Thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like the yeast may be usable as long as I use a starter. I may try an small batch with the hops as an experiment. It's blazing hot here on the Central Coast so I can't even think about brewing right now. But, I will report back on the yeast and/or hops...
I had planned to get back into brewing 5 years ago and stocked up on hops and yeast. But, my motivation fizzled out and I only did one batch. So, I still have an assortment of dry yeast packages and pellet hops that I kept in the freezer all this time. Would I be making a mistake by trying to...