Aging Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Hey guys;
I just found that my local retailer has Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. So I want to buy 4 bottles for later consumption.
I have a beer fridge, but I have had it set to around 40-45F, which I understand is a bit too cold to store Dogfish 120. They recommend 50-55 for 'cellaring', if one is to get the full taste of an aged beer.
Should I reset my fridge, which is loaded with other beers that I am not trying to age?
I generally drink my beers at 50-55 anyway, so keeping them in the fridge at that temp won't affect my enjoyment of my other IPA's and ales.

If I do set the fridge to 50-55, what is the best amount of time to age the 120?

Thanks for your advice.
Ultrarunner

 

Thanks Roguer;
I purchased 4 bottles from my local retailer for pickup tomorrow.
I like your recommendation of drinking one right off, then aging the rest. I know that I want to have one on my birthday, which is in December. Last birthday I had a really great experience with this beer. Long story, but I ended up paying $18 for a pint of 120 at a pizza shoppe in Tarrytown NY after having run 1/2 marathon from Van Cortlandt Park to there.
And I drank the 120 as my last of three beers that afternoon. Starting with a regular Bud, then an IPA on tap, and finally the 120 on tap. The 120 was the best beer I had ever had the pleasure to drink!
Funny thing though; they serve you this beer in a 'frozen' glass. From what I have learned since, that is not the way to drink this - or any craft beer. But that didn't seem to matter. I loved it!

So, for now I just set my beer fridge a bit warmer. Since I enjoy all of my beers at a temp that is higher than most Americans drink their beer, it won't affect my enjoyment of those beers, and might help in aging some of my 120.
And, it will save energy too.

Edit: Oh, and I just wanted to add that when I had those three beers on my b'day in Tarrytown, I was riding the train, then a bus home.

Edit 2: About the beer fridge: Before i bought the fridge, I would store my beer (for about a month) in the basement, which reaches a temp of 80F in summer, but remains dark. I never had a bad beer due to this storage, but like having the fridge.

 

Yes, a full pint! I read the recommendation by Dogfish to share a pint, but no. I enjoyed the entire pint myself. I guess it was a good thing that I had consumed a couple litres of water during my run, and two slices of pizza while drinking the beers. In all, I had a really good feeling on my 1/2 mile walk to the train and the ride home to GCT and then the subway to the Port Authority Bus term and the bus ride home to northern NJ. It was more than just a beer buzz. It was a generally peaceful, happy, content feeling. I don't think it was just the alcohol. There was something magic about that 120!

When I drink my 120z bottles of 120, I do not plan to share them with anyone; but I will most definitely not drink more than one in a sitting.

 

Please let us know how you like it!
I don't think I have the 'maturity' - or whatever it would take - to wait 5 yrs to drink any beer.
I figure I'll have gone through all four bottles I just purchased by this time next year!

 

I'm in Teaneck. Next to Hackensack, and about 10Km (6.2mi) from the GWB bus terminal if I run there.
Before the pandemic, I regularly ran from Van Cortlandt or the GWB bus terminal to Tarrytown, and sometimes as far as Croton on the Hudson. When I ran from VC, I would take the bus to the GWB terminal, run/walk to the #1 subway at 181 & St. Nick, to VC, or run from GWB to VC, then to Tarrytown or Croton.
Several times I ran 60Km from my home in Teaneck to Croton train stn. No beer those times, although there is a great beer house at the entrance to the train station in Croton.

 

While on the subject of high ABV beers;
I have enjoyed the Dogfish 90 Minute IPA on a regular basis. I always buy two 6-packs when I do a beer run.
I also enjoy Flying Dog Double Dog IPA with 11.5% ABV.
I find those high ABV beers a lot smoother than anything else. It's interesting that the Dogfish 120 has a higher IBU than does the 90, yet it tastes (to me) less bitter than the 90.
I read on the Dogfish website that this is due to the increase in sugars produced during the fermentation process.

 

I know it's not recommended to drink an alcoholic beverage after a long race, but my half to Tarrytown wasn't a race; it was just me running the OCA.
I did however enjoy a brew after running the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington in 2017. Was registered to run it again this year, but I deferred to 2021, although I don't believe I will run it next year. I'll probably do a virtual instead.
I was registered to run the Sleepy Hollow half back in March, but it was first postponed to Oct 24, and then changed to a virtual race. So I'll do the virtual from Tappan to Nyack NY and return. I won't have the luxury of enjoying any beers, as I have to drive home. But I'll have one or two once I get home. Perhaps that would be a good time to enjoy a Dogfish 120.

 

Unfortunately, my 'cellar' can reach temps as high as 80 deg in summer. That's too warm for any beer - even for short-term storage. That's why I got the fridge.