Czar Jack 2011

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by BMachmann, Aug 10, 2012.

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  1. BMachmann

    BMachmann Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2012

    Has anyone recently cracked open a growler of Town Hall's Czar Jack from Feb. 2011?

    Is it drinking optimally now or could I let it age longer?

    Thanks
     
    #1 BMachmann, Aug 10, 2012
  2. mnbearsfan

    mnbearsfan Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2009 Minnesota
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    Had one at DLD. Awesome! Drink it soon....you never know
     
    #2 mnbearsfan, Aug 10, 2012
  3. surlytheduff

    surlytheduff Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2010 Tajikistan

    Have you had it fresh? If so, what didn't you like about it then/what are you hoping it transforms into?

    I had a growler of 2011 CJ in July of 2011, and it was fantastic.
     
    #3 surlytheduff, Aug 10, 2012
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  4. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    Not the Czar Jack, but opened a growler of the Port Jack about a month ago. Still the same marvelous beer that I remembered fresh.
     
    #4 maximum12, Aug 10, 2012
  5. SpeedwayJim

    SpeedwayJim Pooh-Bah (2,877) Jun 19, 2009 New York
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    I thought there were reports of infection from 2011 Czar Jack. Is that not the case? Or was it a different vintage?
     
    #5 SpeedwayJim, Aug 10, 2012
  6. biglobo8971

    biglobo8971 Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Minnesota

    2012 bottles, not growlers.
     
    #6 biglobo8971, Aug 10, 2012
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  7. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    But that still seems to be a case by case basis. I opened one on vaction in mid July and there wasn't any hint of infection. Received a similar report on a bottle I sent to the PNW.
     
    #7 dc55110, Aug 11, 2012
  8. immobilisme

    immobilisme Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2005 Illinois

    The 2011 growler I opened in January was sublime.

    The 2012 bottle I sampled in July was infected, one of the most disappointing beer experiences in my life, as I knew what it could have been.
     
    #8 immobilisme, Aug 15, 2012
  9. BMachmann

    BMachmann Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2012

    Thank you for the feedback, guys, it's a darn shame that the 2012 batch was infected.
     
    #9 BMachmann, Aug 16, 2012
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