I was given two cases of Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale that are well past their fresh drink by date. One says June 20 2009 the other is October 29 2009. I mainly took them for the bottles but is there any chance the beer will still be good? I have one of each chilling in the fridge so I guess I will find out soon enough. What is the likely effect that much time has had on the beer?
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- Thread starter Wyobrew22
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It may not be as good as it was but it will still be fine. It may have lost some of it's bitterness but it won't go bad.
Justibone
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Another thread on right now says that hoppy beers (as a pale ale should be, IMO) lose their hoppy flavor over time. I bet they were a bit better than drinkable, unless they were stored in direct sunlight or varied temperatures. :cross:
Hang Glider
Beer Drinker
Flavor and aroma will be first to go - bitterness may still be okay.
I'm having one of the June dated ones now and while the aroma is not really there the beer still tastes almost exactly like the burning river I have had in the past........In other words yay for me! 2 free cases of beer!
