Aging No Rules

I will let you know tomorrow night what my thoughts are on it being aged. I am having a bottle share, and one of the bottles I am providing is a '15 bottle.

 

I opened a 2016 bottle about a month ago (so a bit more than a year since bottling) and it was still quite sweet with a good amount of barrel presence. Considering the abv and the sweetness level, I'd say this will hold up well for a few years.

 

As I told you last night, I'd give you a 2015 NR update. Well just like the '16, it is still too sweet, unlike the '16, there is almost no barrel presence.

Ultra sweet, great smell, good taste, just way too sweet. That said, I think this beer wood much better with a some sort of spice in it, either cinnamon or a light pepper. I think it needs a hair bit of spice for the sweetness

 

To each their own but I love No Rules. Perrin is right up the road from me so I have regional bias but I am a huge fan of sweet stouts. 17, 15, 16 is my order of preference fresh. I've had 15 fresh, with one year and with two years on it. My favorite was with a year of age on it. The barrel was strong, it was still very sweet, got a bit less coconut but that is expected. I have a couple bottles of each year that I will be popping at 2,3,4 years.

 

I haven't had luck aging No Rules. I opened my last bottle of 16 at about a year and it had started to develop off flavors. I made it halfway through the bottle and ended up pouring the rest out.

 

I've never drain poured No Rules but I will say I had my last bottle of '15 before deciding whether it was worth waiting in line and paying higher $$ at the '17 release to get more '15/16. Needless to say I passed. This is one high abv beer I've added to my "do not purposely age" list. I can't explain it, but I too felt the flavor was off. '15 was fantastic fresh IMO.

 

i think any coconut beer is always better fresh. take Prop 14 for instance huge coconut flavor but a year later quite subdued. that being said i did have a 16 no rules 3 weeks after bottling and again 6 months after and i kinda preferred it at 6 months so what do i know.

 

I've sat on one for roughly a year. My experience is that the flavors are all present in the beer even around a year old; however, they're a lot more mellowed out and don't all fight to stand out on their own as much as what was experienced in a fresh bottle.

 

I had a 2016 just the other day. Almost a year and a half old. Absolutely fantastic. Tasted more balenced.

 

Had one a couple weeks ago and it came in as an extra. What a great beer. Totally did not think it was going to be that good.

 

I drank a side by side 2016 and 2017 No Rules and must say it does not age well. Best drink it fresh. I love aged beers, but this is not something to age. By aging the chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and coconut fade, alcohol bite is stronger, flavors don't mesh together smoothly, has metallic taste, and takes on rubbing alcohol vodka flavor rather than bourbon. I strongly advise against aging it. Funny enough third party likes to sell vintage 2015's for $50 what a rip off. This beer tastes best fresh. But hey don't let me stop you from testing yourself, just my thoughts and input, everybody's palate is different.

 

I've had 16 and 17 recently and thought both were great - but not side-by-side to compare. I was told each year varies on this beer, so that would also create a difference.

 

I had one last year fresh and recently with a year on it. I thought it was better freah. Seemed like it got thicker, sweeter and less carbonation after a year. It didn't need any of those characteristics.