Cellaring on a budget

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by mnredsoxfan69, Jul 6, 2014.

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  1. mnredsoxfan69

    mnredsoxfan69 Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2013 Minnesota

    I need suggestions for good cellarables in the $10 or less per bottle range as I am on a tight budget until my wife finds a job (three rejections this week alone.) I have the space and the cellar itself is nice and cool (about 55F). Obviously whalez like Darkness and Dark Lord are out of the question. And since I'm in MN, the Pliny's and Heady Topper are also out.
     
    #1 mnredsoxfan69, Jul 6, 2014
  2. Goldfishman

    Goldfishman Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Massachusetts

    Try things like Sierra Nevada Bigfoot , Stone Russian imperial stout, Brooklyn black chocolate stout Founders imperial stout not sure if there all distributed in your area but all fairly cheap and a nice way to see how the beers change over time .

    You don't want to cellar Pliny or Heady anyway :slight_smile:
     
    #2 Goldfishman, Jul 6, 2014
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  3. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    If she gets a job by Oct go to Darkness Day and then trade some of those. Also Abrasive will be highly tradeable.
     
    #3 fredmugs, Jul 7, 2014
  4. dhannes

    dhannes Savant (1,127) Feb 14, 2010 Wisconsin

    Check out Schell's...I cellared a 6-pack of their 2012 Snowstorm 2012 and it turned out nicely.
     
    #4 dhannes, Jul 7, 2014
  5. mnredsoxfan69

    mnredsoxfan69 Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2013 Minnesota

    Good suggestions all. Not sure if the Brooklyn is available here, but the rest should be.

    Doh! I knew better than that. I was trying to get across the idea of something that is only available locally, like Heady or in a small region like Pliny. We in the upper midwest don't get many of the releases from the smaller coastal breweries like Russian River, the Alchemist, or Allagash.
     
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  6. Loganyoung

    Loganyoung Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 Georgia

    Some quads maybe like Abt 12, rochefort 10. Also if your into sours you can pick up some "budget" gueuzes for around $10 a bottle like cuvée Rene and mariage parfait
     
    #6 Loganyoung, Jul 7, 2014
  7. MikeDAdams

    MikeDAdams Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2014 Idaho

    Sierra Nevada beers i like to age
    Bigfoot
    Narwhal
    I missed the oliva quad but am sure that had some potential

    North coast
    Old Rasputin
    Old stock ale


    I also seek out Barleywines in the sub $10 range (they can be found)
     
    #7 MikeDAdams, Jul 7, 2014
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  8. Mipper

    Mipper Pundit (986) Dec 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Some of the offerings from Weyerbacher I think would age well. You can get 4 packs of their stuff easily in PA. I hear that Insanity ages well.
     
    #8 Mipper, Jul 7, 2014
  9. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    Not to sound like a dick but cellaring beer would be the last of my worries if I had a tight budget while my wife was without work.
     
    #9 Iamjeff6, Jul 7, 2014
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  10. mnredsoxfan69

    mnredsoxfan69 Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2013 Minnesota

    You're probably right. I do tend to be a little solopsistic, so I probably should back off.
     
    #10 mnredsoxfan69, Jul 7, 2014
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  11. wordemupg

    wordemupg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,187) Feb 11, 2009 Canada (AB)
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    Old Raspy's are cheep and great fresh or aged.
     
    #11 wordemupg, Jul 8, 2014
  12. tclipse

    tclipse Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2012 Virginia

    Expedition Stout ages fantastically.
     
    #12 tclipse, Jul 8, 2014
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  13. DaveBar

    DaveBar Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2013 Canada (ON)

    Try to stay away from the bombers. You are paying for expensive packaging. Stay with the regular 330-355ml bottles as the bottle and equipment to bottle are effectively priced due to scale of economics.

    Like other said stay with stouts and such like Narwhal and ABT12 in the small bottles. We get Roch10's 330ml bottle for $3.60/ea in season!

    Besides many will say the smaller bottles will age at a quicker pace then the bombers.

    Enjoy
     
    #13 DaveBar, Jul 8, 2014
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  14. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Forget the $10-bottle range, get something that comes in a 4 or 6 pack for about that price - Expedition Stout, G.I. Belgians if you can find them (Matilda or Pere Jacques) Sierra Nevada Narwhal and Bigfoot... I basically just listed all of what's in my cellar.
     
    #14 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 10, 2014
  15. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Thanks for teaching me that word - I have the same problem.
     
    #15 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 10, 2014
  16. MykeJ

    MykeJ Zealot (719) Oct 6, 2013 Minnesota

    If you are looking for bombers Clown Shoes makes some good cellarable beers for around $10
     
    #16 MykeJ, Jul 12, 2014
  17. DonSaleen747

    DonSaleen747 Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2009 Connecticut

    I agree that the $10 for a 4/6 pack is a good idea but the GI sisters hardly fit that description. They are over $20 a bottle here in CT
     
    #17 DonSaleen747, Jul 12, 2014
  18. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Bombers? I got mine in six packs.
     
    #18 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 12, 2014
  19. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    6 pack? I have only see the sisters in 4 packs.
     
    #19 markdrinksbeer, Jul 12, 2014
  20. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I may be mistaken.
     
    #20 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 12, 2014
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