How long will a Utopia last after opening?

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  1. DaveBar

    DaveBar Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2013 Canada (ON)

    i All,

    If you open a Sam Adams Utopia for some and close it, how long will the contents stay well?

    Thx for helping
     
    #1 DaveBar, Feb 22, 2014
  2. wyatt

    wyatt Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2009 Louisiana

    to the dome.
     
    #2 wyatt, Feb 22, 2014
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  3. rightcoast7

    rightcoast7 Maven (1,330) Apr 2, 2011 Maine
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    I don't have personal experience with this, but have heard others say that they kept it for a year (and possibly longer) with no issues
     
    #3 rightcoast7, Feb 22, 2014
  4. jpwiii

    jpwiii Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2008 Minnesota

    It will stay good for quite a while. I opened a bottle of 2003 in 2005 and it was still great when I polished it off in 2007.
     
    #4 jpwiii, Feb 22, 2014
  5. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    I took about 6 or 7 years to drink my 2003. Was fine the whole time.
     
    #5 HighWine, Feb 23, 2014
  6. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    So would it be even better if you used one of the wine savers with it? There is no worries about losing carbonation, since it's bottled still in the first place.
     
    #6 JrGtr, Feb 24, 2014
  7. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I imagine you just put the cap back on as you would a liquor, since you said there is no carbonation.
     
    #7 tommyguz, Feb 25, 2014
  8. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Why do so many people call it "Utopia"? I've never understood that. It's called Utopias.
     
    #8 pmoney, Feb 26, 2014
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  9. blackmountain

    blackmountain Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 Massachusetts

    I used to work for Sam, and we guaranteed it for up to ten years after opening. The stuff is essentially liquor.
     
    #9 blackmountain, Feb 26, 2014
  10. Dupage25

    Dupage25 Savant (1,044) Jul 4, 2013 Antarctica

    I'd wager it will probably still be good and kicking long after most of us are good and rotting.

    They renamed it. It used to be called Sam Adams Utopia....as far as I'm concerned it always will be. "Utopias" just sounds stupid. Like naming your imperial stout "Imperial Stouts."
     
    #10 Dupage25, Feb 27, 2014
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  11. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    When was it ever just called "Utopia"? The first bottling came right after Millennium and was called Utopias MMII straight out of the gate, wasn't it?
     
    #11 Knifestyles, Feb 27, 2014
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