Aging Founders Breakfast Stout

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  1. Jm5471

    Jm5471 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2017 New York

    How well does this beer age? I am able to pick up a 4 pack of 2015 for 12$ and a 4 pack of 2016 for 14$.

    First question I have though is does this beer age well ? It's only 8.3% so it's not as if the alcohol burn will fade because it's smooth to begin with.

    Second question would be if these were good prices for those years/age on them ?

    Any help is appreciated
     
    #1 Jm5471, Feb 25, 2017
  2. Gaddabble

    Gaddabble Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2014 Ohio
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    The coffee will fade and the 8.3% makes it barely ageable. Definitely best to drink them fresh. I've had them with up to two years (not on purpose), and although certainly not terrible, they are certainly not getting better with age. Around here they are $3/bottle fresh.
     
    #2 Gaddabble, Feb 26, 2017
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  3. Jm5471

    Jm5471 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2017 New York

    Thanks for the help I'll be sure to pass on them
     
    #3 Jm5471, Feb 26, 2017
  4. Gaddabble

    Gaddabble Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2014 Ohio
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    If that's the only Breakfast Stout you can get, and if you've never had it before or had it and love it, the 2016 is probably still worth it as it's only a few months old at this point.
     
    #4 Gaddabble, Feb 26, 2017
  5. Jm5471

    Jm5471 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2017 New York

    No ive had the 2016 a place by me had them as a package deal that's why I was asking.
     
    #5 Jm5471, Feb 26, 2017
  6. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    If I have anything 8℅ I'll let it sit for a little. After I've tried it fresh, obviously!!!
     
    #6 james02, Feb 26, 2017
  7. dlcarst

    dlcarst Zealot (733) Aug 21, 2015 Missouri
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    Breakfast Stout is all about coffee & chocolate (well, along with that silky smoothness). Those definitely fade. I just had my last Breakfast Stout from 2016. It's 5 months old or so and still delicious, but I definitely wouldn't age it beyond a year to hold you over until the next year's release.
     
    #7 dlcarst, Feb 26, 2017
  8. Mindflow

    Mindflow Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2016 Florida

    I came across a bunch that was sitting in a shop for ~10 months...bought some and regret it. Noticed a serious decline in flavors. Would not age this one at all.
     
    #8 Mindflow, Feb 26, 2017
  9. Yellowlt4

    Yellowlt4 Crusader (428) Sep 21, 2016 Texas

    We recently drank a 14-16 vertical to try them out and the 15 (13 months from bottle date) was my favorite. The coffee had faded slightly compared to the 126 but it was so smooth with big fudge like chocolate notes and a huge mouth feel. The 14 was still very delicious albeit with faded coffee notes, but the 15 was just so good. The 16 was of course typical FBS. I'm so glad I have 8 more 15's to work through over the next few weeks.
     
    #9 Yellowlt4, Feb 28, 2017
  10. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    I just popped one of my FBS from back in '12 (yes, really - it kinda hid in the back of my cellar for a long time) and it was delicious.
    Still had coffee flavor - not as much as fresh, obviously, but still there, still chocolate and roasty profiles were still there as well.
     
    #10 JrGtr, Mar 6, 2017
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  11. geodonnokepyo

    geodonnokepyo Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Pennsylvania

    I enjoy mine with a year on them
     
    #11 geodonnokepyo, Mar 6, 2017
  12. pulito001

    pulito001 Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I had 12 and it was terrible. Soy flavors predominated and all the coffee had gone. Tried another 12 recently and it was the complete opposite. I must have had a bad bottle. I still think fresh is best but the taste of the 12 was interesting.
     
    #12 pulito001, Mar 14, 2017
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