Cellaring E.

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by MagnusBrewing, Aug 23, 2012.

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  1. MagnusBrewing

    MagnusBrewing Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2009 New Jersey

    I have two bottles of Hillfarmstead E. and I'm wondering if I should drink both in the near future or if I could hang on to one for a while. I know Edward is the base beer so I'd guess the hops would fade.
     
    #1 MagnusBrewing, Aug 23, 2012
  2. Gosox8787

    Gosox8787 Maven (1,254) Jan 24, 2009 New Hampshire

    I had my second bottle of E. about a month ago and the hoppiness was still definitely there, even though it was a couple months or so older than the first bottle I had. It might not have been quite as strong as fresh, but the hops definitely had not dropped off as much as I expected. I would definitely recommend opening one now just to get a good baseline.
     
    #2 Gosox8787, Aug 23, 2012
  3. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Edward isnt necessarily the base beer. Its fermented with a saison yeast. Unless they changed it in the last batch. It should hold up fine with a little age. There might be an awkward stage when the hops start to really fade out.
     
    #3 BearsOnAcid, Aug 23, 2012
  4. brownswisscow

    brownswisscow Crusader (476) Feb 9, 2012 Vermont

    Edward is the base beer. Yeasts are the difference.
     
    #4 brownswisscow, Aug 23, 2012
  5. mgp2675

    mgp2675 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 New Jersey

    I think with the brett it will be okay, I was at HF last week and while they recommend drinking it fresh, nothing bad will happen to it. Just no guarantee of improvement. I'm also holding on to a bottle.
     
    #5 mgp2675, Aug 24, 2012
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