Tapped Keg

[Mobstar]

I extracted this text from my beer store's website...

"To ensure the freshest quality beer, customers are encouraged to keep kegs cold at all times. Excessive movement and loss of temperature to the keg can result in a lower quality of beer. Once your keg has been tapped using your rental pump, beer will stay fresh for approximately 12 hours.

A home draught set up will keep beer fresh for approximately three weeks. If you have any questions regarding keg freshness, please contact the brewer directly. "

Is this accurate? Does the beer only last 3 weeks in a home draught system?
or does this only pertain to store bought beer?

Thanks!

 

[motobrewer]

i think it's just COA (covering our a$$es) on their part

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

i think it's just COA (covering our a$$es) on their part

+1

I've had kegged beer last several months and not degrade in quality at all. Oxygen is the enemy of beer. As long as you maintain a closed system, it will last as long as it would in bottles (note, certain styles do not age well, hence the CYA above)...

 

[smakudwn]

Plus if it is a hand pump then yes its correct because you moving the beer with air not co2.

 

[dobeluvr]

I brewed a beer I found out I didn't like...until after 4 months on tap. Either it kept getting better, or I got used to it.

 

[92greenyj]

yeah id say thats a load of crap. I've kept kegs at ambient temperature for months with no adverse effects (not tapped). also had kegs in the keezer and tapped for many months with no adverse effects

 

[Daybis]

If the pump pushes air in the keg, then I could see oxidation taking place. I've had several batches of beer in kegs for months and they all got better with age in my opinion.

 

[andrew300]

i believe filtered beer shelf life and storage conditions differ from unfiltered beer which has active yeast in it.