The Oldest Beer You've Had

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Sneers, Apr 3, 2012.

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  1. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    which vintage?
     
  2. mocktm

    mocktm Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2011 Virginia

    Drank my fair share in college, power hour style. Pretty much tastes like battery acid mixed with rotten fruit flavor. It's twice as bad coming back up...vile, vile shit.
     
  3. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    I will add: Flat as hell, sour and kind of like a port. Maybe its supposed to be like that but I wasn't into it.
     
  4. pschul4

    pschul4 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2011 Illinois

    2008 drank in feb 2012
     
  5. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Bummer, that was my favorite vintage. I had a buddy who has several, I better tell him to open em up before it gets worse.
     
  6. pschul4

    pschul4 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2011 Illinois

    You guys might love it way more than me. Open one soon so you get an idea of how its holding up compared to your tastes
     
  7. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I was there and got tricked. It poured a neon pinkish-red and that tipped me off. I still bought it until I tasted it. Sweet, metallic, artificial fruit and booze.
     
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  8. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Had a 1999 Blanche De Charleroi late last year that I really enjoyed, and over the holidays we had a 1988 Anchor Christmas at our holiday party. Total soy sauce on that one. Nasty as hell.
     
  9. Retsinis

    Retsinis Pooh-Bah (1,622) Sep 25, 2009 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    Pretty much summarizes it, though I did get a whiff of Jell-o watermelon aroma, haha.
     
  10. MrRockstar

    MrRockstar Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2006 Pennsylvania

    A 2001 Harvey's Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout this past summer. Still sitting on half a case.
    Stuff was pretty bad when I picked it up, age has actualy made it more drinkable but nothing outstanding.

    Have a few bottles 1999 Kulmbackher EKU 28 and a 1994 SA Triple Bock still around as well.
     
  11. CityofBals

    CityofBals Initiate (0) Sep 12, 2012 Illinois

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    1953 De Cam Kriek
     
  12. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    How was it?
     
  13. CityofBals

    CityofBals Initiate (0) Sep 12, 2012 Illinois

    Dusty, musty, murky brown, soft, not much cherry flavor but a sublime geuze.
     
  14. Braineater2448

    Braineater2448 Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2012 Florida

    Fuller's 1981 Celebration Brew
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  15. loony4lambic

    loony4lambic Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2012 California

    I THINK 95' Oud Beersel Framboise. I have only found 1 source for dating Oud beersel bottles and it sais the bottling date is 20 years before the BB date. If this is true. Then This is the oldest beer I have tried
     
  16. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

  17. tehzachatak

    tehzachatak Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    is that the year they put nutmeg in it??????????????
     
  18. tehzachatak

    tehzachatak Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    What is a 3F Lou Pepe?

    For me, a 2002 Bigfoot, I think. Been eyeing a '97 Lees for a while.
     
  19. kaips1

    kaips1 Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2011 Kentucky

    13 or 14 yr old sam adams triple bock
     
  20. ao125

    ao125 Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2010 Virginia

    1994 Thomas Hardy around mid-December '12, to celebrate a friend passing his Sec+ exam, two months prior to that, it was a 2001 Gale's Conquest Ale which *REALLY* did not hold up to age at all. Smelled nice, but it was oxidized to hell.
     
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