1 beer to cellar almost forever

Dogfish Head Fort, tried a 5 year old and automatically thought it go for another 5 years

 

Due to wedding leftovers, I will likely have Storm King cellared for a decade or 2. It will be interesting to see how it goes over the course of time. At 6 months it was gross, but I find most hoppy stouts and barleywines go through a gross time at 6 months to a year as they take on a stale hops flavor due to hoppyness that has partially faded to the point that the beer is all out of whack.

 

I've got a similar plan - 4 years, 3 months to go. That, and I plan on taking my loan payment for the following month and doing an open bar for some close friends - $800 should go pretty far and I don't have that many close friends

 

I promise I learned how to proofread in college.
I heard Rodenbach will last a few years, so I need to pick up some bottles.

Do it man! Isn't it awesome what you can do with the money you use for student loans?

 

It certainly is, but I have to say that if I didn't make the investment I did in my education, I probably couldn't have been able to try so many quality beers, among other things.

 

I should track down a 1987 Gueuze to drink on my deathbed (I was born in 1987).

 

The Brewery annual Solera beers: Cuir, Fruet, Bois, these are the beers that I am just going to hold onto and pick up every year, It's going to be a pretty epic day when I pop a 20+ year old Fruet...

 

Bell's Expedition Stout

 

It's funny that you say that. I was about to open an expedition today that I've had for about a year. I then decided it would be one that I put in the deepest corner and forget about for a decade or more!

 

The longest cellared bottle in my collection is an Expedition Stout.

 

Yeah, gueuze is a beer style that has a reputation for cellaring longevity. I have heard of Gueuze that ages well for 20 yrs!!!! And i cant recall, but I had a bottle of Gueuze that says on the label ages well for up to 20 years. Another option would be Sam Adams Utopias if you prefer high ABV. Since Utopias is flat or still in regaurds to carbonation it will hold up for a very long time and develop complexities along the way.

 

Adam is a great recommendation as well. Along with alot of the HotD line up. Allan Spirits brews all his beers to cellar.

 

You will be risking oxidation, but a celebration beer for something really big can be worth the risk.

I would suggest beers with high ABV and low hop profiles (JW Lee's, Thomas Hardy's if you can find it, Courage, Solera series; all fantastic suggestions from people), and also sours (Lambic and Geuze in particular). Maybe pick up another bottle of it every few years (3-5 years maybe). This way if the really old ones suffer from oxidation or something else, you still have some others to open. Could also make for an interesting vertical.

 

love blue dot around 5 years.

ruth not until about 10.

 

I'd say geuze really hit's it's stride around 30-35 years. Needs to be properly stored at the right temperatures, and it needs to be in a keg.

 

Bell's actually aged Expedition Stout and Eccentric Day and brought out for their vintage tasting party along with others.

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Rodenbach is now pasteurized and no longer good for aging.

 

I had heard that Alexander lasted a good while. Google tells me it's no longer made, though. Bummer!

 

Bell's Expedition and Third Coast Old Ale are both tremendous as they approach 20 years old.

 

Where have you been drinking 35 year old kegs?!