Old beer is terrible

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by RacerX5k, Jul 9, 2017.

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  1. RacerX5k

    RacerX5k Savant (1,014) Feb 11, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    No not trolling just wanted to read some thoughts. No house or cellar and generally no patience to keep beer in the fridge. Do i wish I had an 2012 Bourbon County regular, Coffee, or Cherry Rye to drink today? Sure. But I remember the 2012 regular falling off a bit even at one year. The last coffee and rye I had was at about 2 years old and still the best beers I've had so yes, I suppose can think of couple beers that held up well ...
     
    #21 RacerX5k, Jul 12, 2017
  2. 4DAloveofSTOUT

    4DAloveofSTOUT Grand Pooh-Bah (4,064) Nov 28, 2008 Illinois
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    I really got a good laugh out of the thread title! :slight_smile:
     
    #22 4DAloveofSTOUT, Jul 13, 2017
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  3. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    Beers that are made to drink fresh I drink fresh. I also have a cellar with a lot of lambics, quads, barleywines, and imperial stouts, which I both drink fresh and age. Some improve, some degrade, some just change and aren't necessarily better or worse. If you are primarily an IPA or lager drinker, then talking about ageing beer isn't really relevant.
     
    #23 captaincoffee, Jul 13, 2017
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  4. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    I guess it's just a matter of perspective, because some IPAs actually do benefit from aging (SNCelebration Ale comes to mind...I love that beer even better 6-12 months down the line). Yes it changes character, and yes, from my view, it does get better).
    Of course, having said that, I will also add that I recognize that one man's benefit is another's curse. :sunglasses:
    And if you're drinking real lagerbier, that has already been aged anyway (if it hasn't, it's not a lager). And unless it's a very strong lager, or unless it is bottle conditioned, you might as well drink that it "fresh"..it's not likely to improve at all.
    Bottom line: Drink whatever beer you love however you like it. There's no right or wrong (though it's very true that in some cases, "freshness" is over-rated" (and please don't throw empty bottles at me...it's just my opinion).
     
    #24 LuskusDelph, Jul 14, 2017
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  5. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Celebrator, samichlaus are both lagers that hold up over time.
     
    #25 SFACRKnight, Jul 20, 2017
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  6. Minnesinger

    Minnesinger Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2017 Sweden

    I just had a Rochefort 8 from 2012 minutes ago. It was ok so I'm sure it's not some aliens hovering the earth shooting sour-rays to destroy all of our beers.
     
    #26 Minnesinger, Jul 20, 2017
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  7. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    Obviously not talking about those kinds of beers.
     
    #27 captaincoffee, Jul 21, 2017
  8. core42

    core42 Pooh-Bah (1,862) May 5, 2010 Michigan
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    You are wrong
     
    #28 core42, Jul 21, 2017
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  9. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Lagers, by definition, age well.
     
    #29 SFACRKnight, Jul 21, 2017
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  10. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    This has come up so many times. Some beers definitely degrade with time, but some do just fine. Do they get better? That's up to you to decide! I personally have a good list of beers that absolutely get better with age. Abyss, Old Guardian, SN Bigfoot, Thomas Hardy's, JW Lees Vintage, numerous lambics, W00tStout, and the list goes on. That said, several go downhill. The beauty is that blanket statements are impossible, so the journey is exciting!
     
    #30 Beersnake, Sep 8, 2017
  11. Ostpies

    Ostpies Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2015 New Zealand (Aotearoa)

    Some beers can only be bought already aged. So, to answer your question, I don't know.
     
    #31 Ostpies, Sep 9, 2017
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  12. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Bell's Expedition Stout. Age it. Love it. And repeat.
     
    #32 flat_lander, Sep 12, 2017
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