I left beer outside in a cooler for 6 months

[JulesMaximus]

Then to top it off, I needed to use the cooler last month so I took the beer out and they've been sitting in the sun on my patio for a month.

It is in brown bottles FWIW. Should I toss it or is it okay?

 

[Mayne]

definitely don't drink.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Has it ever been officially verified that coolers don't possess their own inherent food/beverage-preserving qualities and that it has nothing to do with insulation of the ice placed within? I bet they're fine.

 

[WelshBloke]

Meh. Drink it. Whats the worst that could happen?

 

[JulesMaximus]

definitely don't drink.

I'm kind of leaning toward this.

I'm not much of a beer drinker anyway and it is Pacifico beer we bought for a party.

 

[Drako]

I'm not much of a beer drinker anyway and it is Pacifico beer we bought for a party.

LOL Pacifico - throw it away regardless of age.

 

[JulesMaximus]

LOL Pacifico - throw it away regardless of age.

I think I'm just going to do that. I'm getting sick of looking at it out on our patio. :biggrin:

 

[Printer Bandit]

why is old liquor okay, but old beer not?

 

[Drako]

why is old liquor okay, but old beer not?

Most beers have a shelf life of about 4 to 6 months. Higher ABV beers will last longer.

Hops in beer is light sensitive, and will cause the beer to go "skunky". That's why most bottled beer is in brown or green bottles. Beers like Corona are bottled in clear bottles because it already tastes like shit.

 

[Jeeebus]

We had a super bowl party in law school and some guy brought a case of Natty Ice. It was snowing so we had him put it on the balcony. It stayed there for 2 years. Got covered in pigeon shit. We got a notice that they were cleaning balconies, came home, found the case opened with three beers missing. And this was August. Ughhh.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Some beer is fine to age in bottles; stouts and porters are generally OK to leave sitting for months or years on end (away from light) with no ill effects. But a lager? That shit has a sell-by date, and it's most assuredly past that by now, especially having been left in the sun. You could always crack one and try it, but I think that's just going to reinforce the notion that beer can most assuredly go bad.

 

[lxskllr]

I'd try it just to see how it aged. It's an educational experience.

 

[MongGrel]

We had a super bowl party in law school and some guy brought a case of Natty Ice. It was snowing so we had him put it on the balcony. It stayed there for 2 years. Got covered in pigeon shit. We got a notice that they were cleaning balconies, came home, found the case opened with three beers missing. And this was August. Ughhh.

 

[HeXen]

I have some moonshine that's probably a few years old, still in the jar. Looks like a jar of piss.

 

[DrPizza]

Use as the liquid for beer battered fish.

 

[MongGrel]

Use as the liquid for beer battered fish.

:hmm:

 

[Mai72]

Buy new beer. Not even worth it. A 6 pack of refreshing Coors light will cost u $4

 

[TallBill]

LOL Pacifico - throw it away regardless of age.

Erm, Pacifico is actually a decent German Lager.

 

[mikeford]

Beer doesn't age, it gets old. Open and can and see if you like it, or give it to some homeless people and watch from a distance as they drink it.

 

[mmntech]

Might be fine but it might have gone stale. Open it and see. Could still be okay for cooking.

 

[JTsyo]

they've been sitting in the sun on my patio for a month.

How is there any question what to do with this stuff?

 

[MtnMan]

Of course if it was Bud, Coors, PBR, or similar, it wasn't any good to begin with....

 

[Kadarin]

Beers like Corona are bottled in clear bottles because it already tastes like shit.

Very true! Corona needs lime added just to be drinkable.

 

[Kadarin]

LOL Pacifico - throw it away regardless of age.

And this is the correct answer

 

[lxskllr]

Very true! Corona needs lime added just to be drinkable.

I like the occasional Corona. Especially the skunkiness. Lime ruins it(!). I seldom get it though because it's premium priced, and sub standard.