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That's not beer...

ecar3483 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:26:02 GMT

The remnants of that case of beer that's been sitting in the garage for "oh, it can't be that long, can it?" have gone to enrich the compost.

I had thought, seeing as it was such a lovely day, that I might have a beer. It's been a while since I've had one.

Okay, the best part of a year...

I dragged the box out from under the bench, dusted it off and to my surprise found two six packs. Well, no worries, that should see me through the Summer just nicely. Or so I thought...

Beer, it seems, doesn't keep, or maybe this is a special brew know for it's characteristic overpowering stench of sulphur, as it ages...

I'm sure in time to come the garden will love me for it.

It's a timely reminder to check the use-by date, especially on things that have lain forgotten over the Winter.

Re: That's not beer...

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:31:10 GMT

Yep, beer has sugar, hops n barley. Even bottled water can go bad if there is enough air in the bottle.

Only one thing within the food group that doesn't turn.

Anyone guess it?

Re: That's not beer...

chameleon54 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:41:10 GMT

Hamburgers from the Golden "M". Oh sorry, you said food group didnt you.

Re: That's not beer...

ecar3483 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:54:42 GMT

Dash it all! I was just too slow. I was going to say that!

I'll confidently say the answer is honey, even at the risk of being wrong.

Re: That's not beer...

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:58:37 GMT

honey, and that reminds me, must do something about that carton of VB that's been sitting out in the shed for at least 3 years (sorry Richo)

Re: That's not beer...

ambercat16 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:01:17 GMT

So does that mean the 1978 Darwin stubby I've got sitting on the shelf

might not be any good to drink now??

Re: That's not beer...

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:03:28 GMT

@ambercat16 wrote:
So does that mean the 1978 Darwin stubby I've got sitting on the shelf
might not be any good to drink now??

it was never any good to start with

I've got two of them, hope they don't explode

Re: That's not beer...

iapetus_rocks — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:20:29 GMT

I once kept a pasty I bought (in its sealed plastic bag) for a very long time, many, many months, at least half a year or more and when I eventually threw it away it still looked just the same as the day I bought it. Not a spot of mold.

Re: That's not beer...

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:38:11 GMT

Wow, Looked the same as the day it was bought? Wonder about the taste, lol.

Honey is correct.

Maybe not, amber. Isn't a Darwin stubbie massive?

Re: That's not beer...

amber-eyed-girl — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:53:26 GMT

I am planning on keeping for at least a few more years Kopes...

Re: That's not beer...

ambercat16 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:57:58 GMT

Yeah, mine is a 2.25 litre commemerative one - I doubt it has been drinkable for the past 37 years (NT draught was a good drop though).

Re: That's not beer...

lal-au0 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:16:23 GMT

@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:
honey, and that reminds me, must do something about that carton of VB that's been sitting out in the shed for at least 3 years (sorry Richo)

I wouldn't know what to do with VB except to catch slugs, but it's said that if you put out beer snail traps it attracts snails from miles away.

hard to believe though that snails don't have any tastebuds and are attracted to VB.

seriously I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Re: That's not beer...

iapetus_rocks — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:31:37 GMT

I have read that unlike wine, beer doesn't improve with age and that bottled beer only has a shelf-life of a few weeks before it goes off

although, with VB, how could you tell?

Re: That's not beer...

this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:51:06 GMT

Back in '68, my Navy division had a party at Golden Bay, Malta, and a friend and I buried a case of "Nasty Gansett" beer in the sand. In 1970, I happened to return to the site, unearthed the booty, and took a sip...........

Gaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

Re: That's not beer...

serendipityricho — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:18:07 GMT

No need to check use by dates here...............................Richo.