Blushing Monk and Life & Limb

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Wulfkvlt, Jul 17, 2012.

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  1. Wulfkvlt

    Wulfkvlt Initiate (0) May 12, 2010 Kentucky

    I have 2 of last year's L&L and 1 bottle of last year's Blushing Monk. I curious if anyone has cracked either of these lately, and if so, what you thought.

    I can imagine the L&L morphing into a different beer with time. I'm sure it would lose that fresh maple flavor, but others could come forward. I can also see both as being best fresh (particularly the BM), but who knows? You all do! Or at least I hope.
     
    #1 Wulfkvlt, Jul 17, 2012
  2. mgp2675

    mgp2675 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 New Jersey

    I had Life & Limb B2 in the fall/winter and it was great. I have two I'm aging, I'm sure it will be fine.
     
    #2 mgp2675, Jul 18, 2012
  3. m100

    m100 Zealot (535) Feb 13, 2011 New Jersey
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    From what I've experienced, Blushing Monk has gotten better with age. I'm speaking to the '11 batch, but I'm very curious to hear how the '07 is drinking.
     
    #3 m100, Jul 18, 2012
  4. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    Had a life and lim a few months ago and it was still great. I have two more that I'll be hanging on to for a while longer.
     
    #4 allouez86, Jul 18, 2012
  5. pest

    pest Savant (1,039) Sep 2, 2007 Ohio
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    The blushing monk I had last weekend was really good.
     
    #5 pest, Jul 18, 2012
  6. davey101

    davey101 Pooh-Bah (2,360) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut
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    I drank my last B2 Life and Limb around a month ago. Really didn't notice much progression over the fresh bottle I had last summer. Still tasty though.
     
    #6 davey101, Jul 18, 2012
  7. davey101

    davey101 Pooh-Bah (2,360) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut
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    Those were in 12 oz bottles. Smaller bottles will age much differently than larger format ones. Certainly would be interesting to see how they've held up.
     
    #7 davey101, Jul 18, 2012
  8. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    I had a Blushing Monk at one year, it was glorious. My other one will be opened this Christmas.
     
    #8 RDMII, Jul 18, 2012
  9. surlytheduff

    surlytheduff Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2010 Tajikistan

    22oz, so only 3 oz different. Had an 07 year and a half ago, thought it was great but not hugely different than 2011 fresh.
     
    #9 surlytheduff, Jul 18, 2012
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