Cellar Question: Stand up or Lay down

Here's another thread from today about it: http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vinotemp-cellar-and-sideways-beer.71609/

I don't believe that there's any evidence that it matters either way, but if someone knows of any I'd love to see it.

 

This topic comes up probably about 12 times a day on this forum and it seems that the best response is do what ever you feel is correct. There's not enough information to disprove one or the other, or at least that's what I've gathered. I personally stand up pretty much everything except for my labics and gueuze that I plan on cellaring for more than a couple years. Just look through the cellaring forum pages and you should find more info. Cheers!

 

That definitely happens, but laying the bottle on its side won't prevent it as a lot of cork is exposed and is dried out from the outside. The only way to prevent that kind of cork degredation is to keep your bottles in an area with more humidity or cover the cork with wax. Beeswax does the job fine, I've been told.