year old beer in the carboy

[uglygoat]

it's exactly as the title says.

brief background.

we moved last october, and i brought most everything brewing with me from the old house, except this five gallon carboy of stout. it was brewed up in may of 05...

we finally sold the house in june of this year, and when cleaning all the old stuff out, i discovered the carboy... still water in the airlock. i brought it with me and had a taste... it didn't kill me outright.

i'm debating whether to bottle it, or buy a tank of co2 and put it in the corney keg my cousin gave me.. or just dump it out...

thoughts?

 

[david_42]

had a taste... it didn't kill me outright

Many high ABV ales would be fine after a year. If it tasted good, I'd say hang onto it. But, don't force yourself to drink it just because it's homebrew.

 

[Chillibeerman]

Serve it to the friends that can't appreciate anything but Bud Light. When push comes to shove they are the ones that will drink anything that is free. Save the good stuff for yourself

 

[AHammer16]

It didn't kill you, but what did it taste like? If you like it drink it.

 

[the_bird]

Was it in the primary (on a year-old yeast cake) or in a fairly clean secondary?

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

it's exactly as the title says.

brief background.

we moved last october, and i brought most everything brewing with me from the old house, except this five gallon carboy of stout. it was brewed up in may of 05...

we finally sold the house in june of this year, and when cleaning all the old stuff out, i discovered the carboy... still water in the airlock. i brought it with me and had a taste... it didn't kill me outright.

i'm debating whether to bottle it, or buy a tank of co2 and put it in the corney keg my cousin gave me.. or just dump it out...

thoughts?

There are a number of people on this forum that age there beer longer than a year, so unless it tasted like dirty sweat socks I'd bottle or keg it!