Aging Nitro Beers

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Tylertut, Nov 19, 2014.

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  1. Tylertut

    Tylertut Initiate (0) Oct 20, 2014 Ohio

    I couldn't find any info on aging a nitro beer. I have a 4pk of Wake Up Dead Nitro that I don't see myself finishing anytime soon. Would tucking this away for about a year yield any good results or would I be killing this beer?
     
    #1 Tylertut, Nov 19, 2014
  2. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    Here's a good tip. Before considering aging anything, ask yourself why you want to age it? What makes you think the beer will get any better or any different when you age it.

    What didn't you like about the beer?
     
    #2 tkdchampxi, Nov 19, 2014
  3. Tylertut

    Tylertut Initiate (0) Oct 20, 2014 Ohio

    I thought it was still a bit harsh even though the nitro smoothed it out a bit better than the original. There was a noticeable boozy flavor I thought might mellow out with some age. I was curious on how nitrogen would take age compared to regular carbonation.
     
    #3 Tylertut, Nov 19, 2014
  4. Traquairlover

    Traquairlover Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2007 Virginia

    I don't know that beer and so have no particular opinion on how well it would age, but I will give you two general thoughts.

    First, imperial stoits are generally decent beers to hold in a cellar. Some might improve greatly, but even those that may not won't falloff a flavor cliff immediately. If you are talking about one year, I would have to think it would be fine even if it didn't greatly improve.

    Second, nitro shouldn't have any negative effect. It is an inert gas, so I do not think it should affect the beer one way or the other.
     
    #4 Traquairlover, Nov 20, 2014
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