12 oz beers worth cellaring

Old Stock and Old Rasputin for the cost, SN Bigfoot, Chimay and other off the shelf Belgians

 

12ozs i currently have aging:

DFH olde school
SN bigfoot
weyerbacher heresy
anchor old foghorn
hotd adam
hotd fred
north coast old stock

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can't think of the others if there are any (not at home). keep forgetting to just pick up a 4pk of brooklyn black chocolate stout and throw that in there.

 

Just from glancing at my cellar list, here's a few that I like to cellar:

Anchor Christmas
Avery Demon Series
Ommegang 3 Philosophers
Samichlaus
Brooklyn Monster
Central Waters BA beers
Dark Horse Plead the 5th
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, 120 Minute
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
KBS
Founder's Old Ale
Goose Island xmas
Great Divide Yeti
Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws
Dragon's Milk
Storm King

 

Here is my cellar list. (FYI...the F-1 and F-2's means Fridge). If they are in the cellar, I am aging them.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap-YRi7j9LGwdEpuMjMxTHhhZGkzMnNiamJVM2NoMUE#gid=0

There are a couple in the fridges I would cellar if I had more (i.e. Weyerbacher Insanity). Also, the Insanely Bad Elf was a lucky one. It tastes crap fresh, but cellared a few years, somehow transforms into a Thomas Hardy clone.

 

They say Dogfish Head Palo Santo Maron cellars extremely well. I'm aging some now, but haven't tried it yet (at least, not aged).

 

how does the beast and samaels turn out with age?

 

Pannepot, Pannepeut, Black Albert, Black Damnation Variants... in fact most of Struise ages incredibly well, Pannepot seems to improve dramitically.

 

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout - just had one from 02 and it was AMAZING.

BTW: I can easily get some for you if needed!

 

FOUNDER'S IMPERIAL STOUT. THE ONLY FOUNDER'S BEER YOU SHOULD BE CELLARING!

 

I've actually only got 12ozers aging right now...
3x DFH 120 Minute IPA
2x Founders Breakfast Stout
2x Founders KBS
1x 't Smisje Catherine the Great
1x Brooklyn Monster Barley Wine
and another Belgian, whose name escapes me right now

 

I'm aging a few as well. I've had it with a year or so on it and it mellows out very nicely, can't wait to see what comes with even more maturity.

 

Personally, I use cellaring to experiment and to collect verticals of things that I know I like. FIS, Expy, Backwoods, KBS, BB4D, BB Pt5, Arcadia BB Shipwreck, and Kuhnhenn BBBW are things I am currently interested in building verticals of.

I'm laying down a couple of Jolly Pumpkin Grand Reserve bottles just to see what happens to them over time. If I had access to 3F Oude Gueuze or Cantillon 375 mL bottles on a regular basis, I could see myself laying those down for a bit, too.

Orval is another personal favorite that should occupy some cellar space, and you won't even need to trade for that one.

 

Lately, I've only been dabbling with Samael's. Meph I don't like fresh or with any amount of age so I don't bother. The Beast I absolutely love fresh, with some age it definitely mellows. But to be honest I don't feel that it's all that hot to begin with. Things definitely get a bit more interesting though. Samael's, though, ages extremely well I think. The booze settles, the caramel/toffee bits rise to the forefront. I just tested the '06 and I'm still letting that one go... there's still some potential. Cheers!

 

I've thought about doing this as well. Figured it would be a good candidate for aging.

 

I have quite a few in the "cellar" right now:

Avery Samaels
Bell's Expedition, Third Coast Old Ale, Batch 9K and 10K, Eccentric Ale 2010
Rochefort 10
Plead the 5th
DFH 120 min, WWS, Burton Baton, Olde School, Raison D'extra, Immort
Duck Rabbit Barleywine
Founders Old Curmudgeon, FBS, Devil Dancer, Nemesis 2010, KBS, Imperial Stout, Backwoods Bastard
GI BCBS
Great Lakes Blackout and BA Blackout
HOTD Fred, Bourbon Fred, Doggie Claws, Adam
Olah Dubh 12
Ten Fidy
Wake n Bake
Bigfoot

 

I've got 3 year old Palo Santo and had a bottle just a few weeks ago. I was't a big fan of it fresh but I liked it so much aged I am buying a case to sit on. It gets really good.

 

It's pretty tasty at 2-3 years. Haven't had it older than that.

Also to the OP, I wouldn't age any RR sours or any American wild ale for that matter.

 

Victory Old Horizontal killer with age on it..........think they skipped this year too..

 

Damn I'd really like to try a bottle with a couple years on it. I've never been much on aged beers but I love this one fresh and it just seems like it would age so well. Every now and again I try to get some to age but it always goes fast..