I got my hands on one bottle of PJ20 Faithfull Ale...

pjfansince10
pjfansince10 Posts: 49
edited December 2011 in The Porch
do I drink it or keep it unopened?
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,190
    you can do either. it can be kept in storage for up to a year and should age rather well. it's your call.
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    edited December 2011
    pjfansince10 wrote:
    do I drink it or keep it unopened?

    I say drink it. It is not that great, and I can't see it getting much better if you wait. Plus the longer you wait the more your expectations will get built up in your head and you run the risk of it being more of a letdown. Plus even with beers that can be aged I always think if you only have one you should drink it fresh, otherwise if you aged it how would you know if it got any better?
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  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    you can do either. it can be kept in storage for up to a year and should age rather well. it's your call.
    Actually, it probably won't age very well. Drink it (and re-cap it if you want a "mint condition" bottle).

    I drank one of mine with Thanksgiving dinner. I'll drink the second one on Christmas Eve. I'm still not sure what I'll do with the other two.
  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    Drink it. Keep the bottle.

    The beer is OK.

    The bottle is priceless.
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  • pjfansince10
    pjfansince10 Posts: 49
    djklambake wrote:
    Drink it. Keep the bottle.

    The beer is OK.

    The bottle is priceless.


    I got it more for the bottle anyway.
  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    pjfansince10 wrote:
    djklambake wrote:
    Drink it. Keep the bottle.

    The beer is OK.

    The bottle is priceless.


    I got it more for the bottle anyway.

    Only caveat: You must listen to Pearl Jam while drinking it. :D
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  • Magnitude
    Magnitude Posts: 392
    pjfansince10 wrote:
    do I drink it or keep it unopened?

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  • MAS
    MAS Posts: 630
    Take that fucker to the head
  • Timewaits4no1
    Timewaits4no1 Posts: 388
    I like the Faithfull. Not the most complex beer but I think they were going for a beer that would have broad appeal. I say chill it and wait for a special occasion to enjoy it. Then just rinse out the bottle and save. Also, if you want to save the bottle cap, use the lighter trick to pop it. Opening it that way doesn't bend the cap all up and you will be able to put it back on after your done drinking it. Cheers! :D
  • pjfansince10
    pjfansince10 Posts: 49
    Timewaits4no1 wrote:
    I like the Faithfull. Not the most complex beer but I think they were going for a beer that would have broad appeal. I say chill it and wait for a special occasion to enjoy it. Then just rinse out the bottle and save. Also, if you want to save the bottle cap, use the lighter trick to pop it. Opening it that way doesn't bend the cap all up and you will be able to put it back on after your done drinking it. Cheers! :D


    What's the lighter trick?
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    pjfansince10 wrote:
    Timewaits4no1 wrote:
    I like the Faithfull. Not the most complex beer but I think they were going for a beer that would have broad appeal. I say chill it and wait for a special occasion to enjoy it. Then just rinse out the bottle and save. Also, if you want to save the bottle cap, use the lighter trick to pop it. Opening it that way doesn't bend the cap all up and you will be able to put it back on after your done drinking it. Cheers! :D


    What's the lighter trick?

    you use a bic lighter to pop off the top....
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  • RedMosquito02
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    pjfansince10 wrote:
    Timewaits4no1 wrote:
    I like the Faithfull. Not the most complex beer but I think they were going for a beer that would have broad appeal. I say chill it and wait for a special occasion to enjoy it. Then just rinse out the bottle and save. Also, if you want to save the bottle cap, use the lighter trick to pop it. Opening it that way doesn't bend the cap all up and you will be able to put it back on after your done drinking it. Cheers! :D


    What's the lighter trick?
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  • RoccoT.....312
    RoccoT.....312 Chicago Posts: 165
    if you pop the top with a lighter it WILL mess up the cap a little on one side. take a real bottle cap opener and lightly lift it all around the cap and it will come right off and NOT LOOK damaged in any way, and will fit nicely when putting it back on the bottle.
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  • jwagner
    jwagner Posts: 435
    I totally feel about this the way I do vinyl: open it up and use it for its intended purpose! There's no gain in keeping the liquid bottled up, and once you've drunk the beer, you still have that great bottle to keep forever.

    I'm about as big of a beer geek as I am a PJ geek, and the beer is merely good...not one of Dogfish Head's best, and PJ deserved something a bit better and more complex, but still, I didn't kick it outta my glass, that's for sure.

    Pop that cap!!!
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  • camaros
    camaros Posts: 1,003
    drink it... and then you can say you've had it... it's not gonna age well... it's too light of a beer and the alcohol is too low. i'm thinking after 3 months it'll taste like corona...

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  • TightropeHigher
    TightropeHigher Posts: 135
    The bottle caps are all the same from DFH as far as I know. It would be really easy to put a replacement one on if you fudge up the original
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  • hailhail8
    hailhail8 Posts: 269
    you could always try to find as many as you can and drink them all and save one unopened. I have found about 16 of them and drink a few a week.
  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,977
    When I got a bottle I asked the guy if it would be better with age or not. He said that it would mellow the fruitiness out, but to drink it before 2 years at the latest though. Looked like he knew what he was talking about too.

    The beer not being very fruity to begin with, I think it would just get worse with age. I like the little (minor) kick that it had.
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