Uses for old IPAs

This has never crossed my mind. I was thinking the other day about how unexpectedly good most blended beers on the market taste nowadays, so this seems like a great idea.

 

great idea. on the down low, swap old bottles with freshies.

 

This is typically what I do, got a drawer in the fridge with random beers in it that I call that I call the "Dave Drawer". My Cousin comes out from time to time and never brings enough beer with him, so anticipating him asking for a beer and knowing he won't appreciate anything good , I have some on hand that he is welcome to.
Sometimes I'll hook my dog up with a beer as well, he's happy to drink anything! Lol

 

I like this idea.

 

You could send them to someone that would want them, like the guy in this thread that would take them...Just have them send you a shipping label..

 

Or boil shrimp. Yum!

If it's considered to be too bitter then it's still a good IPA.

 

Beer Cheese Dip for your pretzels/bread.

 

Make a dipping sauce out of it, cook it down and add sweet&sour/chili sauce/siracha/brown sugar it comes out pretty good actually

 

I would just drink them. Even with faded hops, ipas don't cook well with most foods, and I think that you could find a way to enjoy them. Besides, you wont know how they have changed (and you have changed) over the past year. You might be able to finish them without any problem.

and if that doesnt work, idk, use them for some kind of barbecue sauce

 

Be cautious. I've had bad experiences trying to cook with old ipa's. When you boil those hops in a soup or something like that, it can impart a lot of unwelcome bitterness.

 

Drain Pour them, just so you can post that you did!

 

i agree with steaming clams, and add some lemon-pepper and garlic in there to give them some zest on top of the hops.

 

Beer bread. Or, some years ago I made the bacon fat IPA shortbread cookies that BA had a recipe for. Pretty damned tasty, but more a savory biscuit than a sweet cookie.

 

Ah! This is why my friend who has aged IPA's stands as one of the few to do what he does! he STILL has Ruinten and Hitachino 3 day in his basement!

 

Gromit is going to vomit, DOG KILLER!!!

 

Just pull out a beer bong.

 

3 fine choices seem to have bubbled up.

1) cook widdit
2) shoot'n
3) beer bong

If it were me, I'd test my 20 yard shot with my Ruger LCR

 

Put in a spray bottle and spray the shit out of your chicken or tritip as you grill it.

 

Use them as the liquid to brine a turkey.