Cellar Club

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by argyle324, Dec 18, 2015.

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  1. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    I had an idea to get some friends into cellaring beer by starting a cellar club. Everyone will pick a beer to buy for three years and we will have a party sometime in 2018. The intent is to try a variety of beers, hang out with friends, and for me to not have to provide all the beer. The people in the group range in their knowledge and preferences of different styles, so I'm looking for suggestions for easy to find, relatively inexpensive beers for everyone to contribute. So far, we have Trader Joe's Vintage Ale, Great Divide Hibernation, Stone Old Guardian or RIS, and Alaskan Smoked Porter. What Belgians, bocks, and other different styles can anyone recommend that are distributed in Colorado?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 argyle324, Dec 18, 2015
  2. boilermakerbrew

    boilermakerbrew Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2010 Indiana

    Couple of suggestions here. For Belgians (or Belgian style) Duvel, GI Matilda, and GI Sofie. If you want sour Belgian, the only one that I can think of that is cheaper is Lindemann's Cuvee Renee. For bocks, just take a walk down any German beer aisle and pick your favorite doppel.....Salvator would be easiest to find probably.

    Outside of the styles you mentioned, Founders seasonal/special release beers will age well, especially Imperial Stout. Breakfast Stout and Backwoods can age, but it doesn't do the beer any favors really.
     
    #2 boilermakerbrew, Dec 18, 2015
  3. buckeye1275

    buckeye1275 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2013 Delaware

    SN Bigfoot - Easy to find (esp in a month or so when 2016 is released) and it's cheap
    Chimay Blue - I would buy corked bottles
    North Coast Old Rasputin and Old Stock Ale - easy to find all year
     
    #3 buckeye1275, Dec 18, 2015
  4. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    There are TOO MANY beers to name, but why stick to the usual suspects. If there are a bunch of people doing it, you can take some risks and maybe discover for yourself something you really like aging. The best way to go about picking cellarables is to try the beer fresh and decide what you hope to accomplish from aging.

    Look for things that are 1) too boozy, 2) too sweet, 3) too carbonated, or 4) involve some type of still-working fermenting agent like brettanomyces. Other than sours, your beers should be over 9%
     
    #4 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2015
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  5. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    Southern Tier chocolat or creme brûlée do well after 3 years, anything Deschutes reserve series (or their regular winter warmer Jubelale), anything over 10% from Avery (Czar, beast, meph, etc), anything wild from New Belgium....

    Basically pick anything from your local bottle shop and follow @tkdchampxi's advice.
     
    #5 youradhere, Dec 18, 2015
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