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If the seal is intact, it may be okay for perhaps a week or two, but only if the contents have not been exposed to air. If it is past its sell by date, be very careful when opening it, as gas can build up in the keg and cause it to burst out when the seal is broken.

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Draught beer is usually unpasteurised in America. It is intended to be kept refrigerated between 2°C (35°F) and 4°C (40°F), and consumed quickly after being "tapped". Above 6°C (44°F), a beer may within two days turn sour and cloudy. Below 6°C (44°F), a keg of draft beer should last 20-30 days before it loses its fresh taste and aroma.

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it all depends on the keg, macro breweries don't make beer very well, and it will begin to lose flavor in a month or two, but micro breweries generally only get better with age. But even those should be consumed within 2 years, usually, there are some that just keep getting better, even after a decade.

This is of course only a rule of thumb, there are exceptions.

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Depends how quickly it's contents are drunk.

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Most kinds of beer will stay carbonated for about 15 hours.

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Forever and ever

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