This is why you clean out your fridge...

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by gopens44, Dec 3, 2014.

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Best option for an elderly Hopslam

Poll closed Dec 5, 2014.

  1. Donate it to Bell's for longterm hop retention research

    6 vote(s)
    2.7%

  2. Create a Hopslam vinagrette

    16 vote(s)
    7.3%

  3. Just add bacon and drink it. Everything is better with bacon

    13 vote(s)
    5.9%

  4. Save it until 2015 release and have a very odd tasting party

    57 vote(s)
    26.0%

  5. Just drink it. Put it out of its misery, release it from its amber bonds, yada yada yada...

    127 vote(s)
    58.0%
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  1. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    I'm most likely going with the 2015 release scenario. I have aged a 90 minute on purpose to do a side by side with Burton, but that project was at two different periods, 6 months and 12 months. At 6 months the 90 was not horrible but as predicted, lost plenty of "oomph", whereas the Burton dropoff was more consistent with the original product. At 12 months the 90 was abysmal with nothing but rubbing alcohol coming across. The Burton however was spectacular. I have a two year old Burton coming up soon.
     
    #41 gopens44, Dec 3, 2014
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  2. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Effing EPIC.
     
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  3. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    If the beer was kept adequately cool, I'm sure a beer such as HopSlam can last for years. Will the hops slam you? Probably not, but I bet it will still taste awesome.
     
    #43 joelwlcx, Dec 4, 2014
  4. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Not thread shitting but… Seriously, what do I do with a beer is the dumbest question I have ever seen on this site. Judging by the vote I am not alone in my take.
     
    #44 Uniobrew31, Dec 4, 2014
  5. blbarnett3

    blbarnett3 Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2011 Virginia

    I recently found ten bottles of homebrew in my basement that I believe dated from about 2002. It was kind of a failed attempt, with a lot of residual sugar from what I recall - which is why there were still bottles hanging around. I cracked and poured one - still had a good head, and frankly, it tasted about like what I remembered - a big, sweet, malty mess of a beer. If you were desperate, it would do, but I dumped the rest of the bottles after a couple of sips. Just saying, like the Dude, some things abide.
     
    #45 blbarnett3, Dec 4, 2014
  6. oldsailor

    oldsailor Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2008 Connecticut

    I voted to drink it! I've had some beers that weren't supposed to be aged after a year or two and they've been fine. The oldest beer I have that I originally bought was due to the fact that I went through a big weight loss in 2012 and stopped drinking for almost the entire year. When I returned to my fridge, I had a bunch of aged beers! It was great and I still have one left from that group. I'm waiting a full five years on it just for S&G's.
     
    #46 oldsailor, Dec 4, 2014
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