Free Beer! (sorta)

**gustavus** · 06-19-2012, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by rca987

It was a bottle. I didn't drink it though, I'll throw it in the beer fridge and let someone else have it. I prefer Guinness or Lonestar. (drastic, i know)

I would toss the beer, it's one of the few commercially made products that actually has a very short shelf life. If it's an old bottle it will taste like crap.

**Mechanic688** · 06-19-2012, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by gustavus

I would toss the beer, it's one of the few commercially made products that actually has a very short shelf life. If it's an old bottle it will taste like crap.

I was going to say that if it had been chilled then when you re-chill them, they turn into "skunk" beer.

**eesakiwi** · 06-19-2012, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I was going to say that if it had been chilled then when you re-chill them, they turn into "skunk" beer.

They say "You learn something every day" & this is what I learnt today & I guess I won't have any trouble getting to sleep tonight....

http://beeradvocate.com/articles/527 Skunk beer