Barrel Aged shelf lives after opened

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Justin8mypants, Aug 2, 2014.

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  1. Justin8mypants

    Justin8mypants Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2014 Oklahoma

    In your experience how long will a 750ml barrel aged beer, stay fresh in the fridge once it is opened, if it is corked well?
     
  2. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    maybe 2 days. depends how much you care about carbonation / how much it matters to that particular beer.

    some big stouts i've enjoyed more the second or third day because the small amount of oxidation probably helped (or i just magically enjoyed it more, who knows).
     
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  3. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    This is kind of like that "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop" question, isn't it?
     
  4. BeRightBock

    BeRightBock Zealot (653) Apr 27, 2007 New York

    I've never run in to this situation.
     
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  5. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Not very long, should be consumed immediately after opening but I would push to the next day MAX. Oxidation is not very friendly to many beers...
     
  6. neurobot01

    neurobot01 Maven (1,289) Jan 25, 2014 Germany

    I've found this on several occasions as well—a lot of times, lesser stouts (BA or no) that are too bright/young/harsh mellow out or blend a bit after a day open (but corked and refridgerated, of course). I wouldn't do this with every beer, but especially if I have one that I'm just not loving, sometimes I'll do this intentionally to see if it improves. Anyway, to the OP's question, if you care at all about carbonation or flavor, they'll be pretty far gone if you wait longer than two nights.
     
  7. makeminerandom

    makeminerandom Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Some version of this thread pops up pretty frequently, and the same question always comes to mind: why would you open a beer that you couldn't drink in one sitting?

    Unless you're dealing with a really high ABV growler of barrel aged beer, there's no reason not to just drink it. and if you cracked a really high ABV growler of barrel aged beer without a plan (or friends) in place to consume it, then you deserve to have sub-par beer tomorrow.
     
  8. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,457) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    Barrel aged or not, it doesn't matter once it is opened. Drink it all or share it... it will never be as good the next day.
     
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