I was the fortunate recipient of a bunch of home brewing stuff
including a Cornelius kegging system - CO2 tank, hoses, regulator,
two 5 gallon soda kegs, along with a refrigerator with two taps
built into the door. They were given to my son and he stored them
at his machine shop for a couple of years. He gave them to me and
they have been in my garage for another couple years. The kegs are
both full of brew. There's a date written on the top of the kegs:
9-23-96. If that's the date the kegs were filled, the brew is
definitely well aged. I asked at my local homebrew supply about the
viability of the beer and the guy there pondered it a bit and then
said he'd be tempted to tap 'em and have a taste. I'm a little leery
about that. Tap and toss or tap and taste? Any opinions would be
appreciated.

Also included in the misc. brewing stuff are two 4 lb. canned beer
kits - Edme Wheat and Ironmaster Wheat. I have no idea how old
they are and the ends of the cans are slightly bulged. I've seen
such bulging cans on the shelves of my local homebrew supply and
questioned if they were OK and was assured they were fine. I've
always used malt extract from the bulk tanks, never used a canned
beer kit. Are the beer kits suspect or might they be OK to use?
Again, any opinions would be appreciated.

Rich