twgardner2
Well-Known Member
So, I am a born-again brewer. I did 2 batches in college (2004) but just didn't have the time and stopped. Then I joined the Navy and discovered what it is like to really not have any free time so I didn't pick back up until a few months ago. I am absolutely hooked.
Anyway, I was cleaning out my storage room and finally found my old bottles (finally I can stop scavenging for bottles!). I started looking through my bottles and found three full 22 oz bottles of my very first batch, a hefeweizen. I have no idea how they managed not to be consumed in my college apartment, quite a feat. Also, how they managed to survive moves from Blacksburg, VA to Atlanta to Va Beach to Kittery, ME to Naples, Italy, but they did!
Now I have these 7-year riservas on my hands and I am excited (scared?) to drink them. I'm sure my sanitation and oxidation practices weren't good enough back then to allow these things to survive this long, but we will see.
Anyone have any good stories about found beer?
Anyway, I was cleaning out my storage room and finally found my old bottles (finally I can stop scavenging for bottles!). I started looking through my bottles and found three full 22 oz bottles of my very first batch, a hefeweizen. I have no idea how they managed not to be consumed in my college apartment, quite a feat. Also, how they managed to survive moves from Blacksburg, VA to Atlanta to Va Beach to Kittery, ME to Naples, Italy, but they did!
Now I have these 7-year riservas on my hands and I am excited (scared?) to drink them. I'm sure my sanitation and oxidation practices weren't good enough back then to allow these things to survive this long, but we will see.
Anyone have any good stories about found beer?