5gal ale in secondary for a year in keggerator

[Aaron Schulhoff]

before last thanksgiving a buddy and I made a pumpkin ale. We forgot about it in secondary. after some months i moved the carboy into my kegerator. The air lock still has water in it. The beer itself looks clean, no mold or any floaties at all.

I’m sure the pumpkin flavor will have gone off. What do you think? Keg and drink or place directly in trash?

 

[kh54s10]

Taste it!!!!

 

[Novacor]

In my experience it takes pumpkin beers years for the flavor to fade. They age very nicely, especially if they have a higher abv.

 

[bracconiere]

I once had about 8-9 Milwaukee's best sitting in my keg fridge in the drawer...they sat there for about 3-4 years, then one day i ACTUALLY drank them! didn't kill me so i'd say

 

[CA_Mouse]

Taste it and if good, keg and drink!

 

[Aaron Schulhoff]

it came out wonderful! The beer itself was only at 25deg F so im sure the last year in the keggerator was the same as being paused in time. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Aaron Schulhoff]

I was talking with the friend i made this batch with. Turns out we made it two years ago. You really can’t tell, it kept just fine.

I’ve got it on tap and been drinking it all weekend