The Oldest Beer You've Had

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Sneers, Apr 3, 2012.

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  1. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    A few years ago this happened - http://seattlest.com/2007/08/13/500000_for_1_bo.php

    If the owner has still not opened it (I assume they would have no intention of doing so) then it is still the oldest known sealed bottle of beer.
     
  2. phanlon

    phanlon Initiate (0) May 7, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Pfft. The 1902 sucked. 1901 was WAY better.
     
  3. tony32408

    tony32408 Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2009 Washington
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    I bet it was an experience. The last review of this beer is hilarious! - "In closing, my friends, and I do call you, dear reader; my friend. I recommend you drink this beer, this beer is like attaining reverse-nirvana it is truly so vile and, if sentient, hate-filled that the experience cannot fully be explained and contains a level of beer enlightenment unattainable through any other method. In the words of Frederich Nietzsche 'That which does not kill you only makes you stronger' this beer is those words distilled, or fermented rather, into liquid form."
     
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  4. infi

    infi Savant (1,048) Apr 4, 2009 New York
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    Haha, that is spot on! It definitely has some existentialism implications. One of those 'bucket list'-type beers!
     
  5. Onenote81

    Onenote81 Initiate (0) May 27, 2008 North Carolina

    Back in '10 someone 'extra-ed' me an Anchor Special Christmas from '96. I like some age on those guys, but 14 years was a bit much. Pretty poor tasting beer.
     
  6. Retsinis

    Retsinis Maven (1,486) Sep 25, 2009 Arizona

    Yeah I tried a 1997 Triple bock too, vile. Oxized, cardboard, spoiled plum soy sauce. Also tried a 1964 wine once last year, also, vinegar. Not to say things can't age that long, but whose to say how these things were stored. Friend of mine also shared a 4 year old Four Loko last summer (poured into a Cantillon bottle) ...another experience, haha.

    Oldest beer I had early last spring that I can recall as being great, was Wooden Hell, sublime, wow.
     
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  7. SanDiegoBeerLove

    SanDiegoBeerLove Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2009 California

    My oldest was a 1986 Bottle of Chimay Blue. This was in Belgium and I could have had an older one.
     
  8. GrumpyOldTroll

    GrumpyOldTroll Initiate (0) May 5, 2012 New Jersey

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  9. notchucknorris

    notchucknorris Pooh-Bah (2,156) May 28, 2010 California
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    About to get a 97 Triple Bock in a trade soon. Can't...wait...
     
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  10. Jugs_McGhee

    Jugs_McGhee Grand Pooh-Bah (5,956) Aug 15, 2010 Colorado
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    1978 La Trappe Amber at Kulminator. I recently had an early '90s Bigfoot as well. More recently, I had a '94 Triple Bock and a '99 Thomas Hardy's. A while back, I had Westvleteren 6 at Akkurat. I've yet to have a beer older than five years that was better than it would have been with 5 years or less. If Thomas Hardy's didn't do it for me, maybe I just don't like vintage.
     
  11. codasnap52

    codasnap52 Zealot (730) Jan 24, 2008 Connecticut
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    1996 Bigfoot at the EBF last year...still damn good!
     
  12. stayclean

    stayclean Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2012 Wisconsin

    Nothing too crazy, just a handful of those '03 (and another handful) Aventinus bottles that they age.
     
  13. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    2003 Stone Vertical
    2001 3F Lou Pepe

    Thats about it.

    Cheers!
     
  14. TNGabe

    TNGabe Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2012 Tennessee

    Buddy traded his Loerik for a '63 for his 50th bday this year. Loerik was off the shelf from Binny's.
     
  15. TNGabe

    TNGabe Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2012 Tennessee

    I had a '78 or '77 Old Foghorn in the early 2000s. Don't remember much about it, so it's safe to assume it wasn't terrible or great. It was pretty cool to drink. I was born in 79 and I don't know many people who have had a beer older than them.
     
  16. GallowsThief

    GallowsThief Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2010 Florida

    In 2011, I had an 1985 Westmalle that Brabander was kind enough to send my way. It still tasted pretty solid though was certainly much more mellow then a newly bottled one.
     
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  17. CommanderOfAwesome

    CommanderOfAwesome Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2012 California


    This is mine as well.
     
  18. DeDolle

    DeDolle Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2007 England

    Bourgogne de Flandres - at least 57 years old (that's when the brewery in Bruges shut down)
     
  19. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    1987 Thomas Hardy's as of right now, but I have a 1986 I need to crack soon as well. Others include 1991 de Neve Gueuze (thanks Mrbubbler), 1996 Anchor OSA, early 90's Traquair House Ale, 97 Triple Bock (am I the only person who thinks this is a decent beer, especially given the age). I love drinking old beers-it's like drinking a piece of history, a cool connection to the past-and I hope I get to try lots more. Bass King's and Prince's Ale-you are both on my tradar.
     
  20. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    2001 J.W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale at the 10 year mark.
     
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