Cellar Worthy: OLD ALEs

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

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  1. vacax

    vacax Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2008 California

    I definitely think the Anniversaries just get better
     
    #41 vacax, May 24, 2012
  2. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Avery Old Jubilation must be on this list. Great for the cellar.
     
    #42 Prospero, May 24, 2012
  3. Rollzroyce21

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

    N = 27​
    OLD ALEs​

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    (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​
    (2) Bruery Papier/Coton/Cuir​
    (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​
    (1) Avery Old Jubilation​
    ​
     
    #43 Rollzroyce21, May 25, 2012
  4. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Coton.
     
    #44 daysinthewake, May 25, 2012
  5. whitehouse50

    whitehouse50 Zealot (571) Dec 27, 2006 New York

    Old Stock indeed! just picked up the 2012 and now have a 6 year vertical. I disagree Burton Baton being in this category however i have aged it and like it with at least 1.5- 2 yrs on it. Thomas Hardys is excellent to age, recently had a 20 yr old bottle and was fantastic. I have a few hibernations from october left over and interested to see how that goes.
     
    #45 whitehouse50, May 25, 2012
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  6. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Dude... Old Jubilation.​
     
    #46 alexipa, May 25, 2012
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  7. Rollzroyce21

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

    N = 29​

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    OLD ALEs​

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    (15) North Coast Old Stock​
    (6) Hair of the Dog Adam​
    (5) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia​
    (5) Dogfish Head Burton Baton​
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation​
    (4) Founders Old Curmudgeon​
    (3) Bruery Papier/Coton/Cuir​
    (2) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog​
    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale​
    (2) Thomas Hardy's Ales​
    (2) Avery Old Jubilation​
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve​
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve​
    (1) Kuhnhenn BA Fourth Dementia​
    (1) Deschutes Jubel 2010​
    (1) Long Trail Double Bag​
     
    #47 Rollzroyce21, May 25, 2012
  8. ChanChan

    ChanChan Maven (1,341) Dec 12, 2009 California

    I agree with the first two, I also like that Bourbon barrel aged beer by founders, you know the one that has that old Lord of The Rings Looking like guy. I know its a scotch ale but it might as well be an old ale.
     
    #48 ChanChan, May 25, 2012
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  9. Rollzroyce21

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

    N = 30​
    OLD ALEs​
    (16) North Coast Old Stock​
    (7) Hair of the Dog Adam​
    (5) Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia​
    (5) Dogfish Head Burton Baton​
    (4) Great Divide Hibernation​
    (4) Founders Old Curmudgeon​
    (3) Bruery Papier/Coton/Cuir​
    (2) Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog​
    (2) Fuller's Vintage Ale​
    (2) Thomas Hardy's Ales​
    (2) Avery Old Jubilation​
    (1) Harviestoun Ola Dubh Reserve​
    (1) North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve​
    (1) Kuhnhenn BA Fourth Dementia​
    (1) Deschutes Jubel 2010​
    (1) Long Trail Double Bag​
     
    #49 Rollzroyce21, May 28, 2012
  10. Rollzroyce21

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

    Unsure of what Founders brew you had in mind..
     
    #50 Rollzroyce21, May 28, 2012
  11. pest

    pest Savant (1,039) Sep 2, 2007 Ohio
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    #51 pest, May 28, 2012
  12. Nuggethops

    Nuggethops Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2010 New Hampshire

    Why move Third coast to the Barleywine thread. It is called an Old ale, and one could argue that the diffference between old ale and Barleywine is subtle at best, I would vote for combining the two threads into cellar Worthy Old Ale's/ Barleywines.

    I have not cellared to many old ale's at this point, but just had a year old 2010 Alesmith Decadence that was phenomenal I greatly preferred it to the fresh bottle I drank.
     
    #52 Nuggethops, May 28, 2012
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  13. MarcatGSB

    MarcatGSB Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Michigan

    I'd also like to place votes for Third Coast Old Ale, North Coast Old Ale, Founder's Curmudgeon Old Ale, Fuller's Vintage Ale, Harviestoun Ola Dubh (all of them), and add Sierra Nevada Life and Limb (and 2). I know 2 hasn't been out that long, but I'm noticing subtle changes that I have been enjoying, and feel that its melding together nicely.
     
    #53 MarcatGSB, May 28, 2012
  14. mlockman

    mlockman Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2015 Indiana

    Late to the party, but just had a 2-year old Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog, and it was PHENOMENAL!!
     
    #54 mlockman, Jul 26, 2015
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  15. Rollzroyce21

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

    I've been waiting for Smutty to send over some of this beer to CA ever since they started distro here. They're taking freakin forever!

    And man... can't believe it's been 3 years already since this thread! Nice resurrecting!
     
    #55 Rollzroyce21, Jul 26, 2015
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  16. Workinman

    Workinman Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2014 Michigan

    Bell's Old ale is what got me started in cellaring beers. A friend and I tried a 1 or 2 year old one compared to a fresh one and it was amazing to us at the time to see how much flavors can change. This led me to accumulate many (too many) beers for experimentation. My absolute favorite this far as far as old ales go is regular 4D. I've done 4 year verticals and the older the better IMO. I have some 2010 and it is drinking fantasticly right now. I've compared it to aged BB4D and I prefer the regular. The 2012 BB4D that I have has lost a lot of its bourbon character.
     
    #56 Workinman, Jul 28, 2015
  17. pluchar

    pluchar Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois

    Old Stock
    Curmudgeon
    Hardy's
    Adam

    but if we can only pick one... Old Stock
     
    #57 pluchar, Jul 29, 2015
  18. CowsandBeer

    CowsandBeer Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2012 Nebraska

    +1 for Curmudgeon. Not a fan fresh, but I had it with 3 years on it and it had developed this nice "peanut brittle" note to it. Worth sticking a few in the cellar every now and again.
     
    #58 CowsandBeer, Jul 30, 2015
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  19. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    Had a Curmudgeon yesterday that was bottled 4/1/2014 and it was fantastic !
     
    #59 TurkeyFeathers, Aug 6, 2015
  20. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Southern Tier Old Man Winter is a nice candidate too, doesn't see much love but it's great at 2+ years. I'll also throw in:

    Fuller's 1845
    Robinson's Old Tom
    Theakston Old Peculiar

    All excellent English examples that hold up well.
     
    #60 RDMII, Aug 7, 2015
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