Ageing Big Coffee Stouts

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by BreakingBad, Nov 19, 2012.

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  1. BreakingBad

    BreakingBad Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2012

    I do this anyway just for curiosity sake but I was wondering what everyone's take on ageing big coffee beers like bourbon county coffee or kbs are. Any really big success stories? Are there any big coffee beers you prefer with age on them?
     
    #1 BreakingBad, Nov 19, 2012
  2. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    Fresh BCBS coffee > aged. The coffee character just gets less and less.
     
    #2 BrettHead, Nov 19, 2012
  3. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    It depends on the beer, and depends on how much coffee flavor you like. Personally, I thought that the '11 BCBCS was over the top when fresh, but I think it's drinking just about perfectly right now.
     
    #3 MarkIntihar, Nov 19, 2012
  4. pest

    pest Savant (1,039) Sep 2, 2007 Ohio
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    I like big bad baptist with some age on it over fresh. That's the only one I can think off, but I still enjoy most of them anyway.
     
    #4 pest, Nov 20, 2012
  5. bhir

    bhir Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I thought the BCBCS was way too strong back in March when I had my 1st bottle - took me over an hour to sip it down. Had a 2nd bottle last week and it was probably one of the best tasting beer I've ever had. This aging stuff is very subjective - my general rule is that if it is too boozy or strong up front, either age it or trade it.

    I thought year-old FBS was pretty bad.
     
    #5 bhir, Nov 20, 2012
  6. timahood32

    timahood32 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2009 North Carolina

    How long did you let your big bad baptist age just curious because i have one from batch #4 and wanted to know how long to set on it for and if the beer tasted any different
     
    #6 timahood32, Nov 22, 2012
  7. pest

    pest Savant (1,039) Sep 2, 2007 Ohio
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    At a year the coffee had toned down enough to let some other flavors through.
     
    #7 pest, Nov 23, 2012
  8. TomFoolery_x

    TomFoolery_x Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Illinois
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    Just had a Wake-n-Bake from 2010 the other night and the coffee character was still amazingly present. If I didn't know it was a '10, I probably would've thought it was fresh
     
    #8 TomFoolery_x, Nov 25, 2012
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