First beer, I brewed a pale ale, cut a couple days off of the suggested 14 day primary (left it a total of 10-11 days, this was my only kit beer to date), put it directly to bottles with priming sugar, 5 days later I popped one open and tried it, tried another a couple days later, then I waited a week and tried again, then again...
I am the definition of impatient.
That first beer I opened was plain flat and bitter but from my impatience I learned beer patience, what a "green" beer tastes like and how over time the taste improves along with body. I had one Wednesday night, it was delicious! That would be a little over 1 month total since its brew date. I'm giving the rest of the batch until Mardigras weekend then she's going down between me and the misses!! If you're insistent to bottle today and can't hold out any longer, and with that type of beer, go for it; it won't kill you or your beer. Drink 1 next week and learn that taste, the smell and tell tale signs of a green beer that needs time. Have another 5-7 days later, then do it again. Over time it will improve and it will be very noticeable to you.
Something I've found that helps with impatience, I'm calling it my "fix" haha, brew a frequent Hefeweizen. An all extract batch, or with a specialty grain added, is very cheap / easy to do, simple to manipulate and alter and get a little wild with, and the best part is that beer usually is at its best young. My Clementine Hefe was brewed on February 5th and last night at dinner with friends, a unanimous decision was made that it tasted fantastic, actually may have recruited a couple buddies into the hobby as well, wasn't even trying to (I would like to issue a formal apology to their wives and girlfriends now; I'm sure I'll be catching hell for it soon)
+1 with mlyday as well - a mixer sixer or 2 always helps..
Best of luck!
