120 Minute Fresh vs Aged

Easily acquired (though a little pricey), great beer for a vertical!

 

I could not disagree more. I just had it fresh for the first time on Saturday and it was bordering on undrinkable. It was absurdly sweet and boozy. I scored it a 4.5 with 6 years on it and a 3 fresh. Age worked wonders on it.

 

So much this... It will malt over not too long in. I like 120 minute about 3 years of age on it if not more

 

Had this with 6-8 months on it and it was still hot. Very boozy, but not hard to drink. It still had some IPA characteristics as well which is what I was after since I don't care for barleywines.

 

The DFH website has a blog post where the author says that a 10 year aged bottle was the best he's ever had. Could it go longer? Most likely, but it depends on what your preferences are. You might like a fresh, 2 year, or 5 year bottle better.

 

I like it fresh and I like it aged. 2 different beers, depending on the age on it. I really don't see how people can say that an IIPA/IIIPA can "change" into a barleywine though. Those words will always sound funny to me.

 

Definitely should forgo aging it, as it exhibits quintessential barleywine characteristics the older it gets.