 4:12 AM

Is beer/spirits alright to drink if its been sitting in a pantry/shelf for 2 months ?

Wont make you sick or anything will it ...

kukulkan · 31st December 2003, 4:15 AM

Spirits I'd say would be fine.

Beer it depends. It should have a packaged or best before date actually. I wouldnt trust most generic australian beer much more than 3 months.

How has it been stored? Is it glass or cans? If its glass, is it clear, green or brown?

Mal_nutrition · 31st December 2003, 4:16 AM

Im pretty sure after 2 months it should be fine(some beers even have a "best day to drink" date on them...I will assume however,that you forgot that you had it there, no beer should sit idle for 2 weeks, let alone 2 months

FatBastarditis · 31st December 2003, 4:20 AM

i have had year old beer its fine

the flavour changes a little, its not as sharp. i prefer it actually

kukulkan · 31st December 2003, 4:22 AM

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Originally posted by Mal_nutrition
Im pretty sure after 2 months it should be fine(some beers even have a "best day to drink" date on them...I will assume however,that you forgot that you had it there, no beer should sit idle for 2 weeks, let alone 2 months

I've had coopers vintage 2002 aging for over a year now. Had many bottles of my homebrew aging too.

Some beer can improve with age (malts further broken down by yeast over time, resulting in interesting flavours). Most beer, ie, VB, Cold, Tooheys etc etc are all filtered and then pasturised. Any yeast content is completely dead. This means the beer wont last much more than 3 months generally. Beer gets lightstruck too (just like wine).

Deanodriver · 31st December 2003, 4:22 AM

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Originally posted by kukulkan
Spirits I'd say would be fine.

Beer it depends. It should have a packaged or best before date actually. I wouldnt trust most generic australian beer much more than 3 months.

How has it been stored? Is it glass or cans? If its glass, is it clear, green or brown?

I was drinking a beer today (Fosters) that still had advertising stuff for the 2003 Grand Prix (in March, beer was probably about 12 months old) on the can, tasted fine

kukulkan · 31st December 2003, 4:22 AM

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Originally posted by FatBastarditis
i have had year old beer its fine

the flavour changes a little, its not as sharp. i prefer it actually

Hop flavour mellows over time. Hop aroma dissapears over time.

Mal_nutrition · 31st December 2003, 4:23 AM

^^

You were drinking fosters AND it tasted fine? Were you drunk

Deanodriver · 31st December 2003, 4:26 AM

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Originally posted by Mal_nutrition
^^

You were drinking fosters AND it tasted fine? Were you drunk

no, I actually like the stuff

FatBastarditis · 31st December 2003, 4:28 AM

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Originally posted by kukulkan
Hop flavour mellows over time. Hop aroma dissapears over time.

there you go

syxx · 31st December 2003, 10:14 AM

I have a 6pack of Powers Gold in my beer fridge still in plastic
powers went out of buisness donkeys years ago

havent been bothered to throw it out

but anyways beer upto 18 months old kept chilled should be ok

syxx

TheLoner · 31st December 2003, 10:25 AM

Everything should be A OK!

sven222 · 31st December 2003, 10:27 AM

I have a couple of cans of "Duff" beer that were released in SA in the early 90's. Almost ten years on, the stuff is probabaly lethal. One way to find out though

Bracken · 31st December 2003, 11:13 AM

If it coopers vintage your well safe, it has a best AFTER date...sooooo cool

Krim · 31st December 2003, 9:31 PM

Tooheys extra dry and tooheys new ... if its no good ill just stick to the spirits ... plenty of that

I had them for my bday but after my bday i went back to the gold coast. (not all got drunk because we went out afterwards, hence why they are still there)

Back for new years so dont wanna waste em

Happy new years all !

31st December 2003, 4:12 AM	#1
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Krim Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,308	Tooheys extra dry and tooheys new ... if its no good ill just stick to the spirits ... plenty of that I had them for my bday but after my bday i went back to the gold coast. (not all got drunk because we went out afterwards, hence why they are still there) Back for new years so dont wanna waste em Happy new years all ! __________________ Successful Trades: (6) MavOA, mrrevhead, Gristy, Romp, BananaMan, Flugle