Smells of cellered bottles

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by brother_rebus, Feb 12, 2017.

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  1. brother_rebus

    brother_rebus Pooh-Bah (2,512) Jul 28, 2014 Maine
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    i have my alcohol hoard in the basement, but in plastic storage totes.
    They are split up by dark (imp stouts, booze barrel aged, etc) and light (sours, funked saisons, etc).
    The light side smells like a burst of a tart sweet fruit menagerie when I open the top.
    It has quite a few beers with cork tops, perhaps that's the source?
    Wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences. Haven't come across it before.
     
    #1 brother_rebus, Feb 12, 2017
  2. ljdrinksbeer

    ljdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2010 North Carolina

    I have a couple of cabinets full in the basement with tighter fitting doors. Very interesting, distinctly beer smell inside. Don't get the same smell from the open air shelves down there.
     
    #2 ljdrinksbeer, Feb 13, 2017
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  3. brother_rebus

    brother_rebus Pooh-Bah (2,512) Jul 28, 2014 Maine
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    Yea my darks section is kind of neitral. But those fruited esthers are really out there.
     
    #3 brother_rebus, Feb 13, 2017
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