How long does it take for Heienken beer to go bad?

Question

I currently have like a 6 pack of 3 year old heineken beer thats been sitten in the fridge. It hasnt gotten warm its just been sitten there for a long time. today i opened one tasted it and it taste the same but has lost a bit of its usual bite. Its still carbonated theres no date on the bottle or anything to tell me when it was made. People are telling me i will get sick if i drink it Will I? Or do they not no what they are talking about?

Answer 1

what your friends tell you is accurate. beer is not meant to be consumed after three years of storage

Answer 2

It probably won't taste as crisp/fresh, but you will be perfectly fine drinking it.  h**l you probably aren't drinking Heineken for the flavor of it anyway, just drink them up I say.  If you don't mind the taste there is nothing wrong with it, no way you can get sick.  Inside a can is a sterile environment.  It's not like milk or anything, the alcohol is a preservative.

Answer 3

the minute it is made.  it is c**p beer. not an attack on you but it does suck. Try some local American beers from a micro that is true to style and not made for a mass market. fact-(Heineken is the "Budweiser" of Holland)

Many beers are meant to be age for three years or more. I just had a flight of barlerywine beers that range in age from 2-8 years. One beer Bigfoot we had 2000-2005. Each with a uniquely aged flavor, very good. Two other sample range over three years each.

Answer 4

That stuff was bad the minute it came out of the brewrey

Answer 5

If you know for a fact it is 3 years old, do not drink it.  why chance it??