What do you do with beers that you don't like?

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  1. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    Sorry if this thread exists, i have not found it.
    I have a good half dozen beers in my fridge that are beers i bought a few/ a six pack of and i just don't like, they're craft beers, and on their more expensive end, so i don't have the heart to just drain pour, but most of them are hoppy, so they won't be good for cooking, and they are definitely beyond what my friends would like. I'm sure i can't be the only one this happens to, as beer tends to come in packs of four or six, what do the rest of you do in this situation?
     
    #1 SteveB24, Aug 14, 2014
  2. DannyS

    DannyS Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2007 New York

    Put them up for trade?
     
    #2 DannyS, Aug 14, 2014
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  3. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio

    Keep in the fridge as freebies for guests.
     
    #3 AlienSwineFlu, Aug 14, 2014
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  4. LittleGus

    LittleGus Crusader (476) Mar 13, 2008 Minnesota

    Choke 'em down.
     
    #4 LittleGus, Aug 14, 2014
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  5. Modernrickk

    Modernrickk Pooh-Bah (1,853) Oct 3, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Don't you have friends to give'em to? Co workers? I love giving brews to co workers . And not even beers I don't like I give em beers I love too!
     
    #5 Modernrickk, Aug 14, 2014
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  6. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    I would take that route if not for the calories
     
    #6 SteveB24, Aug 14, 2014
  7. ODYSEYY

    ODYSEYY Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 Ohio

    Especially with hoppy beers, I find that sometimes a little age on them can tilt the taste closer to the tolerable category.

    Short answer: Drink 'em.
     
    #7 ODYSEYY, Aug 14, 2014
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  8. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    maybe a quarter of my friends appreciate craft beer, but i kind of pride myself on picking things i know peole will like, i don't wanna give someone something i don't think that they'll like. But i guess it's better then taking up space in my fridge.
     
    #8 SteveB24, Aug 14, 2014
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  9. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    Give away to friends who like the beer and style.
     
    #9 nc41, Aug 14, 2014
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  10. zeff80

    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    Cook with them. It's almost chili season.
     
    #10 zeff80, Aug 14, 2014
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  11. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    i don't find that IPA's work great for cooking. Maybe a chili would swallow the bitterness.
     
    #11 SteveB24, Aug 14, 2014
  12. LaneMeyer

    LaneMeyer Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 California

    Donate them to the homeless. I'm sure they'd be stoked.
     
    #12 LaneMeyer, Aug 14, 2014
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  13. Redneckwine

    Redneckwine Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2013 Washington

    Well, if you're not going to drink them, give them away, trade them, cook with them, or dispose of them, you're kinda screwed, man.

    The only other option I can think is taking them out of the fridge and putting them in a vaguely marked box and stuffing them in the garage/attic/basement with other vaguely marked boxes until someone comes along generations down the road and finds the sad wasted beer time capsule. Then it's their burden and you're off the hook!
     
    #13 Redneckwine, Aug 14, 2014
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  14. Brew_Bro

    Brew_Bro Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2014 Florida

    Pour them in the toilet where they belong. The sink is too good for them.
     
    #14 Brew_Bro, Aug 14, 2014
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  15. cyrushire

    cyrushire Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    I'll take them
     
    #15 cyrushire, Aug 14, 2014
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  16. Gerbs2

    Gerbs2 Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2013 Iowa

    Leave em in the fridge for the dark sad Wednesday night when you don't have any good beer left.
     
    #16 Gerbs2, Aug 14, 2014
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  17. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Put them in the alley for the homeless.
     
    #17 inchrisin, Aug 14, 2014
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  18. StLeasy

    StLeasy Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2013 Illinois

    I love grilling brats with hoppy beers

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    Sierra Nevada has a couple of recipes on their website using Torpedo, too. Besides that, like others have said, I am not opposed to leaving a few for months to experiment.
     
    #18 StLeasy, Aug 14, 2014
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  19. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Guest beer, cooking, trades
     
    #19 halo3one, Aug 14, 2014
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  20. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    If you have no one to share them with, offer them up here as freebies.
    I am sure that they are some one else's favorite.
     
    #20 SammyJaxxxx, Aug 14, 2014
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