I wish I was a beer drinker

Back in the day I worked at the Wurtz House in Harvard Square which carried beer from all over the world. Every night when we cashed out we were allowed two freebie beers.

Every night I would drink a different beer until I had sampled them all. My favorite was Urlichs?. Later when I no longer indulged , I reached into a frig at a liquor store to get a soft drink there was one Urlich, the condensation had formed a little tear which was wending its way down the bottle. I grabbed the beer, bought it, took it home and it stayed in my frig for two years until I served it to a guest. Talk about OCD. Sigh.

Beer definitely has a shelf life and the boutique beers have a shorter shelf life than some of the "factory beers." Beer is considered a fresh product.

Since you seem to always be at sea about words and phrases, the word for spoiled beer is "skunked," largely because the chemicals degrade into compounds related to the scent of a skunk.

MY telly is saturated with beer ads, everyone is young, vibrant, sexy witty, urbane, tres chic, mello, atheltic, dynamic, perky, coiffed, bikini-waxed, manicured, pedicured, up-lifed.
My only beer drinking friend is Thomas and he is just Thomas drinking a beer.
I myself am a bourbon drinker, sitting at a vinyl topped table, wooden chairs and the back door open for spitting purposes.

Bleh.