Do hops fade?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Jazzwalker, Nov 28, 2012.

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  1. Jazzwalker

    Jazzwalker Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 New Jersey

    Here's a quick question in the cellar staging of beer. We know that spices tend to round off as does the burn of alcohol. But do the hops and flavor mellow? I'm thinking of the big beers like DFH 120? I'm considering aging one or two bottles of Bolt Cutter.
     
    #1 Jazzwalker, Nov 28, 2012
  2. JM03

    JM03 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2010 Ohio

    Yep. Hops will most definitely fade
     
    #2 JM03, Nov 28, 2012
  3. Brew33

    Brew33 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2007 Ohio

    I believe some age would do Bolt Cutter well....

    Yes, hop flavors and aromas do fade over time. Some varieties more quickly than others.
     
    #3 Brew33, Nov 28, 2012
  4. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Yes.
     
    #4 pmoney, Nov 28, 2012
  5. pearljam118

    pearljam118 Savant (1,049) Jul 5, 2008 Pennsylvania

    120 is not very hoppy, its boozy and hot
     
    #5 pearljam118, Nov 30, 2012
  6. Agold

    Agold Maven (1,287) Mar 13, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Not sure if serious....
     
    #6 Agold, Nov 30, 2012
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  7. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    Yes the hops will fade, look up all the discussions regarding the freshness of IPAs.

    Also, in most cases spices do not fade as far as I am aware.
     
    #7 OddNotion, Nov 30, 2012
  8. TrinidadJ

    TrinidadJ Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2012 Trinidad & Tobago

    If a beer has greater than 8% abv the hops are preserved and likely to not fade.
     
    #8 TrinidadJ, Nov 30, 2012
  9. prdstmnky

    prdstmnky Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2010 Vermont

    say what?
     
    #9 prdstmnky, Nov 30, 2012
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  10. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    I sometimes love the questions on BA. #Justsayin

    Cheers!
     
    #10 FosterJM, Nov 30, 2012
  11. CellarGimp

    CellarGimp Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2011 Missouri

    For Christs sake is this thread serious?
     
    #11 CellarGimp, Nov 30, 2012
  12. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    What are hops?

    :slight_smile:
     
    #12 RDMII, Nov 30, 2012
  13. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California

    Yup big time. In my experience, their bitterness tends to have a strong foothold, but the aromatics are the first to go with flavor to follow shortly there after.
     
    #13 flayedandskinned, Nov 30, 2012
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  14. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California


    lol
     
    #14 flayedandskinned, Nov 30, 2012
  15. Beerandraiderfan

    Beerandraiderfan Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Nevada

    Sure, at first glance, this might seem like a question easily answered by thousands of threads. . . with a resounding, "yes". . .

    But isn't it a little more complex than that? Do the hops really "fade" or do they maybe more accurately "change"? If they "fade" where do they go? The bottle is sealed right?

    Some beers are hoppy still months, years later. They taste "different" but the hoppiness is still there. I think especially with all the new proprietary hop varities, those flavors definitely change quickly. . .

    Anyways, while I'm prolly dabbling in semantics a bit with fade/change. . . I think the thread could use a little more discussion on this matter.

    I like what flayed and skinned said though.
     
    #15 Beerandraiderfan, Nov 30, 2012
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