Aging New Glarus Fruit Beers

Most of New Glarus beers are pasteurized before bottling, exceptions being R&D beers, wheat beers and some others. I know the 4 fruited 750's are pasteurized. So with they age and develop like a sour with wild yeast? No. That said it the flavors should hold up pretty well and maybe balance out differently over time. With that in mind I wouldn't get any of them to purposely age but stocking up on the when possible and drinking them slowly over time is a great option.

 

The four fruit beers (Strawberry Rhubarb, Raspberry Tart, Wisconsin Belgian Red, and Serendipity) are NOT sour beers. They're not even a little bit tart from my experience. As it was mentioned, they are pasteurized, and there isn't any further development contributed by the yeast.

In my experience in drinking bottles that are 2-3 years old, the beer changes VERY little over time. The fruit doesn't fade much at all, and it's a pretty similar to drinking a fresh bottle.

 

To echo others, last month I shared a year-old Raspberry Tart with some friends and it tasted fantastic. I thought it was a little less sweet than a fresh bottle. Still, aging it won't hurt it from my experience.

 

As all the others have said. There is little change with the 750 fruit beers. I had a Raspberry Tart at three years and no difference compared to a fresh one. I can't find the link to this site but I know another BA here had about a 15 year vintage of Belgian Red and he was able to share is with Adam Carrey. From what I remember reading, it was a little darker in color but it held up incredibly with little change. (Great pictures in that link too) You will be fine stocking up and enjoying them over the years if you keep them cellared well!!

Cheers!