5 Yr. Ten Fidy

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by bmrattay, Dec 29, 2014.

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  1. bmrattay

    bmrattay Devotee (361) Dec 29, 2014 New Jersey

    I found an Oskar Blues Ten Fidy in the back of my fridge. It has been sitting there for about five years. Clearly light would not be an issue, but how will normal fridge temperatures have affected the beer's taste? I've read cold temperatures will slow the aging process.
    Should I even crack it? And what should I expect?

    Thanks,
    bmr.
     
    #1 bmrattay, Dec 29, 2014
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  2. mlhyatt

    mlhyatt Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2013 Georgia

    Expect it to be delicious with a hint of amazing. Crack it open and let us know how it is.
     
    #2 mlhyatt, Dec 29, 2014
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  3. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Yes.
     
    #3 mikeburd1128, Dec 29, 2014
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  4. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    Crack it open, I doubt you will be disappointed even if the aging process has been slowed due to refrigeration.
     
    #4 Brolo75, Dec 29, 2014
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  5. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    You joined today for this?

    Juuuuuuuuuuuust Drink it YO! :-)
     
    #5 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Dec 29, 2014
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  6. MykeJ

    MykeJ Zealot (719) Oct 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Never know if you don't try.....if not willing to be the guinea pig
     
    #6 MykeJ, Dec 29, 2014
  7. Hodgson

    Hodgson Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2014 Canada (ON)

    I had a report from a friend wintering in Florida who had one kept in the fridge for some time, and he thought it was excellent. Old Impy stout in my experience can develop soy-like flavours, which I don't really like (or not in excess), but sometimes you get more a winy complexity. I would try it for sure and report your experience here.
     
    #7 Hodgson, Dec 29, 2014
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  8. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    The question is why wouldn't you crack it?
     
    #8 GetMeAnIPA, Dec 29, 2014
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  9. bmrattay

    bmrattay Devotee (361) Dec 29, 2014 New Jersey

    Okay.

    bmr.
     
    #9 bmrattay, Dec 29, 2014
  10. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    How in the world does a beer stay in the fridge forgotten for 5 years?
     
    #10 bluehende, Dec 29, 2014
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  11. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Wish I had one.
     
    #11 otispdriftwood, Dec 29, 2014
  12. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado


    Big fridge or really crowded is my guess.
     
    #12 otispdriftwood, Dec 29, 2014
  13. Jmitchell3

    Jmitchell3 Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2013 Arizona

    Drink it! I have one thats 1.5 years old. Waiting foe the 2 year mark before i open it...
     
    #13 Jmitchell3, Dec 29, 2014
  14. beernazi

    beernazi Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2012 California

    id hate to see the carton of milk or tub of butter he left in the back, by the beer, for 5 years
     
    #14 beernazi, Dec 29, 2014
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  15. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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    it got lost in the cushions.
     
    #15 spicoli00, Dec 29, 2014
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  16. LordofWord

    LordofWord Crusader (455) Dec 15, 2014 Oregon

    Why drink it now? Shove it to the back of the fridge again and give it another year or two. Patience, grasshoppa.
     
    #16 LordofWord, Dec 29, 2014
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  17. Superflyjsc

    Superflyjsc Pundit (824) Dec 6, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    I had one that was 4 years old and it was fantastic.
     
    #17 Superflyjsc, Dec 29, 2014
  18. Pantalones

    Pantalones Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Virginia

    I guess the big Tupperware containers of ancient leftovers, the ones that are just too gross for anyone to dare touch without a haz-mat suit, were holding it hostage.
     
    #18 Pantalones, Dec 29, 2014
  19. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Not good until it has at least a decade on it. 2017, here we come!
     
    #19 gillagorilla, Dec 29, 2014
  20. jblain

    jblain Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2014 Florida

    I will never understand how this happens. If there's a beer in my fridge, it's not going to survive more than a week and that's if it's lucky.
     
    #20 jblain, Dec 29, 2014
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