Drainpours, what/when/how have you learned?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by RDMII, Jul 10, 2012.

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  1. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    1997 Sam Adams Triple Bock. I felt sorry for the pipes.
     
    #21 UCLABrewN84, Jul 11, 2012
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  2. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    Memorable drainpours:

    2009 Abyss
    2009 Mirror Mirror
    2012 Peruvian Morning
     
    #22 WYVYRN527, Jul 11, 2012
  3. UnderJoath

    UnderJoath Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2010 Illinois

    I muscled through an infected bomber of 09 Abyss (I had help) and half of a Peruvian Morning. So I guess I've only drain poured .5 beers.
     
    #23 UnderJoath, Jul 11, 2012
  4. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    I had the '09 Abyss when it was fresh. Tasted fine. Second one was opened when I saw the thread about infection. The sourness faded after a while. Third bottle was a mess. I wouldn't have even shared it with an enemy.
     
    #24 WYVYRN527, Jul 11, 2012
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  5. harrymel

    harrymel Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2010 Washington

    Shit, I'm glad the bottle at the Spring Sour Soiree was much, much better than what you describe.
     
    #25 harrymel, Jul 11, 2012
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  6. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
    Pooh-Bah

    What have I learned?
    That sadly sometimes its inevitable.:angry:
     
    #26 Zimbo, Jul 11, 2012
  7. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    This worries me, I have a 2011 in the cellar.
     
    #27 RDMII, Jul 11, 2012
  8. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    See this reflects my Brewdog experiences, the Paradox series have been ok with age (not the beer I'd expect, but not bad) but anything else just seems to have a super limited shelf life. I've even had a few on tap that were hard to choke down.

    Strangely enough, I've had two more since this thread. A Cigar City Vuja De (all kinds of weird, chalky stuff going on) and a Lancaster Black. The Lancaster I'll admit was a gamble, it was on the discounted shelf at .99$ so it had to be old, and goodnight was it awful, actually tasted stale with a foul, cloudy looking head. The Cigar City was alright at first sip but quickly developed an odor that made it impossible to drink, and the aftertaste was one of spicy, rotted cherries. Horrible.
     
    #28 RDMII, Jul 11, 2012
  9. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    I ran into Sender at Ale Jail, he opened one up with one of the guys at another store, they ended up opening another assuming the first was a bad bottle. I think it's this blend is just pretty horrific.
     
    #29 olympuszymurgus, Jul 11, 2012
  10. NickMunford

    NickMunford Pooh-Bah (2,094) Oct 2, 2006 Wyoming
    Pooh-Bah

    This was one of only a couple beers I've ever drain poured as well. There have only been one or two others in my 7'ish years of good beer drinking, but I don't remember what they were.

    I learned, from J.W. Lees, that I don't like peated whiskey barrel aging.
     
    #30 NickMunford, Jul 11, 2012
  11. vivasbeer

    vivasbeer Zealot (519) Feb 3, 2012 Michigan
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    It was god awful. I think I have only done about 3 reviews on this site, and this beer was one of them, which turned out to be the lowest score from all the reviews it has
     
    #31 vivasbeer, Jul 11, 2012
  12. NickMunford

    NickMunford Pooh-Bah (2,094) Oct 2, 2006 Wyoming
    Pooh-Bah

    Haha, mine is the 3rd lowest review! Although, in hindsight, maybe I shouldn't have reviewed this one. I later found out that this is how it's supposed to taste, and many people seem to like it.
     
    #32 NickMunford, Jul 11, 2012
  13. vivasbeer

    vivasbeer Zealot (519) Feb 3, 2012 Michigan
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    Yeah same here, no clue beer should taste like BBQ smoked meat, but hey, different strokes for different folks
     
    #33 vivasbeer, Jul 11, 2012
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  14. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    I didn't have that experience with LambicX. It was somewhat pedestrian and overpriced for a lambic but nothing that made me want to pour it out.
     
    #34 BearsOnAcid, Jul 11, 2012
  15. mgp2675

    mgp2675 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 New Jersey

    I mean, you couldn't have spent that much on it so it shouldn't worry you. I just hate smokey beers, even Weyerbacher Fifteen was too smokey for me. But Charkootah Rye was literally like smoke in a bottle.
     
    #35 mgp2675, Jul 12, 2012
  16. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Don't drink Schlenkerla...
     
    #36 UCLABrewN84, Jul 12, 2012
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  17. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    I was given a four loko once....it ended up in my drain.
     
    #37 jivex5k, Jul 12, 2012
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  18. rayre

    rayre Initiate (0) May 13, 2010 California

    This. Schlenkerla on a hot day... Most of my drainpours are IPA's that have sat around long enough for the hops to horribly fade.
     
    #38 rayre, Jul 12, 2012
  19. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Good to know. I like Fifteen, it's aged well and the smoke isn't so prominent, so maybe I'll be ok.
     
    #39 RDMII, Jul 12, 2012
  20. mgp2675

    mgp2675 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 New Jersey

    If you like smokey beers, you will like it. But if you like stuff where "the smoke isn't so prominent" you will not like it. I hope you do though.
     
    #40 mgp2675, Jul 12, 2012
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