Bottled Beer (1.5 Years)

[squad83]

Long story short, I recently moved and found a 32 oz.bottle of one of the ales I brewed about a 1.5 years ago. Its in the actual sealed bottle and not the carboy - was wondering if it is still good to drink? I know that some darker thicker beers benefit from a long conditioning period, but since I don't know which brew this is, was curious.

Thanks in advance.


Thanks,
Bill

 

[mtnagel]

It's still safe to drink if that's what you're asking. Whether it will be better or worse - only you will know after drinking it.

 

[reverendj1]

You won't know if it's good to drink until you do, so go for it. It won't make you sick or anything, so don't worry about that.

 

[jar]

In packing up my house to move, I found a few cases of bottles from 2006 that I forgot about. The problem is, at the time I knew which case was which batch, but they've since been moved around and consolidated. There are some in there from a batch of double IPA that was nearly undrinkable at brewing, but tasted like a nice american barleywine a few years ago. The rest of them are low gravity beers that are probably nasty. At some point I'll have to start opening and see what I find, but I haven't yet.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Pop it open and give it a try. Worst case it will taste foul (which you can fix by opening one that is in its prime) but maybe it has transformed into something great. I just opened a bottle of Belgian dubbel that has been in the bottle for a little over a year and it was far better than it was six months ago. You'll never know if you don't try!

 

[squad83]

Thanks for the quick responses!

Gonna crack it open tonight - I'll keep you guys posted on taste / brew...........

Bill

 

[cgg]

Smells good, tastes good. Smells bad, tastes bad. This is readily answerable.