Cellaring Stone Enjoy by 12/21/12...?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Dreizhen, Jun 25, 2014.

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  1. Dreizhen

    Dreizhen Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2013 District of Columbia

    Am I crazy or is this a crazy thing to do? I mean, it tells you when to drink it by on the label. Yet, when browsing the beer list at Gramercy Tavern in NYC, I noticed they have a 2012 vintage of it.

    http://www.gramercytavern.com/menu/#tavern

    Now, GT is a pretty damn good restaurant and you can tell from the rest of their list and menu that they generally know what they're doing. But...WTF, right? Has anyone tried this or something similar? Does GT know something I don't or is this just a restaurant getting too "fancy" for its own good?

    WHAT IS THIS MADNESS
     
    #1 Dreizhen, Jun 25, 2014
  2. atrocity

    atrocity Pooh-Bah (2,264) Dec 18, 2013 Virginia
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    I can't imagine that will still taste good. Not sure what they're thinking.
     
    #2 atrocity, Jun 25, 2014
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  3. Cubatobaco

    Cubatobaco Pooh-Bah (2,057) Jan 27, 2013 Virginia
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    Blasphemy!
     
    #3 Cubatobaco, Jun 25, 2014
  4. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Hahha vintage Stone Enjoy By for $20!!! WTF
     
    #4 tx_beer_man, Jun 25, 2014
  5. SixThousandDollars

    SixThousandDollars Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Florida

    It seems like their list is built for rich folks more so than beer snobs anyway.
    $14 1809, $8 Stoudt Pils, etc
     
    #5 SixThousandDollars, Jun 25, 2014
  6. Five_Four_Plus

    Five_Four_Plus Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 California

    Ha ha ha, wow. I saw a store in AZ that had 02.15.13 on the shelf next to the current iteration because it was the owner's favorite version.
     
    #6 Five_Four_Plus, Jun 25, 2014
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  7. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Seriously. I thought Stone doesn't like when stores still sells enjoy by after the date? Wonder if Stone knows!
     
    #7 tommyguz, Jun 26, 2014
  8. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    But $20 for an old IPA that specifically says Enjoy By...that's lame.
     
    #8 tommyguz, Jun 26, 2014
  9. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    You sure that's not the Vertical Epic 12/12/12?
     
    #9 vthippie, Jun 26, 2014
  10. Heretic42

    Heretic42 Savant (1,118) Aug 31, 2011 Texas

    He linked the menu and it definitely says Enjoy By there, so I'm guessing not. Maybe the person who chose what beers to cellar got Enjoy By and Epic mixed up and decided to cellar the former instead :stuck_out_tongue:.
     
    #10 Heretic42, Jun 26, 2014
  11. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    I had a bottle of Enjoy By 12/21/12 a couple of months ago. Tasted great.

    The beer doesn't go bad by the date on the bottle.
     
    #11 HighWine, Jun 26, 2014
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  12. cultclassic89

    cultclassic89 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2013 Texas

    Could you explain what it was about it that made it great to you? I couldn't imagine this tasting good at all. I've had just the regular Stone IPA at 6 months and thought it was stale enough to where I drain poured it. Enjoy By at a year and a half just seems like it would be awful.
     
    #12 cultclassic89, Jun 26, 2014
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  13. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    You're opinion is now meaningless.
     
    #13 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Jun 26, 2014
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  14. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    There may be room for argument there :wink:
     
    #14 paulys55, Jun 27, 2014
  15. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    Someone's sarcasm detector needs adjusting I think.
     
    #15 AndrewK, Jun 27, 2014
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  16. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    Sure, fair question. After some thought, I realized that I opened it at the end of last year so the bottle was about a year old. Still hoppy, good head retention and lacing. Regardless of age you could tell the beer was well-crafted. The finer points of the hop oils had faded from fresh but not all that much and it was still very tasty. It's excessively hopped to begin with which I'm sure helped preserve the flavor. I love Stone's regular IPA (a lot) but I think it's a more delicate beer than Enjoy By. Do what I did and try for yourself, buy a bottle, put it in your fridge, forget it's there, don't get around to drinking it for a year, and then crack it open one night. Cheers!
     
    #16 HighWine, Jun 28, 2014
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