(2008) Three Philosophers Question .

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by InebriatedJoker, Jun 16, 2012.

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  1. InebriatedJoker

    InebriatedJoker Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2010 Ohio

    I have a 2008 Three Philosophers and was wondering if anyone has had one of these recently and how it was
    drinking ?

    I'm a little apprehensive in opening it and will consider keeping it even longer if someone who has had one recently says it's still drinking good.

    Thanks in advance for any info .

    Cheers !
     
    #1 InebriatedJoker, Jun 16, 2012
  2. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    I haven't had it at more than a year and a half but this topic comes up every so often and from what I've read you'd be OK to hold onto it for another couple of years. At the restaurant that I work at we set aside three cases of 2011 to age for a few years. I haven't heard any negative reviews on aging this beer yet.
     
    #2 allouez86, Jun 20, 2012
  3. InebriatedJoker

    InebriatedJoker Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2010 Ohio

    Thanks for the info , I bought a gift pack a year ago and didn't realize the date on the bottles , it had chocolate indulgence , hennepin , and the three philosophers and a really nice glass , The only one I have had from it was the chocolate indulgence and it wasn't holding up very well, tasted like dirty pennies and pretty much ended up a drain pour ..
     
    #3 InebriatedJoker, Jun 20, 2012
  4. Mohican88

    Mohican88 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Ohio

    Had a 2009 a couple months ago and this beer is nowhere near being over the hill so I'd say it's fine to let go for awhile. I've got a 4 pack of 2009 left and I'm probably going to try 1 per year until they're gone.
     
    #4 Mohican88, Jun 21, 2012
  5. PDXHops

    PDXHops Maven (1,459) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina

    I posted this in the June Cellar Reviews thread about the '08 vintage:
    "Interesting stuff, lots of vinous and leafy, almost tobaccoish flavors have developed. The fruit is quite subdued at this point. This isn't a beer I keep onhand or cellar regularly, but it was a pretty successful experiment."
     
    #5 PDXHops, Jun 21, 2012
  6. jisom123

    jisom123 Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2008 Indiana

    I received an '05 as an extra recently. When did they start bottling 3 Phil?
     
    #6 jisom123, Jun 21, 2012
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