Take the 2-minute tour ×  I've been reading some forums on
probrewer.com, and there seems to be a consensus that bottle
conditioned beer lasts longer than force carbonated beer. Why
would that be?  share|improve this question I'd like to hear
more about why this would be. Can you provide a link to a thread
that discusses it? I can't imagine why this would be. Most pro
force carbed beer has been filtered too...which is also known to
improve shelf stability. There seems to be a conflict in logic
here. –  brewchez Apr 30 '10 at 0:57 There were a few, but this
is the one I can find rightn ow: probrewer.com/vbulletin/… – 
hookedonwinter Apr 30 '10 at 14:37  2 Answers 2  Seems like a
bit of a tempest in a teapot to me. Here are my thoughts,
assuming an environment that is a cool constant temperature,
dark, and dry.  The majority of beers, especially those brewed
with spices and typical alcohol content, actually begin to lose
flavor over time. These beers will have well passed their peak
and declined considerably in