Beer still good?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by mpm180, Dec 27, 2017.

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  1. Invinciblejets

    Invinciblejets Pooh-Bah (1,710) Sep 29, 2014 South Carolina
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    “And on today’s episode of things that never happened.....”
     
    #21 Invinciblejets, Dec 28, 2017
  2. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    Not sure if troll?!?!
     
    #22 james02, Dec 29, 2017
  3. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    LOL.
    I guess you've never had a Gale's Old Ale or even a well cellared Thomas Hardy's Ale.
    These are two beers that are indeed better when well aged...dramatically better than when they are "fresh".
     
    #23 LuskusDelph, Dec 29, 2017
  4. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I have had jw Lee's harvest ale and prefer it fresh over the 10 year old version I had.
     
    #24 SFACRKnight, Dec 29, 2017
  5. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Had a 2004 J. W. Lees - Sherry Cask over Thanksgiving and thought it held up marvelously. Did it improve? I don't know, but it was definitely still a very tasty beer.

    Regardless, I think the big English Barleywines and Old Ales are much different from the U.S. beers that are barrel-aged because of the increased oxygen exposure that the barrel aged beers get. The prolonged time in the barrel tends to cause them to deteriorate rather rapidly in the bottle, causing the imperial stouts to turn to soy sauce and the barleywines to sherry in short order.
     
    #25 EvenMoreJesus, Dec 29, 2017
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  6. mpm180

    mpm180 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Happy to report that the KBS was outstanding. I look forward to doing more “research” throughout the weekend.
     
    #26 mpm180, Dec 30, 2017
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  7. mpm180

    mpm180 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks for the note, I also have...
    2x 2011 bcbs, 09 worldwide stout, great lakes barrel aged blackout, a couple 50/50 eclipse from same timeframe and a couple non stouts that are prob gone.
     
    #27 mpm180, Dec 30, 2017
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  8. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    The stouts ought to be a good time - drink them in the next few months as they are as good as they'll get. What the hell, try the others, you never know. Unless they're IPAs - those should always be poured out even if fresh. :wink:
     
    #28 bbtkd, Dec 30, 2017
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  9. nw2571

    nw2571 Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2017 Indiana

    Pro-tip: For those who struggle to keep tabs on their cellars, I use the "list" function on Untappd to keep track of every beer in my cellar or fridges. It's actually a decent method for inventory control, each check-in will remove 1 from the list and you can even scan the bar codes to add them.
     
    #29 nw2571, Dec 30, 2017
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  10. Beer_Economicus

    Beer_Economicus Pooh-Bah (2,698) Apr 8, 2017 Ohio
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    Wish I Knew that a long time ago!
     
    #30 Beer_Economicus, Dec 30, 2017
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