Bells 30th Anniversary?

You can cellar it.

I'm thinking >2 years will be highly rewarding.

 

This is from the Bells Twitter account, someone asked a similar question and this was their response: Our 30th Ale is a great candidate for cellaring. Pasteurization isn't necessary from a food safety standpoint. Enjoy!

 

Correct me if i'm wrong, but a pasteurized beer would be pretty pointless to cellar, no?

 

Why would pasteurizing a beer make the flavors stop evolving? I don't think it is only the yeast that makes a beer change over years of cellaring

 

I guess 'pointless' was probably not the best word to use. Oxidation changes will still take place and sometimes that can have a desirable effect. But let's just say that unpasteurized beers are typically better candidates for aging.

 

So are you saying Cantillon beers are not good candidates for cellaring? None of their beers are pasteurized.

 

I think you guys are actually in agreement. I think his opinion is that unpasteurized beers cellar better.

By the way, love the Jerry photo.

 

FYI, Rudi Ghequire, head brewer at Rodenbach, was on Episode 9 of The Sour Hour podcast and addressed the idea of aging pasteurized beers. I can't recall all his points off the top of my head but he claimed there are significant non-oxidative changes that happen to pasteurized beers ... chemical reactions, things falling out of suspension. Highly recommend the episode.

I think the common idea that pasteurized beers don't change with time may be a bit of an oversimplification.

Cheers.

 

Oh yeah, whoops. I misread the post. Sorry @paulys55

 

I think this will cellar nicely. Have a lot more Jupiter than I really wanted and that had some bitter, burnt flavors that I picked up in 30th. After 6 months, or maybe a year now, that has turned into more of a sweet, toffee-like flavor with no unpleasant burnt flavor present.

On a side note, 30th on tap tasted like Black Note minus the bourbon aging, 30th in bottle was a lot more harsh.

 

I agree 100%! I just wrote this in my review of 30th Anniversary Ale. That was my first impression when I took my first sip of the beer tonight.

 

I got the Black Note minus the barrel impression somewhat as well. I actually thought it tasted a little like a less bitter Expedition. Either way, I think this beer has some developing to do over time.