Aged a Left Hand Milk Stout accidently

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Thoroughbred88, Mar 31, 2014.

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  1. Thoroughbred88

    Thoroughbred88 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2014 Illinois

    and it turned out to be amazing. Only aged it for 14 months but damn - it was good. Much creamier and thicker on the palate than usual.

    I'm aging Bean Gene, a Ballast Point VAS, and a BCBS 13 and a Breakfast Stout. Any one have experience with those?
     
    #1 Thoroughbred88, Mar 31, 2014
  2. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Bean Gene - never had.
    Ballast Point VAS - never had with any decent amount of age on it. love it fresh. there is a thread recently about aging it.
    BCBS - pretty safe bet on this one and there are literally hundreds of threads on it
    FBS - if you like coffee, drink it fresh. otherwise, will still age ok but muted coffee flavor
     
    #2 paulys55, Mar 31, 2014
  3. ImPourTed

    ImPourTed Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2014 New York

    i probably wouldnt age the breakfast stout. Ive had a 5 year old VAS and it was pretty good, i wouldnt wait 5 years though.
     
    #3 ImPourTed, Apr 1, 2014
  4. Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky

    Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Minnesota

    Was the LH on nitro? I put a couple down to see how the nitrous would affect them over time. I just cracked one too and really enjoyed it. And you're right, very smooth and creamy. And plenty of carb with the nitrous.
     
    #4 Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky, Apr 1, 2014
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  5. Thoroughbred88

    Thoroughbred88 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2014 Illinois

    Nope it was the regular version. I can imagine that the nitro would be more creamy than the non-nitro one to begin with.
     
    #5 Thoroughbred88, Apr 1, 2014
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