Bourbon County Vanilla- Hows it aging?

Don't know from experience, but I've heard the vanilla notes fade quick.

 

Haven't been blown away by a bottle of Vanilla in six months. Having had 2-3 bottles in that time I don't think it tastes much different than regular BCBS now.

 

This seems to be pretty common. One of my recent homebrews included a vanilla bourbon porter. Nearly 4 months after bottling, the vanilla is but a shell of its former self.

Drink vanilla soon - not a flavor that ages well.

 

Sweetness doesn't fade with aging.

 

Just out of curiosity, do you have an example of a beer where this has happened?

 

Had one a couple days ago. Still has a little bit of vanilla, but most of it is gone by now. When I had it last may I remember much much more vanilla. Very mellow. If I had another bottle I wouldn't sit on it much longer.

 

Acer Quercus.

 

I don't want to start a whole debate, but I just drank a BCBVS Friday night and vanilla was still clear in the nose and the taste. I drank it side by side with a 2010 BCBS since they were bottled a month apart and the difference was clear. It matched up with my reviews of BCBVS from the months following its release.

If anyone wants to get rid of their BCBVS, shoot me a BM and we can probably work something out.

 

My bad, I quickly read the thread and focused on the vanilla fading post versus the OP's attempt to get one. I thought it was one of those, What Is the Trade Value of My Beer posts. Sorry, if anyone BMs me I will direct them to you. Good luck, you'll love it.

 

Tasting them next to each other would definitely accentuate the differences between the two beers. For example, I find KBS to not have a super aggressive barrel profile, but when I drink it next to regular breakfast stout (I know, FBS != KBS base beer) I notice much more bourbon.

 

Did a tasting recently of Rare, Vanilla, Bramble, Coffee 11, 09 Regular and 11 Regular. The Vanilla notes are still present, but rather muted. It doesn't taste markedly different than regular BCBS in my opinion.

 

I had it back in November (one year mark) and the extra vanilla was noticeable compared to standard BCBS but it wasn't excessively so. I would say just keep drinking/trading for regular BCBS. The vanilla will likely never be brewed again, and even if ALL of the vanilla faded people would still expect something rare in return. You're honestly not missing much if you drink the standard stuff.

 

Drank a bottle on wednesday night with my local Ba's tasting buddies and its still got vanilla notes and its definately sweeter than regular BCBS. It still tasting fantastic!