I once had the opportunity to try a 74 year old bottle of Ballantine Burton ale. It was "interesting".....
THIS is one beer I would love to taste.
I once had the opportunity to try a 74 year old bottle of Ballantine Burton ale. It was "interesting".....
THIS is one beer I would love to taste.
I think you should try it of course.
After 74 years, the aroma was wonderful. The flavor was kinda like watered down scotch and a bit disappointing. A microbiologist tried to culture the yeast from it, but as you might suspect, there was nothing viable.
I'm jealous!!
And your buddy looks like he is 17 lol
Great thread, Revvy. I have a similar situation, and I can't make up my mind exactly what to do about it. My grandmother passed away earlier this year (she was my last remaining grandparent), and in cleaning out the old refrigerator in her back room, I found this:
This bottle of Tech Lager was brought to my grandmother's house in San Angelo, Texas circa 1975 from Pittsburgh via visiting family. Somehow, it was never consumed and sat cold in that refrigerator (a 1957 Hotpoint that *still* works perfectly) for well over 35 years. It's in my refrigerator now.
I've often thought of drinking it, but until I saw this thread, hadn't taken the idea too seriously. Now I'm inspired. What do you all think I should do?
It's been refrigerated for 35 years? Nice... Both of the beers that Revvy had were flat and obviously, not well preserved. I would really be curious as to whether it was still carbonated. Maybe even see if you can dig up a recipe for that beer and see how it compares...
Well, I have a four-fold plan as of right now. Firstly, I am going to open the beer and drink it. Secondly, I am going to videotape the event for posterity and post it to the Interwebs. Thirdly, I'm going to attempt a yeast harvest from the sediment in the bottom of the bottle and see if I can make a starter. Fourthly, I'm going to take the starter to my biologist-brewer friend, Stan, and see if we can colonize the strain in a culture.
I'll keep everyone posted.
Thanks a lot. I just turned 48 too. I am sure I am flat as a pancake too. Aging sux.
Sooo. How's that yeast coming? Any sign of growth?
Sooo. How's that yeast coming? Any sign of growth?
Yeah, I think that I've moved into the arena of "old" scotch, not "fine" scotch...you have moved into the age of fine scotch
Revvy you should get your Seth Rogen look-a-like friend to judge at next years HBT competition
Bad news folks, the yeast never took off.
Bad news folks, the yeast never took off.
Bad news folks, the yeast never took off.
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