CA Beers: Temptation; Consecration; Alesmith SS; HoTD Adam...

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  1. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Some friends brought me back some beers from CA, and I'm stoked. I only have 1 of each, plus 2 Speedway Stouts, so I can't really spread it out and see how they evolve. I also may not get these beers again anytime soon.

    What would be your aging recommendations (yes/no; length of time) for each of these?

    1x Russian River Temptation
    1x Russian River Consecration
    2x AleSmith Speedway Stout
    1x Hair of the Dog Adam

    Thanks!

    P.S. My bottle of Supplication broke :slight_frown:
     
    #1 Bluecane, Mar 9, 2012
  2. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    /comfort @ supplication.

    haven't had temptation.

    consecration i'd drink fresh.

    alesmith, i sat on my first bottle for about 6 months just incidentally, and loved it. think this one's great fresh, probably equally or more great in 2 years; endlessly complex beer, kind of reminds me of bruery's cuir but with coffee and identifiably "a stout" (kind of).

    adam, only gets better. enjoy some cold night when you need leathery, smokey, malty goodness.
     
    #2 Pahn, Mar 9, 2012
  3. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    If you have never had them, drink them now. Also, if you cellar the Speedway the coffee flavors will most likely fade.
     
    #3 UCLABrewN84, Mar 9, 2012
  4. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    if you look on the Russian River bottles, you'll see little hourglasses that denote how many years the particular beer can age for. But if you haven't tried them, like UCLA said, just drink 'em.
     
    #4 UnknownKoger, Mar 9, 2012
  5. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    I didn't get to smell it, since they noticed the break when they landed back in RDU, and they quickly tossed it out.

    Thanks for the advice. It looks like I'll get on the RR ones fresh. I'm tempted to drink the Adam on my birthday next Wednesday, being that my name is Adam. Pretty goofy, eh?

    I might play with the 2nd Speedway, but I don't want the coffee flavors to fade.
     
    #5 Bluecane, Mar 9, 2012
  6. TripleDigitIBUs

    TripleDigitIBUs Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2011 California

    In regards to Temptation, whatever you do, DO NOT pour the yeast into the glass until their is only a couple ounces left. Drinking it with the sediment will markedly decrease the sourness of the beer. Pour about 2/3 of the bottle into a glass, and after that is finished, then drink with the sediment. Enjoy.
     
    #6 TripleDigitIBUs, Mar 11, 2012
  7. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    I hadn't heard this, very helpful. Thanks.
     
    #7 Bluecane, Mar 11, 2012
  8. IHyphySF

    IHyphySF Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2011 California

    the consecration fresher the better but all those russian rivers taste good fresh
    the speedway stout play around with it is delicious fresh but i also have one in my fridge waiting for a night i want a stouty type of beer.
    adam if your able to get another one drink one now but they do taste awesome aged.
    to bad about your supplication but they are easy enough to find in california i bet people would send/trade you for it but it is sour yumness
     
    #8 IHyphySF, Mar 11, 2012
  9. errantnight

    errantnight Pooh-Bah (2,015) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Drink the Speedway and the Consecration.

    Most of the recent Temptation batches benefited from time in the bottle, so no rush there. Sometime in the next 6 months to a year depending on batch.

    Adam is delicious at any age. If you haven't had it to compare to... as the Temptation, don't feel rushed to drink it, but go ahead and drink it when the mood strikes. It may be nebulously better at some point in the future, but speaking only for myself, I find it far less frustrating to pop open something delicious and feel that it could have used more time in the bottle than to crack something past its prime, or to taste something superb for its age but have no baseline to compare it to.

    Cheers

     
    #9 errantnight, Mar 12, 2012
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  10. stevefinny

    stevefinny Pundit (785) Aug 28, 2009 New Jersey

    Russian River Temptation - I like 12 to 18months
    Russian River Consecration - I like 6 to 12months
    AleSmith Speedway Stout - I like it better Fresh
    Hair of the Dog Adam - only had it fresh and loved it
     
    #10 stevefinny, Mar 15, 2012
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