Canned beer - how old is too old?

[Bigbore500r]

Our office fridge is full of light beer from a party last year. Now that I think about it, the party was a year ago! Just how long is refrigerated light beer good for? It tastes like crap when new.....does it get worse?

Having a bbq tomorrow and thinking about cracking a few open....what say ye?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Depends on the force vectors in the fridge.

 

[185EZ]

Who lets beer get old?

 

[Ziggy]

Live a little and go for it.

 

[nowski]

Frozen, it's too cold...

 

[240Hallett]

Harbor freight fridge or Costco??

 

[termiteguy]

That would never happen around my house the beer seems to just disappear

 

[RiverDave]

It's fine..

RD

 

[Racey]

1 year, it's fine if it's been in the fridge this whole time....

 

[mash on it]

For what its worth,

Budweiser says 110 days.
I say half that.
But I don't drink Budweiser, either.

For throwing a party/bbq, I guess anything cold is good enough.

Dan'l

 

[H20 Toie]

RD SUX isn't an option wtf

 

[Rajobigguy]

It depends somewhat on the beer. Coors doesn't use preservatives but keeps pretty well if it's kept cold. Budweiser uses formaldehyde in the processing so you can leave it out in the garage until it is unearthed by some future archaeologist.

 

[Yellowboat]

Light beer is water with carbonation....

 

[Bigbore500r]

Depends on the force vectors in the fridge.

Forgot about those! I should make a spreadsheet to keep all influencing factors in consideration

 

[Bigbore500r]

It's fine..

RD

For some reason I feel like you've tried this and your opinion is based on unbiased fact.....

 

[was thatguy]

Just mix it in with new beer, in a cooler, like a 1/5 ratio or whatever.
If anyone notices they’ll just pound it and grab another.

 

[BHC Vic]

My pops is huge on dates. He want buy it if it’s too old. Budweiser guy

 

[Instigator]

Our office fridge is full of light beer from a party last year. Now that I think about it, the party was a year ago! Just how long is refrigerated light beer good for? It tastes like crap when new.....does it get worse?

Having a bbq tomorrow and thinking about cracking a few open....what say ye?

Dont be such a cheap bastard! Just throw the shit out and buy new!!

 

[Meaney77]

Pack it up and bring it home and save it for the next gathering at a buddys house so it looks like you didn't show up empty handed.

 

[pwerwagn]

Drink it.

If it tastes like shit, drink 7-8 new ones or a few shots of jack, then drink the old ones.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Dont be such a cheap bastard! Just throw the shit out and buy new!!

Theres like 4 30 packs.....how sad would it be to trash it? Somebody else would have to throw it away, i cant do it

 

[bowtiejunkie]

Drink it. my dad showed up last weekend with some microbrew IPA expired in April 2018. Tasted good.

If the beer was sitting in a garage and not refrigerated, I’d say toss it.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Drink it. If it tastes bad play flip cup or beer pong with it.

 

[K-DOG]

If its kept cold its fine. I had a 30 pack of Coors Light that sat out at the river through the high temps and tasted super skunky when i finally tried one. Threw it all away.

 

[wallnutz]

Take to the homeless encampment down the street, they won't complain.

 

[River Runnin]

When it tastes like turpentine!

 

[Headless hula]

Use it to boil brats.

Then drink what's left while yooore grillin em.

 

[beerrun]

Beer is generally good for 90 days after that the big three will destroy it. I have seen beer mold in a sealed bottle. You decide.

 

[Hullbilly]

Beer is generally good for 90 days after that the big three will destroy it. I have seen beer mold in a sealed bottle. You decide.

This post right here!


After my grandpa passed 2001 we were cleaning out the storage/shop side of their finished basement. Found a few cases of Lowenbrau bottles, we thought “excellent”. My dad held one of the bottles up to the light as they were that dark green with the silver foil labels.....The Lowenbrau looked like heavy pulp orange juice!

God knows how long he had thise cases tucked under the stairs

 

[jetboatperformance]

Got cases of home brew stored thats around 7 years Old , will occasionaly crack one open for entertainment , taste fine ...

.

 

[Angler]

Theres like 4 30 packs.....how sad would it be to trash it? Somebody else would have to throw it away, i cant do it

Put it out for the homeless, I'm sure it won't go to waste, plus they will recycle the cans too.

 

[Socalx09]

I think a year should be ok. Usually have leftover coors light in the Havasu garage fridge from September to April and it still taste fine. As long as it’s refrigerated, it should be good. No one has complained yet. I think if it was refrigerated and then taken out, that’s when it would go bad.

 

[Blue Oval]

How about a 6 pack of Mash Beer from the eighties that has never been refrigerated? Tried to sell it on E-Bay a couple years ago. Never got a bid. LOL.

 

[CoolCruzin]

A year old you actually would say that. Lol

 

[Uncle Dave]

I think a year should be ok. Usually have leftover coors light in the Havasu garage fridge from September to April and it still taste fine. As long as it’s refrigerated, it should be good. No one has complained yet. I think if it was refrigerated and then taken out, that’s when it would go bad.

yeah - pretty much this.

When I had my house in Parker certain guest left specific stuff (like Stella Artois) then returned a year later and it was good.

If it got hot at all- toss it -works as weed killer on a rock lawn - mostly.

UD

 

[Socalx09]

Just head to the 10 freeway and pick up a case or two!

(Driver is ok)

 

[redone76]

View attachment 733898 Just head to the 10 freeway and pick up a case or two!

(Driver is ok)

That happened down the street from my house! If I wasn’t at work I would’ve ran over there


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[Icky]

Wait till Desert Storm, drop it off at the RDP party, mix it in with the new ones everyone will think you're awesome and be to drunk to realize it taste like shit

 

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Those are beers you keep around for your freeloader buddies.

 

[24 Sleekenforcer]

Our office fridge is full of light beer from a party last year. Now that I think about it, the party was a year ago! Just how long is refrigerated light beer good for? It tastes like crap when new.....does it get worse?

Having a bbq tomorrow and thinking about cracking a few open....what say ye?

Crack it open and taste it if it still taste like crap your good.

 

[Rondog4405]

Shotgun 4 of em... After that they will taste like they are brand new!

 

[shintoooo]

It’s aged so it’s “fine” beer now. Pinkies up.

 

[rush1]

Budweiser contains formaldehyde. We were so sure that this rumor was a myth, we added it to the list to research later. This might come as a shock to you. ... Other emulsions are used now, so there is no formaldehyde in current beers in America (there are reports that Chinese and Thai beers are using formaldehyde).

 

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The question is how thirsty are you.

 

[cpdad93]

I have the refer drawer for beer. I buy a 6er of coors light every year (for the keystone drinkers) and put it in the bottom. I make it so they can't touch my laughing dog and such beer, don't want my good beer tainted. At the end of the year they are still there and I give them to the guys that pick up my trash, then put a new one in there.

 

[DB / HAV]

This post right here!


After my grandpa passed 2001 we were cleaning out the storage/shop side of their finished basement. Found a few cases of Lowenbrau bottles, we thought “excellent”. My dad held one of the bottles up to the light as they were that dark green with the silver foil labels.....The Lowenbrau looked like heavy pulp orange juice!

God knows how long he had thise cases tucked under the stairs

How did it taste?

 

[Ziggy]

On our recent offroad trip by Salton Sea we came across an old miners cabin that's still being used which had many dirt and dust covered canned provisions inside. My wife found a Tecate beer that for whatever reason was calling her name. No clue how old it was. Dusted it off and drank it. She enjoyed it and is still alive with all appendages intact.
We left another beverage behind to keep the stock in the cabin up to par.

 

[Bigbore500r]

On our recent offroad trip by Salton Sea we came across an old miners cabin that's still being used which had many dirt and dust covered canned provisions inside. My wife found a Tecate beer that for whatever reason was calling her name. No clue how old it was. Dusted it off and drank it. She enjoyed it and is still alive with all appendages intact.
We left another beverage behind to keep the stock in the cabin up to par.

YOLO!

 

[nowski]

Why drink beer out of a can (YUCK) did the breweries quit bottling beer all of a sudden?

 

[SCV2RVR]

I can crack open a Bud Light and tell if it is old in one sip.

I think they screwed us up when they started putting the "Best By" date on the can. Once I see that expired date it messes with my head.