Yeast not refrigerated.......Dead?

Let's get this out of the way immediately. Yes, I am a dope.

I bought a kit from AHS a couple months ago and haven't gotten around to brewing it yet. Opened it up today and realized I never took the liquid yeast out and put it in the fridge. What are the chances of anything being alive in the vial? Would it even be worth making a starter to see if anythng happens? Storage temps were 65-75 degrees.

smack it and see if it swells. probably will be fine, might take a few days to swell, though. if it puffs up, make a hefty starter with it and BREW!

EDIT: i guess you have a white labs vial. smacking that will just hurt your hand. pitch it in a starter and see what happens.

Instead of smacking it, I'll just give it a stern look. Then pitch it in a starter.

I'd make a starter for sure. The yeast are probably fine...

it takes a lot to kill the yeast-i've frozen mine and it worked fine. a starter would be smart though.