Anchorage Bitter Monk

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by danieelol, Feb 25, 2012.

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  1. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    Hi, was wondering how this beer cellars and specifically what age does to it.

    I've got a bottle of it on the way and will probably drink it fresh but was wondering whether this is optimal. On the one hand it's a DIPA, on the other hand it's Belgian, aged in Chardonnay and has Brett.
     
    #1 danieelol, Feb 25, 2012
  2. stevefinny

    stevefinny Pundit (785) Aug 28, 2009 New Jersey

    Yeah I've seen that on the shelves here and i keep meaning to grab a bottle or to for the very same reason. Not sure how long this beer as been available to people, but i am very curious to see wait time does.
     
    #2 stevefinny, Feb 25, 2012
  3. BeerThursdays

    BeerThursdays Savant (1,192) Feb 28, 2010 Delaware
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    Only just seeing it show up around here, so no idea on the cellar aspect, but it's a damn fine beer. It is considered an IPA, and there is a nice hop presence right now. May fade with time, or could turn into something awesome.
     
    #3 BeerThursdays, Feb 25, 2012
  4. woosterbill

    woosterbill Pooh-Bah (2,807) Apr 6, 2009 Kentucky
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    I'm in the minority of people who didn't find this beer especially amazing fresh (much preferred Whiteout Wit and Lovebuzz), but I can see how it could be interesting in some time. The hops kind of overpowered the barrel complexities, in my experience, so perhaps I'd like it more after a while. It's so expensive, though, that I'm not going to pay for that gamble. :slight_frown:
     
    #4 woosterbill, Feb 25, 2012
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