How long will bottled Porter keep in the refrigerator?

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At the back of our garage refrigerator I found several bottles of “Vanilla Porter” from a brewery called Breckinridge.
As best I remember we bought a sixpack of this for use on Thanksgiving weekend 2007.
I know I can open the stuff and see how it tastes but what are the odds that the beer is still good and not “skunked”?

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If it was in a garage fridge (which i’m guessing isn’t used much due to there being 2 year old beer in it), it probably didn’t get much exposure to light from the fridge door opening, so it could be fine.

On the other hand, some of the carbonation could be gone, so that might affect the taste.

I’d say it’s worth it to try one to see if it’s ok.

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@buckyboy28 Thanks, I am going to try it (there are three bottles left) over the weekend.
I know that beer does not improve with time in the bottle as wine does.

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@srmorgan some people prefer darker beers like porters and other stouts with less carbonation, so who knows, maybe you’ll like it!

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