Beer Cabinets / In-Home Bar / Storage

Combination of a Danby wine fridge for cellaring and cardboard boxes. That says - these have caught my eye as well:

http://www.cwcrate.com/Default.asp

 

My apartment is short on space and we don't age more than a few dozen large-format bottles at a time, so we bought a couple over-the-door canvas shoe racks. They look pretty good and work for our situation. It seems like a lot of "presentable" bottle storage units are intended for wine and hold the bottles on their sides, which isn't recommended for beer.

 

Frankly, I think storing your beer on it's side at a stable cellar temperature behind UV blocking glass is probably preferable to storing at room temperature out in the open.

 

Storing your beer upright at a stable cellar temperature (specific to the style) out of all light of wavelengths less than 550nm is preferable. Storing your beer upright at a stable room temperature mostly shielded by canvas from occasional diffuse room lighting isn't a bad compromise for an apartment short on space.
Personally, I think the concern is overblown; I've never had any of my aged beer noticeably develop light-struck flavors with this setup, but much of my "cellared" beer isn't exactly prone to skunking anyway (e.g., sours). I have a keezer for hoppy beers.
I should add that my comment about storing beer on its side was an aside regarding the difficulty of finding a "presentable" beer storage format that fits the requirements listed above and is within a budget. If I were to invest in a windowed fridge for cellaring (which I think is a good option), I'd simply modify the shelving, but that's not a high priority for me.

 

I got this in my living room and most that come over don't even notice it.


Its a old hide away bar.

Glasses on the shelves beer underneath the glasses.


Other side has liquor but could hold around 100 or so beer bottles if filled with nothing but beer.

 

Just got done yesterday refinishing this little hide away cabinet I found at goodwill last week