Cellar Worthy: OLD ALEs

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Rollzroyce21, May 15, 2012.

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  1. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    4th Dimentia (non-BA) was phenomenal with 2 years on it. I almost wish I'd let it go another couple -- it was still a touch hot.
     
    #21 drgarage, May 17, 2012
  2. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    OLD ALEs

    (8) North Coast Old Stock
    (4) Dogfish Head Burton Baton
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation
    (3) Hair of the Dog Adam
    (2) Founders Old Curmudgeon    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale
    (1) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog
    (1) Bruery Coton
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve
    (1) Thomas Hardy's Ales
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve
    (1) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia
     
    #22 Rollzroyce21, May 18, 2012
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  3. Hatzilla

    Hatzilla Zealot (659) Jul 25, 2008 California

    Old Stock is a great beer to age - great fresh but better with time. I have a 2009 I need to dust off, last one I had was off the hook.
     
    #23 Hatzilla, May 18, 2012
  4. pest

    pest Savant (1,039) Sep 2, 2007 Ohio
    Trader

    Good experience with:
    Old stock
    4D
    Adam
     
    #24 pest, May 19, 2012
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  5. BruceBruce

    BruceBruce Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2011 Texas

    thanks, I like it, wonder about better half
     
    #25 BruceBruce, May 19, 2012
  6. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
    Trader

    I will pile on...Old Stock.
     
    #26 bigdaddypolite, May 19, 2012
  7. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    N = 19

    OLD ALEs

    (11) North Coast Old Stock
    (4) Dogfish Head Burton Baton
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation
    (4) Hair of the Dog Adam
    (3) Founders Old Curmudgeon
    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale
    (2) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia
    (1) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog
    (1) Bruery Coton
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve
    (1) Thomas Hardy's Ales
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve
     
    #27 Rollzroyce21, May 19, 2012
  8. jsboots21

    jsboots21 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2009 Tennessee

    Kuhnhenn BA4D with 2 yrs (2010 consumed in March) was one of my top 5 beers. Absolutely incredible. My friend with whom I split it cannot drink bourbon due to its burn and booziness, but remarked that this beer might be his gateway into Kentucky's finest. Very palatable at 13.5%.
     
    #28 jsboots21, May 22, 2012
  9. libbey

    libbey Initiate (0) May 18, 2008 British Indian Ocean Territory

    Adam
    Old Stock
    4D
     
    #29 libbey, May 22, 2012
  10. vivasbeer

    vivasbeer Zealot (519) Feb 3, 2012 Michigan
    Trader

    Old Curmudgeon
    Old Stock
    4D
     
    #30 vivasbeer, May 22, 2012
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  11. TK5150

    TK5150 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2008 Maine

    smutty really old brown dog is one of my favorite beers to age, period. it makes a fantastic transformation in such a short period of time, and is really excellent at 1.5 years.
     
    #31 TK5150, May 23, 2012
  12. SP23

    SP23 Zealot (634) Aug 21, 2008 California
    Society Trader

    While I love Old Stock, it is a Barleywine.
     
    #32 SP23, May 23, 2012
  13. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    Jubel 2010 is freakin fantastic, and will have the legs to go the distance IMO. Thomas Hardys and JW Lees are good too- but aren't those barleywines? I thought really old brown dog from smutty was ok- kinda like a watery rootbeer, I think it was ~5 years old.
     
    #33 youradhere, May 23, 2012
  14. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    N = 25​

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    OLD ALEs​

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    (14) North Coast Old Stock​
    (5) Hair of the Dog Adam​
    (4) Dogfish Head Burton Baton​
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation​
    (4) Founders Old Curmudgeon​
    (4) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia​
    (2) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog​
    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale​

    ​
    (1) Bruery Coton​
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve​
    (1) Thomas Hardy's Ales​
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve​
    (1) Kuhnhenn BA Fourth Dementia​
    (1) Deschutes Jubel 2010 - BA lists this as a american strong, but we'll just include this here, at least for now..​
     
    #34 Rollzroyce21, May 23, 2012
  15. CharlieMurphy

    CharlieMurphy Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2010 New York

    4D for Prez
    Adam for Vice
    Long Trail Doublebag for foreign ambassador (not exactly in style)

    I dislike Old Stock
     
    #35 CharlieMurphy, May 23, 2012
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  16. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    Oh ya, well it is good nonetheless. Maybe an American Strong Ale thread is needed now :slight_smile:. It's a couple of years old now, so it is basically an old ale...:slight_smile:
     
    #36 youradhere, May 23, 2012
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  17. TK5150

    TK5150 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2008 Maine

    the recipe for the beer was completely re-designed in 2008 (you obviously had the debut 2007 version). the 2007 was a 7% "old ale/double brown ale" as described by the brewer. the 2008-present incarnation is a 10-11% abv port-wine soaked oak chip old ale. its a great one to cellar. you should give it another shot if you like old ales.
     
    #37 TK5150, May 23, 2012
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  18. vacax

    vacax Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2008 California

    Bruery Anniversary for me is the only one I bother with. With Fruet 100% -bal going into distribution this year, it should be plentiful and for me easily blows the rest of these out of the water.
     
    #38 vacax, May 24, 2012
  19. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    N = 26​
    OLD ALEs​
    (14) North Coast Old Stock​
    (6) Hair of the Dog Adam​
    (5) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia​
    (4) Dogfish Head Burton Baton​
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation​
    (4) Founders Old Curmudgeon​
    (2) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog​
    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale​
    (1) Bruery Coton​
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve​
    (1) Thomas Hardy's Ales​
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve​
    (1) Kuhnhenn BA Fourth Dementia​
    (1) Deschutes Jubel 2010​
    (1) Long Trail Double Bag - Listed as an Altbier, but might be similar so let's include it.​
     
    #39 Rollzroyce21, May 24, 2012
  20. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Fruet was awesome, but have you had the previous anny's aged? If so, better than fresh?
     
    #40 Rollzroyce21, May 24, 2012
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