Whats the Longest Barrel Aged Beer

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  1. texasdrugaddict

    texasdrugaddict Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2012 New Mexico

    I seen that most Barrel Age beers are aged in the barrel for a few months, 6-12. What beer is aged the longest in the barrel. Can beer be aged in a barrel for years like whisky or no.
     
    #1 texasdrugaddict, Sep 20, 2013
  2. Jtc2811

    Jtc2811 Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 California

    Gueuze is aged foedors up to 3 yrs
     
    #2 Jtc2811, Sep 20, 2013
  3. Archemedies

    Archemedies Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2011 Massachusetts

    I am pretty sure Rio Reserva by De Struise is aged in barrels for 4 years.
     
    #3 Archemedies, Sep 20, 2013
  4. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    Sleepin' With Shaggy from Green Flash spends 4 years in barrels.
     
    #4 Hanzo, Sep 20, 2013
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  5. mikecharley

    mikecharley Savant (1,214) Nov 6, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Anderson valley 7 year port barrel stout. Gotta be the longest. Not surprisingly, it tastes a roasty red wine
     
    #5 mikecharley, Sep 20, 2013
  6. texasdrugaddict

    texasdrugaddict Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2012 New Mexico

    So there have been some aged for yrs. I didn't know that.
     
    #6 texasdrugaddict, Sep 20, 2013
  7. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Idiot's Drool was aged for 4.5 years in barrels. The results were less than stellar to put it mildly.
     
    #7 xnicknj, Sep 20, 2013
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  8. Jason

    Jason Founder (0) Aug 23, 1996 Massachusetts

    Utopias ... they still pull small portions of older versions. 2012 version had some Triple Bock in it from 1993.
     
    #8 Jason, Sep 20, 2013
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  9. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    Generally beer doesn't need to stay in barrels that long - geuzes and Utopias are an exception.
    THey just need to absorb a little bit of the oak and leftover booze that's in there. Bourbon itself needs to stay in for much longer, that's wehre a lot of the flavor and smoothness comes from. The stuff that comes out of the stills is really hot and almost flavorless, it needs the barrel to mellow and absorb those colors and flavors.
     
    #9 JrGtr, Sep 20, 2013
  10. Seacoastbrewer

    Seacoastbrewer Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 New Hampshire

    I've always found the Solera method of barrel-aging pretty fascinating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solera

    I know The Bruery uses this method for their yearly releases, and I'm sure others do as well.
     
    #10 Seacoastbrewer, Sep 20, 2013
  11. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Good example, but is all 3 years of that aging done in the barrel? I thought some of that aging was done in the bottle before being sold.
     
    #11 deadonhisfeet, Sep 20, 2013
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  12. Veristic

    Veristic Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2012 Tennessee

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  13. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    While not quite Utopias-level, the Bull & Bush in Denver has a few items that have been in bourbon barrels for 5+ years.
     
    #13 Domingo, Sep 20, 2013
  14. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Rodenbach has foeders for the Flanders Red. At Cantillon I only saw barrels, some were pipes (~125 gallons) and a lot were tuns (~250 gallons). If you lone of any Lambic producer that has foeders, please let me know.
     
    #14 hopfenunmaltz, Sep 20, 2013
  15. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    Pannepot Reserva spends 5 years in oak barrels. The result is heavenly.
     
    #15 ONovoMexicano, Sep 20, 2013
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  16. Can_has_beer

    Can_has_beer Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Texas

    Are you sure the beer is aged 7 years, or is it aged in 7 yr old port barrels? The wording on bottles can sometimes be tricky, see for example Harviouston's Ola Dubh Special Reserve 16 isn't aged for 16 years, but it is aged in 16 yr old scotch barrels
     
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  17. BeerAssassin

    BeerAssassin Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2012 Antarctica

    I hardly consider Utopias beer. I'm more interested in "normal" strength non sour beers.
     
    #17 BeerAssassin, Sep 20, 2013
  18. BlackNote

    BlackNote Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Michigan

    Agreed, sometimes very confusing.
     
    #18 BlackNote, Sep 20, 2013
  19. Luv2Brew422

    Luv2Brew422 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 California

    Anderson Valley definitely made a Port BA Stout beer that was aged for 7 years in barrels. When I had it I specifically remember saying "holy shit, 7 years seems a little rediculous!" http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/193/16689
     
    #19 Luv2Brew422, Sep 20, 2013
  20. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York


    the best.

    didn't alan sprints BA hair of the dog adam for a few years in barrels? like some absurd amount of time? (i want it)
     
    #20 Pahn, Sep 20, 2013
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