brujo

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I bottled an Irish Stout in about May and then a Euro Bock in June (both were extract kits, my first two batches). I was thinking of saving them for late Fall/Winter for some special occasion or another... but will they be likely to last that long?

Sure, to a certain extent it depends on the ingredients and conditions; I'm keeping them in a light-tight cooler in the basement at about 70degF. I'd hate to waste good beer if they won't even be good by then. Anyone have thoughts/experiences with shelf-life of homebrew?

Cheers!

1fastdoc

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I'm drinking a nut brown that I bottled in November that improved up to late spring and seems to taste the same now as it did then. It's better now than it was at 4 months in the bottle.

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Primary: Roasty ESB, Apfelwein, Pear cider
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Bottled:Pale ale, Blackberry wheat, Ed's Apfelwein, Apfelwein (cote de blanc & splenda), Bitter, Dunkelweizen

brujo

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Cool, thanks! Think I'll save them for the holidays!

CBBaron

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I think just about any home brew is going to store 6 months if stored in good conditions. Higher gravity beers may not even start getting good until they spend that long in the bottle.
Your best bet is to try one every month or so until either it stops improving or it starts showing signs of getting worse. A stout or bock I would expect to store at least a year maybe a couple years without problem. Now a session beer or a wheat beer is probably not going to last as long.
Craig