- Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:58 am
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Perish the very thought, Pete! Not at all. I love talking beer. As to The Axeman from Surly or any beer that you, or any of us, enjoys, that's all that matters. That you enjoy it! Without checking, my guess is that Surly would claim a 180 day shelf life on their mass market IPA which is fairly standard. And Axeman is a pretty malty brew which means that it doesn't rely as heavily on hops to maintain the flavor as some other IPAs and Pale Ales might. That said, hops are like cars and they start to devalue the second they drive off the lot so fresher is almost always "better". If I told you the shelf life we impose on IPAs at my place, you'd probably laugh at me. None of that matters though. I truly believe you should enjoy what you enjoy otherwise...what's the point?
There's a big difference between winging it and seeing what happens. Now let's go see what happens.