Out Of Date Lager

[Booldawg]

My next door neighbour works for a drinks wholesaler and often brings crates of beer back home.

As he doesn't drink he kindly gives them to me.

Usually they're a month or so out of date but the latest batch he's given me was out of date Oct 2010.

sip or tip? does beer really go out of date?

[shoota]

Gerrit necked.....

[shoota]

It can go off - but may not have.
Your first sip will tell you.

[Mamyalynne]

One way to find out - try it.

[Postdog]

Wetherspoons have made a fortune from old stock.

[Sipowicz]

Old peculiar?

[Gizmonster]

As already said - try it and see.
If it's off, it'll taste rank .... if it tastes okay .... down the hatch with it :)

[shoota]

I went to a wedding once where the groom had spent a FORTUNE having a lager and a bitter produced with a picture of himself and his bride on the label.
Every single one of the bitters was bad.....

[pusskin]

I sipped from a can of beer at a works party many yrs ago, and have never ever done that again. Reason being that I had a mouthfull of slimey, lumpy stuff sliver down my throat.Ugg!!!! Must have been off, so always use a glass now.

[Booldawg]

lol, ok will try a sip and see. I'm more of an ale drinker than lager so not sure exactly what I'm tasting for.

[Peter Pedant]

My father worked in the age where barrels were delivered to pubs
and in one - he liked the publican -one used to be off the whole time.

It never did him harm - as far as we could tell - I mean he onbvisously died at some time but not obviously from it

anyway all the country types and ex army are telling you to neck it
and they usually Know - { how to skin a badger, confuse a fox etc...

[Booldawg]

If it goes well I have a bottle of ale brewed by Youngs of London to commemorate the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977.......

[joko]

a month will likely be fine - the dates are just a guess really - they have to put something on there.

also its a best before date , not a use by date, which means the product is still safe after that date, but the quality will begin to decline.

[Peter Pedant]

OK you're obviously an inquisitive scientist....

Drink one - and if your head goes like those heads in "Scanners"...

wait for 24 h - drink another one and if your head explodes again,,,,,

it probably IS the lager....

[shoota]

Yes.... but it is no longer 2010 joko...

[Peter Pedant]

too scientific or pointy-headed.... Shoota
let the fella enjoy his ale

have any of your frenz died from this - No
have any of your frenz done this ? almost certainly yes

[diddlydo]

If it tastes and looks OK it is OK. If it's cloudy and murky and tastes foul, pour it down the sink. Simple.

[pixie373]

If it says best before- try it. It won't hurt you.

[sunny-dave]

Look - it's lager, which is all pretty much p!ss by another name.

Ignore the date, pour it away and then drink something that tastes like real beer should ...

[woofgang]

save it till you are constipated....then sit on the loo and drink a a can!!

[Peter Pedant]

or save it until you have a head-ache !