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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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Freezing Beer?

I poked around on Google... and couldn't really find an answer to this.

I accidently put a Rolling Rock in my freezer... so, I came back later, finding out it was frozen... no biggie... I put it out on the counter, and let it unfreeze.

I popped it open... and started drinking it. I happened to notice that there is this like beige color items at the bottom of the beer bottle. I'm not sure if it is yeast or what...

When I froze it, did the yeast separate?

My biggest concern, is it ok to drink? Or should I just throw it away?

Here's a crappy pic... but you get the point.

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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freezing beer is a good way to kill it, I wouldn't drink it
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by styxnpicks
freezing beer is a good way to kill it, I wouldn't drink it
That's what I thought...

It tastes like crap... I'll dump it then... thx.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ManualF150
That's what I thought...

It tastes like crap... I'll dump it then... thx.
Now freezing liquor is a different story
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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beer tastes best when served at 45-55F
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 01:12 AM
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It's not going to hurt you if you drink it, it'll probably taste like crap and could be flat but it won't hurt you.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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chuck it out the window and grab another.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by styxnpicks
beer tastes best when served at 45-55F
That's ridiculously warm. I keep the kegerator at 36
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jiggle
That's ridiculously warm. I keep the kegerator at 36
you don't know your beer do you?

36f is too cold to serve at
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by styxnpicks
you don't know your beer do you?

36f is too cold to serve good beer
FYP

You have to serve Bud and Coors ice freaking cold for it to taste decent
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by KSUWildcat
FYP

You have to serve Bud and Coors ice freaking cold for it to taste decent
lol, ya well if you have to serve it ice cold it isn't worth drinking.. lol
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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I think everything tastes way better ice cold but not freezing lol
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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Most of what I've read, and seat of the stomach feelings are that optimum temperatures for serving cold beer are 34�-38� F (1�-3� C). Warm beer (45+ degrees) has a foamy head that changes the taste of the beer.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Throw out the beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You people should be ashamed of yourselves!!!!!

Just mix it in with a new 12 pack and you won't know which it is anymore and you will never know the difference.

Throw it out the window????....what's this world coming to.

I have have beers rolling around in the bed of my truck for 3 months even in the summer and then eventually stuck them back in the fridge, they eventually get drank and they still taste great!

The only problem with frozen beer is that it won't pour out into your mouth.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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We froze some beer once at a race... one of the ice-cream vendors had left some dry ice on the ground so we threw it in our cooler... the beers directly under it froze. But you only freeze the water content, not the alcohol. So the first one we opened and drank was insanely strong.

It was hilarious though... we had to pull about 5 beers out and set them on the row in front of us to thaw out... it was about 95 that day. Everyone thought we were crazy.

These were cans though, so I'm not sure about stuff in the bottom.

My guess is you precipitated some of the minerals & whatnot in the beer. With really hard water you will see the same thing in ice cubes. As they melt some little white flakes fall out.
 
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