Top 5 Beers to age!

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  1. ixodus

    ixodus Pundit (775) Jul 18, 2010 New Jersey

    Opinion. I think Westy 12 if this most overrated beer in the world. IMO Rochefort runs laps around it all day. Top 5 beer! What a joke! :wink:
     
    #41 ixodus, Apr 22, 2012
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  2. lemongelo

    lemongelo Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2008 North Carolina

    The people who feel miller lite tastes better, drink it when it is as cold as possible, masking the true flavor...like eating a cheese out of the fridge. I agree it is a quality beer and of course anyone is entitled to their opinion. I just personally think it is overrated. I don't hate it.
     
    #42 lemongelo, Apr 22, 2012
  3. Pattelbert

    Pattelbert Devotee (364) Feb 22, 2009 Virginia
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    Strange about the GD Yeti. I did one fresh and didn't care for it. Pulled my second bottle out a couple of years later and it was like drinking heaven. In short, I agree with you 100%.
     
    #43 Pattelbert, May 14, 2012
  4. Caligula

    Caligula Initiate (0) May 9, 2012

    Olde Blue Hair
    Arctic devil
     
    #44 Caligula, May 14, 2012
  5. Plenum

    Plenum Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2009 New Jersey

    Since you're new to aging beer, these are some fairly accessible brews that you can lay down for a long time and are pretty tough to mess up:

    North Coast Old Stock
    JW Lees Harvest Ale
    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
    DogFish Head Worldwide Stout
    Anchor Old Foghorn
    Stone Imperial Russian Stout
    Stone Old Guardian
    Bells Third Coast Old Ale
    Victory Old Horizontal
    De Dolle Stille Nacht
    De Dolle Oerbier Riserva
    DogFish Head Olde School

    There are literally dozens, if not hundreds of others that can be cellared for shorter or intermediate amounts of time. There are an equal number of brews that are just really hard to find, but will age well in the proper conditions.

    Good luck with the cellar. It's a great hobby.
     
    #45 Plenum, May 14, 2012
  6. Abarhan

    Abarhan Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2011 Texas

    NC Old Stock for sure, its not great fresh but with age its amazing.
     
    #46 Abarhan, May 18, 2012
  7. strangebrew321

    strangebrew321 Pundit (810) Feb 18, 2009 Indiana
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    Bigfoot
    JW Lees
    Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw
    Aventinus Eisbock
    Adam
     
    #47 strangebrew321, May 18, 2012
  8. Brendan

    Brendan Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2012

    Thanks everyone for the awesome input. I have had the pleasure of trying some of the beers suggested. One that stood out to me the most for change was the north coast old stock ale. It was a favorite of mine before I started aging beers and after trying one my friend aged for a bit longer than a year from 2011 was simply great. I have also had good success with Burton Baton Dogfish Head. I will continue to post as I age and sample.
     
    #48 Brendan, Sep 21, 2012
  9. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    JW Lee's of any variety
    George Gale's Old Prize Ale
    Traquair 2020
    Harviestoun Ola Dubh (any year)
    Aventinus

    Top of my head but there's dozens more.
     
    #49 RDMII, Sep 22, 2012
  10. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Black Butte 22,23,24 Abyss,Brux FW anniversary, Rogue XS Stout (the 08 is drinking very good) and my number one pick, The can of Bud Light Lime that I found on the beach, gonna age that bad boy on my porch forever.
     
    #50 mudbug, Sep 22, 2012
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  11. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    From personal experience

    Expedition Stout- had a bottle from 94 in Dec of 2011. Impressively good.
    Third Coast Old Ale- have had several bottles from 92 over the last couple years, udderly, ridiculously good
    Big Foot- have had a number of vintage bottles, always good but from 3-6 years I find it very good.
    Three Philosophers- I really like this with age on it, give it a couple years and it is solid.
     
    #51 kzoobrew, Sep 22, 2012
  12. Wielder

    Wielder Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2012 Indiana

    Oh lawd. Cracking that can will be like breaching Valhalla itself.
     
    #52 Wielder, Sep 22, 2012
  13. SpeedwayJim

    SpeedwayJim Pooh-Bah (2,877) Jun 19, 2009 New York
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    Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
    Cantillon Classic Gueuze
    Girardin Black Label Gueuze
    Tilquin Gueuze
    Sam Adams Utopias
     
    #53 SpeedwayJim, Sep 22, 2012
  14. mhksuccess

    mhksuccess Pooh-Bah (1,586) Jul 7, 2012 California
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    well i have a nice selection in my cellar
    recently drank a
    stone 8/8/8 which was amazing
    old stock ages very well
    firestone parabola and firestone anniversary beers
    Tart of Darkness from the bruery just started aging but figure it will age very well as it as sour and imperial stout
    deliverance from lost abbey ages extremely well it was ok fresh but had one after 8 months and just want to age the others for another year or so will be perfect
     
    #54 mhksuccess, Sep 22, 2012
  15. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    Pliny The elder
    Hopslam
    heady topper
    Hill farmstead growlers
    Lenny's RIPA
     
    #55 jegross2, Sep 22, 2012
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  16. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    FWIW I wouldn't age FW. They're real great about drinking beers like abacus and parabola best to drink fresh
     
    #56 jegross2, Sep 22, 2012
  17. auroracrisis

    auroracrisis Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2007 Kentucky

    lol @ everyone saying Tilquin when that gueuze hasn't even been on shelves in the majority of the states for a year.
     
    #57 auroracrisis, Sep 22, 2012
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  18. ArrogantB

    ArrogantB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,248) Jun 9, 2006 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    True, what is the oldest Tilquin bottle, 2009/2010 season? I do think it is a safe bet that Tilquin will age well and have several in the basement.
     
    #58 ArrogantB, Sep 22, 2012
  19. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Great list!
     
    #59 RDMII, Sep 22, 2012
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  20. mahak213

    mahak213 Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2012 New York

    From my experience-

    Brooklyn BCS- this one become world class with about a year on it, and just gets better with more age
    Bigfoot- Everyone has this in their cellar because it just gets better and better
    Stone IRS
    FW Parabola
    Black Tuesday
     
    #60 mahak213, Sep 22, 2012
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