Best Before Dilemma

senorwipesalot

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.
Im not usually a porter drinker but like the odd pint of the black stuff.

On closer inspection the cans have a best before date of June 2011.

Should I take my chances and enjoy a free drunken weekend or am I about to play a dangerous game of Ringblast Roulette?
Would it help if I got my local Parish Priest to bless/exorcise the cans?
You decide.

Logical Fallacy

Wait till you have a mate round and offer him a can.

Base your own actions off what happens to him.

ChunkyLover_53

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.
Im not usually a porter drinker but like the odd pint of the black stuff.

On closer inspection the cans have a best before date of June 2011.

Should I take my chances and enjoy a free drunken weekend or am I about to play a dangerous game of Ringblast Roulette?
Would it help if I got my local Parish Priest to bless/exorcise the cans?
You decide.

OH GOD DO NOT DRINK THAT...

without letting it chill in a fridge for at least 2 hours

Fromthetrees

Just throw the cans at school children, it'll make you feel tough acting like the big man, shout at them too, really nasty stuff, just make sure their parents aren't around.

brandon_flowers

Get one of these to be sure.

tvercetti

Make Beef and Guinness Pies out of them.

eth0

Beer doesn't go off unless the can has been opened.

Xavi6

Best Before means just that. It'll be grand after that date, just maybe not as good. Use By is what you need to avoid.

Now stop being so bloody ungrateful and drink the free booze.

eth0

eth0 wrote: »

Beer doesn't go off unless the can has been opened.

but the taste goes over time.

arcius

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.
Im not usually a porter drinker but like the odd pint of the black stuff.

On closer inspection the cans have a best before date of June 2011.

Should I take my chances and enjoy a free drunken weekend or am I about to play a dangerous game of Ringblast Roulette?
Would it help if I got my local Parish Priest to bless/exorcise the cans?
You decide.

that is what I found on the Australian webpage:

'BEST BEFORE': foods are still safe to eat after the date as long as they are not damaged, deteriorated or perished

The 'best before' date simply indicates that the product may have lost some its quality after this date passes.
Foods can be legally sold after a 'best before' date (as long as they are not damaged, deteriorated or perished).
You can expect these foods to retain their colour, taste, texture and flavour as long as they are stored correctly.
Common 'best before' foods include canned foods, cereals, biscuits, sauces, chocolate, sugar, flour and frozen foods.


'USE BY': foods must be eaten or thrown away by the date

After this date foods may be unsafe to eat even if they look fine because the nutrients in the food may become unstable or a build-up of bacteria may occur.
It is illegal to sell foods after a 'use-by' date.
Common 'use-by' foods include milk, sliced ham, and shaved meats.

and this is the information from an Irish Food Safety Authority:

"Best before"/"Use by" dates
You should always check best before and use by dates on food, especially food with a short shelf life such as dairy products. The best before date is the date until which the food keeps its best properties, if stored properly. The use by date is a warning that the food should no longer be consumed or sold once the date mentioned is passed.

I would try how it taste .I tried out of date lager once. I drank a very small amount of it. the taste was bad (only few months after "best before" date). It was sour. But I definitely would try a small amount first, as it will not impact your health in any ways

p.s. Let me know how it was

shopaholic01

Judging by your usrename you're already prepared for the consequences so enjoy

TBH, I'd be more disturbed about 'inheriting' a slab of Guinness .........

admiralofthefleet

its grand once its not opened

senorwipesalot

So best before is for the rich?

Jester252

Look at it this way If you drink all the cans you will be sh!ting yourself the next day regardless of them been in/out of date

Standard Toaster

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.

What's the worse that could happen OP?

shopaholic01

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So best before is for the rich?

I've often eaten foods that were past their bb date as long as they looked and smelled ok.

I'd imagine you could tell if the guinness was ok as soon as you poured it. Maybe have a couple today and go on the lash tomorrow if all is well.

Rhyme

Slam the lot then prepare for the black tide.

Canis Lupus

Best means you should be alright.

Guinness tastes like **** anyway, what's important is that it still gets you drunk.

pebbles21

Hope you enjoy a dead mans drink!

harrison fraud

bring em back to tescos.

downwithpeace

Test one and if tastes ok and stays down then test a second and so on.

senorwipesalot

harrison fraud wrote: »

bring em back to tescos.

Alas ,I didnt inherit the receipt and its hardly worth my while digging him up to rifle through his pockets now is it.

mattjack

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.
Im not usually a porter drinker but like the odd pint of the black stuff.

On closer inspection the cans have a best before date of June 2011.

Should I take my chances and enjoy a free drunken weekend or am I about to play a dangerous game of Ringblast Roulette?
Would it help if I got my local Parish Priest to bless/exorcise the cans?
You decide.

What did the deceased die from ? Was it from mouldy Guinness ? If not , the worlds your oyster ... go for it .

Hardly likely a slab of Guinness fell on him ?

Vicar in a tutu

senorwipesalot wrote: »

So a friend gave me an unopened slab of Guinness that belonged to a recently deceased relative of his.
Im not usually a porter drinker but like the odd pint of the black stuff.

On closer inspection the cans have a best before date of June 2011.

Should I take my chances and enjoy a free drunken weekend or am I about to play a dangerous game of Ringblast Roulette?
Would it help if I got my local Parish Priest to bless/exorcise the cans?
You decide.

Yeah OP ... frieeeend:):):)

Battered Mars Bar

Pour the lot into the bathtub and buy yourself a new slab.

Vicar in a tutu

See if any of your mates bought a slab of Guinness in tesco, then ask for the receipt and go up and kick up an almighty fuss about how its gone off and get yourself a refund

Vicar in a tutu

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

See if any of your mates bought a slab of Guinness in tesco, then ask for the receipt and go up and kick up an almighty fuss about how its gone off and get yourself a refund

I'd like to see you try that one, batch number might show up that it comes from another store!

Where did he (the late owner) buy them?

Vicar in a tutu

:pac: Mmm, I see your point

Alternatively just lash them back, be grand like!

Jammy Donut

Try one see if it stays down....

If it does invite over the lad that gave them to you, and order a few bags a chips and watch TV/Play XBox or something

getzls

It will be ok, get it down your neck.

kincsem

Throw them in a coolbox full of ice. Have a barbecue and drink the lot.

It will be like an Irish Olympics:

Lane order
(1) Sunburn
(2) Alcohol poisoning
(3) Frostbite
(4) Burnt fingers
(5) Smoke inhalation
(6) Mother of all hangovers
(7) Food poisoning
(8) Police visit

senorwipesalot

Finished the slab last night.
Tasted grand.
Sherriffs badge intact,head not great