not technically a poll: How long does beer last?

[netmouse]

Brendan and I are contemplating the contents of the basement fridge, which includes Bell's Oberon (a summer label) and other beer we know is at least 6 months old. Is this beer past servable? Should we toss it? Neither of us are beer-drinkers, so we don't know.

I wasn't up to making poll options, so please just comment. Thanks!

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

I'm too embarrassed to confess how many times I've served bheer older than that at parties in my home, but I will observe that the only stuff that turned out to be "pour it down the sink now" bad was more in the range of 2-3 years old rather than 9-15 months old. From the time I brought it home, anyway. Who knows how long any of it sat in stock at the store?

[brendand.livejournal.com]

Having worked in receiving at a grocery store (albeit a slightly upscale store), that stuff doesn't sit around too long. It does get properly rotated, so that the old stuff gets put on the front of the shelf, and the new stuff goes in the back. So, I wouldn't think more than a couple months, at most. Depends on how much is kept in stock.