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Thread ID: 87961	2008-03-10 05:03:00	So, how long does beer last in an unopened can?	Billy T (70)	PC World Chat

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648327	2008-03-11 08:08:00	Getting back to the original question, the shelf life of a can of carbonated drink is 9 months (well it was when I worked in the industry about 15 years ago). The seals don't last forever.	andrew93 (249)
648328	2008-03-11 11:45:00	Getting back off the original post... NZ's beers are generally drinkable, taste-wise, especially Steinlager. But nothing in the world's bottled beers beats Stella. Just my opinion of course.	Greg (193)
648329	2008-03-12 01:06:00	I agree with XRNZN that Sri Lankan Beers are the pits for drinkability - I was on an RAF VC10 from Hong Kong to UK and we stopped at Columbo Airport - - it was over 100 in the shade and the Terminal was under construction at that time - no aircon - we fronted up to the Bar and bought a local beer for UKPDS 0.80 - (Scotch was a pound for 40 ozs in the duty free) one sip and we left it - undrinkable. Back in the sixties and seventies the best Asian Beer without question was San Miguel - Singapore Tiger was terrible and Anchor was drinkable but that was all. I agree on the comments on NZ manufactured European Beers - Heineken should sue for what is sold under their label in NZ, and Stella Artois has also got a strong case. Becks Bier is great in all respects but the price - and I can commend their draught Haake Beck to visitors to Bremen. I had an enjoyable 2 Years in Germany with the RAF, and the many small local breweries could teach NZ a lesson on how Beer should be made and marketed, quality not quantity and civilised drinking conditions (Oktoberfest excluded). Each local brewery has its own badged glass which one could buy from the various bars and inns, and they make a great collection. One of my former COs became a publican for DB, he was the licencee of De Bretts in Wellington for several years, and he told me that what determined the rating of how good a hotel was in the Brewery's eyes was how high the "gallonage" was. I guess that says it all.	KenESmith (6287)
648330	2008-03-12 04:02:00	Getting back to the original question, the shelf life of a can of carbonated drink is 9 months (well it was when I worked in the industry about 15 years ago). The seals don't last forever. I don't think there's a seal (as such) in a can, but bottles definitely have a shortish shelf life. In this instance the cans were in the recycle this morning and the contents down the drain. All were in good condition, fully pressurised, smelt ok and would probably have been eminently drinkable too, but I didn't want to take any risks. Cheers Billy 8-{) :crying :crying :crying	Billy T (70)
648331	2008-03-13 08:32:00	I don't think there's a seal (as such) in a can Absolutely yes there is. Where the cap meets the can there is a seal - as part of QA samples are regularly punctured and examined under a microscope to ensure the cap is seated correctly on the can, and appropriately sealed. www.alcoa.com Andrew	andrew93 (249)
648332	2008-03-13 17:59:00	I don't think there's a seal (as such) in a can, but bottles definitely have a shortish shelf life. In this instance the cans were in the recycle this morning and the contents down the drain. All were in good condition, fully pressurised, smelt ok and would probably have been eminently drinkable too, but I didn't want to take any risks. Cheers Billy 8-{) :crying :crying :crying SACRILEGE! :horrified	B.M. (505)
648333	2008-03-13 19:02:00	In a previous life I trained up as a beer brewer, working for a large beer brewing company. Part of the duties included tasting the beer - in-process at every step:waughh: , as well as OK'ing final shipment. The only beer that tasted remotely like beer (logically) came after carbonation. The funny thing is - after drinking 3 - 5 liters a day (a sip at a time, but lots of samples to taste) you really do not want to see another beer, ever. We used to bring tears to the eyes of the operators when we opened a beer, poured out a sip for tasting and dumped the rest down the drain.:confused: I came in one night (on-call) after hours and caught one of the Operators in the final products department - on his back, mouth open, with the spigot from a final product tank fully open. Not a drop got past his mouth. Needless to say that was a bit against the rules and he was duly biffed. Unfortunately we got free beer, on a monthly basis, for doing all kinds of duties like on-call, tasting, etc. I had friends coming out of my ears - just visiting to pick up a slab because I did not drink it. The guys that have been working for years changed a bit - they tasted, etc., enjoyed their free beer AND bought more (at a cheaper price of course). All of them also had one enormous gut (the beer brewers gut they called it).:) We also had a brewery pub open after work where you could drink as much beer (company product of course) as you wanted, for free. The old timers were real alcoholics. I also took some brewery tours through, and after the tour they get the free beer - there was one student group from a nearby University that I saw every week - they just changed the name of the "Society" they represented every week. After a month or so of full tours, when they arrived we skipped the tour and went straight on to the pub. Needless to say, students could drink! Best job I ever had.:banana sarel	sarel (2490)
648334	2008-03-13 20:14:00	Hi Sarel Thanks for sharing that. It reminds me of when I was working at one of the food companies a few years ago. They too tasted everything at every stage of the production process - including the raw materials, like salt, flour, sugar etc. You kind of get sick of it after a while. I was also a temporary member of the 'smoking committee' at a cigarette company - at the time that was a real perk! Sitting around the board room table smoking ciggies and drinking coffee! Mind you the company ciggies were straight off the production line and were so fresh they would give you a head spin - whereas the competitors ciggies came from the local dairy and were probably a year old! :) Andrew	andrew93 (249)
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