Atrial or VSB

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by jvillefan, Jan 21, 2014.

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  1. jvillefan

    jvillefan Maven (1,473) Sep 3, 2011 Washington
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    I recognize that both of these beers should not be aged too long because they are fruited sours. What would be the max about of time you would wait before drinking these? (I'm planning drinking VSB in late April)
     
    #1 jvillefan, Jan 21, 2014
  2. wyatt

    wyatt Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2009 Louisiana

    Have you had them? April should be fine, but drink them asap.
     
    #2 wyatt, Jan 21, 2014
  3. jvillefan

    jvillefan Maven (1,473) Sep 3, 2011 Washington
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    I haven't had either but the low ABV with the fruit concerns me about holding onto them long term.
     
    #3 jvillefan, Jan 21, 2014
  4. mobius387

    mobius387 Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2010 Wisconsin

    Anytime you age a fruit forward beer you are taking a risk of it falling off drastically from when it was fresh. That'snot saying it won't be as good/great with age, but if you enjoy the beer mostly for its fruit flavors, best drink it fresh.

    Having said that, these are both sours, so they could potentially get more funky/tart with age. If you're into that, might be worth the risk.

    Also, if you're into trade winning, VSBs value seems to grow every day. It's possible it could join the ranks of beers like mimosa someday.

    As for my recommendation, I've had both. VSB is amazing right now. I wouldn't wait too long on it. Atrial was very very good too, but not as fruit forward as VSB (which is really more of a testament to how fruity VSB was cause the fruits in atrial were very noticeable) so if you were going to hang onto one of the two and age it, I'd say go with Atrial.
     
    #4 mobius387, Jan 22, 2014
  5. 4DAloveofSTOUT

    4DAloveofSTOUT Grand Pooh-Bah (4,064) Nov 28, 2008 Illinois
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    Drink VSB now, dont wait till april. Its got the perfect balance of berry fruitiness and extreme sourness! havent had Atrial, so I cant comment on that beer.
     
    #5 4DAloveofSTOUT, Jan 22, 2014
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  6. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    Atrial has a lot of fruit in it. It should last quite a while. If you haven't had Atrial fresh, then drink it as soon as you can. If you have had it fresh, sit on it for a year or two and see what happens. I've had it fresh, I'm gonna drink one in march after 1 yr, and another next march.
     
    #6 starkmarvelo, Jan 22, 2014
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