Aging Fruit Beers

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by tduecen, Nov 5, 2016.

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  1. tduecen

    tduecen Initiate (0) May 6, 2014 Louisiana

    Can fruit beers such as New Glarus Serendipity be aged?

    I have a few and trying to decide if I should age or drink now.​
     
    #1 tduecen, Nov 5, 2016
  2. AustinPollack

    AustinPollack Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2014 New York

    Certain fruit beers can be aged well such lambics and sours. New Glarus pasturized their beers with the exception of the R&D beers so they don't really change much with age.
     
    #2 AustinPollack, Nov 6, 2016
  3. krl2112

    krl2112 Pooh-Bah (1,876) Nov 10, 2012 Illinois
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    Don't age New Glarus fruit beers.
     
    #3 krl2112, Nov 26, 2016
  4. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    I suppose it makes sense if you have an 18% ABV monster like Fort. Bought that 5 years ago and was afraid to try it then. Seems about time to crack that one open.
     
    #4 readyski, Nov 29, 2016
  5. MtnSoup

    MtnSoup Initiate (0) May 20, 2013 Colorado

    I have NG fruit beers ranging from new to five years old — they stay basically exactly the same as another poster suggested...it's good and bad, I don't make trips to WI often, so I buy a lot, and they last a while...but taste the same.
     
    #5 MtnSoup, Nov 30, 2016
  6. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I have homebrewed a few fruit beers and find they keep amazingly well.
     
    #6 SFACRKnight, Dec 1, 2016
  7. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    I've aged NG fruit beers before, they definitely don't change drastically, but when I side by sided an aged and fresh raspberry tart the aged seemed a little sweeter and less tart.
     
    #7 Scott17Taylor, Dec 6, 2016
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