Does anyone know whether the Bruery has any plans to stop making their anniversary beers at some point? I have them all (the regular, not 100% BA variants pre-Fruet), and I'm beginning to wonder when the best time to try them would be. Ultimately, I would love to try them all at once and in their entirety, granted there is an end in site. If they're going to go on indefinitely, how long do I continue to collect the series before cracking them (with friends of course lol)? Any insight/opinions appreciated! Cheers!
just opened a coton (regular). did not care for the beer (overly sweet, hot, and imbalanced IMHO) and i do not see age helping it. your experience may be different but that's my input.
If you want to try them all when the newest one your drinking is fresh, I'd do it now or next year. At that ABV, 4-5 beers you'd be able to safely consume enough to get a good taste of them all (5-6 ounces) without becoming too intoxicated.
Admittedly, I didn't expect to hear that they'd stop unless they closed up shop. I would though wonder 20 years down the line when the contributions from each previous batch ended up being an ounce or less, whether it would end up being worth making anymore. Only time will tell, I suppose.
Had a Papier on 5/16/12 Not holding well. Im going 5 years and then will start over and do another 5 years. Always buy 2 bottles for this reason. Cheers!
the solera method is intended to go on indefinitely. I think I remember Patrick saying somewhere that only start to get a consistent product after 8 years.
yeah, i highly doubt they'll stop making them since a) they seem successful, but more importantly b) the whole point of the solera method is to keep it going. p.s. my favorite beer was the first solera beer in the USA. p.p.s. i never got to try papier, liked coton, and liked cuir more than coton (had coton fresh and aged a year or so, and liked it best fresh). will be trying fruet soon, but i expect the "better and better" trend to continue. bruery don't seem to be slouches when it comes to blending...
