A question about beer.

[Joker]

Hi there.

Does anyone here know if you can take beer in and out of a fridge without ruining it?

My friends come over every two weeks to play DnD and I have a fridge for their beer. My intention is to only have the fridge on during game day and have it off the rest of the time.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Goldmoon]

My understanding is once its cold, if it warms it will skunk and spoil.

 

[Aeson]

My understanding is once its cold, if it warms it will skunk and spoil.

Warm temperatures will hasten the spoilage of beer, like any other food. The chemical reactions that occur during beer staling are accelerated by temperature. It is best to keep beer refrigerated at all times. A common myth is that cycling beer from cold to warm and back to cold temperatures will damage its flavor. This is only true in that warm temperatures are bad for beer. Keeping beer cool is always good for the preservation of its flavor.

fresh beer article

 

[Thunderfoot]

The operative word is COOL. Most traditional brewers (ie everyone outside of the US) advice keeping the kegs in a cool dry place, which is why most Americans think of European beer as 'warm'. The truth is it's cool, just not usually ice cold. So if you store the beer inside your house instead of in a garage or out building it should be ok. (unless you like your house sauna-like) Actually keeping it in a refrigerator that is turned off is a bad choice because humidity will build up and the heat will skunk it.

Hope this helps.
Beer drinker on three continents.

 

[Umbran]

If I recall correctly, the temperature is not much of an issue for modern, mass-produced beers. You can temperature cycle your Schlitz 'till you're blue in the face, and you won't make it taste any worse

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Good stuff to know; as I didn't before. Definetely worth keeping in mind.

 

[LightPhoenix]

If I recall correctly, the temperature is not much of an issue for modern, mass-produced beers. You can temperature cycle your Schlitz 'till you're blue in the face, and you won't make it taste any worse

You should skip that step, and get your beer pre-cycled, like Budweiser. Make sure it's as many cycles as possible, for maximum crappiness.

 

[Thunderfoot]

If I recall correctly, the temperature is not much of an issue for modern, mass-produced beers. You can temperature cycle your Schlitz 'till you're blue in the face, and you won't make it taste any worse

Of course you can't make it taste any better either. I mean really, how can horse whiz taste any worse than it already does?

 

[ssampier]

Mmm, beer.

 

[RefinedBean]

Mmm, beer.

I honestly mean this as no offense to you, but Heineken is crap. Utter crap. Might as well have an American Budweiser or Miller.