How much does freshness affect quality of Head Hunter

Discussion in 'South Atlantic' started by maxxa1221, Nov 29, 2014.

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  1. maxxa1221

    maxxa1221 Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2014 Connecticut

    I have some fresh gandhi bot I'm looking to trade and got an offer on some head hunter that was bottled 10/17. Obviously this is not prime freshness, but will it still be a decent bottle? Any help appreciated!
     
    #1 maxxa1221, Nov 29, 2014
  2. zac16125

    zac16125 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,432) Jan 26, 2010 South Carolina
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    Personally, I try to drink IPA's within a month, but if its an IPA that I can't always get (like say if I'm in a different town for a weekend), I push that to two months. Its a fairly arbitrary distinction, and I of course don't always follow it, but its a good starting point.

    I will say from my experience Head Hunter holds up pretty well. I've definitely had it > 2 months and it was still delicious. I find that personally the more Citra forward the IPA, the quicker it seems to fade with time.
     
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  3. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    I'd shoot for less than 30 days as well, and I agree^^^^^^^, Citra is sensitive, just my opinion. The only ipa I've had that's held up 6-7 weeks was HT, no drop off at all. I'm sure they use Citra but not a clue to proportion.
     
    #3 nc41, Nov 30, 2014
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