Do Old Horizontal and Oak Horizontal age well?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by CheapHysterics, May 14, 2016.

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  1. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Staying in a hotel tonight and the grocery store across the street has a bunch of Victory Old Horizontal and Oak Horizontal (corked and caged bombers) on closeout for 2.99 and 4.99 respectively. I picked up 2 of the old and one of the oak... Do either of these age well enough that I should go back for more?
     
    #1 CheapHysterics, May 14, 2016
  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    My experience with them is that they age very well. At that price I'd go back for more and my only reservation would be buying the large bottles as there's no way I'm drinking the whole bottle in one night. (Old Ho used to be in 12oz bottles and I'd regularly buy a 6 pack on visits to the brewery and then drink one about every three months.) I don't have the same range of experience with the Oak Aged, but see no reason Oak aging should affect the beer's potential with aging.
     
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  3. lester619

    lester619 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2009 Wisconsin

    :grinning:Old Ho? Is that a standard abbreviation for this particular beer?
     
    #3 lester619, May 14, 2016
  4. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    They age very well IMO. I'd stop back and grab some more, great price.
     
    #4 hillind, May 14, 2016
  5. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    They're at the Reider in Painesville ohio if anyone else wants to snag some.
     
    #5 CheapHysterics, May 14, 2016
  6. OrangeMen

    OrangeMen Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2014 New York

    Oak horizontal was only brewed once, correct? I believe late 2013, which means the bottle is around 2.5 years old. I had at 1 year and it was drinking phenomenal. Old Horizontal definetly ages well.

    At that price point id probably buy everything they had, especially the oak horizontal because that retailed around 15.99.
     
    #6 OrangeMen, May 14, 2016
  7. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    :slight_smile:

    Pretty much local and mostly used by Victory fans, so far as I've seen/heard/read.
     
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  8. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    Open and see if you really like them. If so then grab some more.
     
    #8 Squire, May 14, 2016
  9. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Might not be practical. He's away from home and both are in large format bottles and clock in at about 10.5-11% ABV
     
    #9 drtth, May 14, 2016
  10. MidasMulligan

    MidasMulligan Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Being a Victory fan,I would say get all you can.
     
    #10 MidasMulligan, May 14, 2016
  11. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Yes. Buy them all
     
    #11 WesMantooth, May 14, 2016
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  12. FatBoyGotSwagger

    FatBoyGotSwagger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,999) Apr 4, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    yeah the bombers came out a year or two ago, when they used to bottle it in 12 oz bottles it had a best buy date of 7 years out. I would buy them all, at least the regular I can't vouch for the oak.
     
    #12 FatBoyGotSwagger, May 14, 2016
  13. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I'm definitely headed back tomorrow for more... you guys have me convinced. I won't being buying out their inventory though, as I'd say they easily had 20+ bottles of each.
     
    #13 CheapHysterics, May 14, 2016
  14. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    Oh sure, I would get some small bottles of water from the same store and use a few as decanters but that's my way.
     
    #14 Squire, May 14, 2016
  15. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Went back and got 3 more of the Oaked and 6 more of the regular. Checked out for under $35 bucks. As long as they're drinkable I'll be feeling like I got a good deal. I couldn't find any kind of dates on the oaked horizontal bottles, but the old horizontals had an enjoy by date of december 2019. Weird that they were marked down to $3 with a date 3 years in the future stamped on them.
     
    #15 CheapHysterics, May 15, 2016
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  16. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Buy all the Oak. All of it.
     
    #16 RDMII, May 15, 2016
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  17. TheEpeeist

    TheEpeeist Maven (1,434) Nov 5, 2008 Virginia
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    I've done a bunch of tastings with vintage Old Ho's. 8 years is definitely over the hill. fresh bottles for me are too hoppy. the sweet spot is about 4 years.
     
    #17 TheEpeeist, May 17, 2016
  18. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
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    Just recently opened a 2002 Old Ho and it held up very well! Both beers hold up to age very well in my experience.
     
    #18 Zaphog, May 23, 2016
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