Any experience with Crooked Stave saisons?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by beernuts, Jun 8, 2015.

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  1. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    I just got one bottle each of Vielle and Surette, I've had each before and think they're both great. Normally I would just drink them now and not think about it, but Goose Island's Sophie is one beer that I think absolutely improves with age, and I think these two beers are somewhat similar to Sophie. The difference being that I think the Crooked Stave beers start out much better than Sophie does. But if they further improved like Sophie does, I think it would be worth the wait. Has anyone aged either of these beers any?
     
    #1 beernuts, Jun 8, 2015
  2. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Never any crooked stave saisons but I have yet to have any saison with less than a year on it that I didn't like. You should be fine aging it for a shorter time.
     
    #2 Scott17Taylor, Jun 8, 2015
  3. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Surette is a good candidate for aging. I recently opened a batch 9 and batch 7 that were great! The oldest I've got laying around is a batch 2 375 ml and a Surette Reserva 750 ml.
     
    #3 pmoney, Jun 8, 2015
  4. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    Surette is a great beer. Most of Crooked Stave beers are meant to be callared.
     
    #4 JouerAvecLeFeu, Jun 8, 2015
  5. MWolverines66

    MWolverines66 Savant (1,126) Mar 13, 2013 New York
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    I opened an Oculus recently and it was fantastic.
     
    #5 MWolverines66, Jun 8, 2015
  6. cornejo

    cornejo Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2013 California

    I would drink Vielle sooner than later. Most batches of Surette have tasted great with a year plus on them.
     
    #6 cornejo, Jun 9, 2015
  7. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    I recently had fist batch versions of both Surette and Vielle and they're doing quite nice. In fact, the older Vielle was preferable even side-by-side with a current one.
     
    #7 Domingo, Jun 9, 2015
  8. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    Thanks for all the replies everyone. It was kind of a dumb question because I love these beers and rarely get them, so I doubt I'll be able to hold on to them for any length of time, but its good to know that I can.
     
    #8 beernuts, Jun 10, 2015
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