aging american wilds

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by lsummers, Jun 29, 2012.

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  1. lsummers

    lsummers Maven (1,275) Jun 21, 2010 California

    I need a little bit of help with my aging knowledge. I picked up an allagash confluence ale from 2009 today. It's an american wild, should I drink it straight away? Will it be ok to wait a while to try it? I assume waiting a few months won't matter seeing as how it's from 2009. Its at over 7% so I'm not sure if it holds up over extended periods of time past what the brewer intended.
    Thanks!
     
    #1 lsummers, Jun 29, 2012
  2. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    You should be fine if you sit on it a bit longer.
     
    #2 UCLABrewN84, Jun 29, 2012
  3. paytonpowell

    paytonpowell Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2011 Minnesota

    You should be okay, but yeah in terms of cellaring months matter less the older it gets and the style that it is from my understanding. Alcohol percentages matter but less so in wild beers especially if Brettanomyces is present as it can live for years and years in bottles slowly working its way on every sugar present, much longer than many other yeasts and bacterium. The acidity (which makes a beer sour) and the microorganisms are things which lend to great aging factors in wild beers (if they are unpasteurized and unfiltered).
     
    #3 paytonpowell, Jun 29, 2012
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