2012 Double Bastard Ale: Improper aging

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by iTunesUpdates, Sep 8, 2014.

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  1. iTunesUpdates

    iTunesUpdates Initiate (0) May 7, 2014 Florida

    I picked up a bottle of this today but had a few concerns. It's been on the shelf of this store, for amuse-ably 2 years now, aging in 70-80 degree temps. There is a ton of sediment floating around, which i hear is normal for this beer though. Now is this going to taste terrible because of the improper aging or will it have aged fine?

    I saw there were a bunch of threads about aging this beer but none really talked about buying an old one that had been stored improperly. Thanks for the help!
     
    #1 iTunesUpdates, Sep 8, 2014
  2. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    It's fine. There are lots of threads on here about aging beers at improper temperatures. You won't notice a difference.
     
    #2 tkdchampxi, Sep 8, 2014
  3. iTunesUpdates

    iTunesUpdates Initiate (0) May 7, 2014 Florida

    I saw a few like that, but all beers are different. Thanks for the advice.
     
    #3 iTunesUpdates, Sep 8, 2014
  4. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    I just saw a 2012 Double Bastard at a store that had large chunks of sediment at the bottom and some floating around the bottle. Would this have been good to drink? The last and only time I had DB it was a bit harsh.

    I wound up buying a 2012 Old Guardian instead, never had it before. I know that barleywine ages well.
     
    #4 Derranged, Sep 9, 2014
  5. Sanderson

    Sanderson Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2014 Washington

    I have a 2003 and 2005...they better be holding up:grimacing:
     
    #5 Sanderson, Sep 9, 2014
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  6. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Interesting that so much 2012 is sitting around everywhere. One of my local stores had 7 cases of 2012 sitting around last fall so he marked them down to $3.99 and I snatched up a few bottles because why not. Not planning to drink them anytime soon.
     
    #6 fredmugs, Sep 11, 2014
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