Aging knee deeps stout tella

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Tryionn66, Mar 22, 2017.

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  1. Tryionn66

    Tryionn66 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2017 New Hampshire

    I'm pretty new to aging beer, would knee deeps stout tella age well as its only 6% abv? I was thinking it might be too low to age for any real period of time. Because I wanted to try to age that one plus hennikers the roast which is the same abv. Both have been in my local store for some time and I've been debating picking them up for aging.
     
    #1 Tryionn66, Mar 22, 2017
  2. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    Six is a little low, I believe rule of thumb is in the right neighborhood... I've got stuff in the seven range... Doesn't bother me much...
     
    #2 james02, Mar 22, 2017
  3. Tryionn66

    Tryionn66 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2017 New Hampshire

    What do you mean by rule of thumb? Is there a cutoff on abv where beer doesn't age?
     
    #3 Tryionn66, Mar 23, 2017
  4. Samlover55

    Samlover55 Pooh-Bah (1,735) Oct 8, 2015 New York
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    you might want to read Vintage Beers by @PDawson
    but i think higher alcohol helps preserve the beer and therefore ages better and prevents oxidizing.
    (Smoke in smoky beers and and acid in sour beers has the same effect)
    Cheers!
     
    #4 Samlover55, Mar 23, 2017
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  5. Tryionn66

    Tryionn66 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2017 New Hampshire

    Thank you for the advice. I'll be sure to order this book as soon as I can
     
    #5 Tryionn66, Mar 24, 2017
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  6. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    @Tryionn66 - welcome to cellaring- the only way to know if it is worth cellaring...is to cellar it and find out! Deschutes annual winter warmer Jubelale is one of my favorite low-alcohol cellarable beers. I like to buy up to a case of it, then save it for the following years release and try them side by side. This will be a good intro into cellaring for you, and allow you to compare fresh vs aged on a much shorter timeline that years/decades of other high alcohol beers.

    Buy at least a six pack, put it in your beer cubby/cellar/garage, and forget about it until this time next year when they release that years bottles (assuming it is a seasonal offering). The toughest part of this will be not drinking that six pack until a year has passed. Can you pass this cellar nerd initiation test? :slight_smile:
     
    #6 youradhere, Mar 27, 2017
  7. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    @Tryionn66 , sorry for the delay... I believe 8% is generally the lowest you're supposed to age things...
     
    #7 james02, Mar 28, 2017
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